His fighting name of Bendigo was a popular contraction from the pseudonym under which he first appeared in the prize ring .
William Thompson , the challenger , was born in 1811 , one of three children at a birth .
William Thompson 's fighting name of Bendigo was a popular contraction from the pseudonym under which he first appeared in the prize ring .
William Thompson , the challenger , was born in 1811 , one of three children at a birth .