A TRUE life story about two friends fighting for survival in London during the 1880s is about to hit Disney+ but who are the main characters?
Here is everything you need to know about Hezekiah Moscow and Alec Munroe.
What is A Thousand Blows?
A Thousand Blows is a new Disney+ drama about the gritty and dangerous side of 1880s London, England.
It centres around two pals – Hezekiah Moscow and Alec Munroe – who have moved from Jamaica.
The pair find themselves shoved into Victorian London’s fierce bare-knuckle fighting scene.
The friends are then exploited by the criminal boss Queen of the Forty Elephants, Mary Carr.
The friends face more challenges as they also fight against Sugar Goodson, who proclaims himself as the ruler of the East End boxing scene and views them as competition.
This drama-filled series was created by Peaky Blinders’ writer Steven Knight.
Who were Hezekiah Moscow and Alec Munroe?
The duo from Jamaica were in fact real people in 1800s London.
A boxer named Hezekiah Moscow regularly appeared in local newspapers from the time, according to historians.
Many of these articles centered around his fighting but one clipping said he also worked at the East London Aquarium.
Despite this, there were only three official records of this fierce fighter, according to Biography.com.
Alec Munroe was Moscow’s real life trainer and sparring partner.
Munroe died following an argument at a lodging house in 1885.
What happened to the real Hezekiah Moscow?
Moscow continued to fight even after Munroe’s death.
He fought into the 1890s but later settled down and had a daughter, named Eliza, with his wife Mary.
The family reportedly later moved to New York.
How can people watch A Thousand Blows?
This exciting new series will be released on Disney+ on February 21, 2025.
There will be six episodes in this series.
