Old Smoke Defeats Benicia Boy

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John Morrissey claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in a controversial bout with Yankee Sullivan in October 1853. After beating a murder charge for his participation in the murder of Bill “The Butcher” Poole, Morrissey decided to defend his title against John C. Heenan, “the Benicia Boy”. “Old Smoke” Morrissey defeated Heenan in the October 1858 bout held in

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Heenan Loses to King in Last Bout

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John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “the Benicia Boy”. Despite an 0-1-1 record as a professional fighter, Heenan claimed the World Prizefighting Championship based on a draw with Tom Sayer in an 1860 English prize-fight. Heenan’s first professional fight had been with the reigning World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey’s last professional fight

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Tom HYER bat Yankee Sullivan

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Tom HYER te genyen Ameriken Bare Artikule Prizefighting chanpyona a nan 1841. Tankou pifò chanpyon prizefighting nan diznevyèm syèk la, li pa t 'goumen trè souvan. HYER nòmalman peye bòdwo li kòm yon anforse pou pati politik nan New York. Originally, Hyer employed his talents for the Whigs but would switch allegiances to the “Konnen Pa gen anyen Pati” with his friend William

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Morrissey vs. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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Sou Oktòb 12, 1853, 23 ane-fin vye granmoun John Morrissey ta satisfè 40 ane-fin vye granmoun “Yankee” Sullivan pou Ameriken epi pètèt Mondyal lour Prizefighting chanpyona a. Sullivan te konsidere kòm chanpyon an depi Tom HYER, ki moun ki te bat Sullivan deja, pran retrèt olye pou yo goumen Sullivan nan yon rematch. Sullivan reklame tit la e li te apiye pa HYER, who had made peace with Sullivan.

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TAMMANY malfra Touye moun Bill Butcher an

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An jiyè 1854, Mondyal Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey la, ki moun ki tou koupe kòm TAMMANY Hall anforse, defye William “Bill Butcher an” Poole nan yon pa gen okenn kenbe entèdi batay lari. Rezilta a se te yon bat ak plizyè mwa rekiperasyon terib pou Jan Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, yon-tan pasyèl Prizefighter tèt li. Morrissey made a

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Thug Beats World Champ in Street Brawl

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Sou Jiye 26, 1854, artikule fè chanpyon nan John Morrissey te rankontre okazyonèl avyon de gè fè artikule William Poole nan yon tapaj okenn règ lari yo. Ki sa ki ta dwe swiv pi mal senk minit yo nan lavi John Morrissey nan. Sou Oktòb 23, 1853, 22-zan Morrissey a bat Yankee Sullivan pou mond fè chanpyona a artikule nan yon desizyon diskite. Sullivan actually knocked Morrissey out

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