Gentleman Jim KOs Boston Strong Boy

詹姆斯·j·科貝特

約翰·L. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “波士頓堅強的男孩” was considered invincible. Sullivan won the world championship in 1882 and dispensed all challengers culminating with the Fight of the Nineteenth Century with Jake Kilrain. After defeating Kilrain in this epic bout, 約翰·L.

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Heenan Loses to King in Last Bout

約翰·海南

John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “在Benicia的男孩”. 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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莫里西VS. 沙利文: Fight, Then Feud

約翰·莫里西

十月 12, 1853, 23 year-old John Morrissey would meet 40 year-old “Yankee” Sullivan for the American and possibly World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Sullivan had been considered the champion since Tom Hyer, who had beaten Sullivan previously, retired instead of fighting Sullivan in a rematch. Sullivan claimed the title and was backed by Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.

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