- It's a sport, no really, it is.
- They have been held in the Village of Dovers Hill in the Cotswalds for the last four centuries.
- The amount of skill required is questionable. Owning a pair of steel toe cap boots will probably make your favourite to win.
- Contestants stuff their pants with hay to protect their legs.
- People rarely make repeat appearances at the Championships due to the brutal pain suffered during the bouts.