[Boogieman]

O Rly?

Pits were bred for fighting at least as far back as the early 19th century.

[ScottinVA]

And it continued well into the second half of this one. My point is... unlike English Bulldogs, the fighting traits which have been bred out over the decades, the popularity of breeding pits for fighting continued and those traits are still very much present in many of them.

So, yes... Rly.