Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Posts about 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting, which was illegal in most localities.
Am Oktober 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.
In July 1854, the World Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, challenged William “Bill the Butcher” Poole to a no holds barred street fight. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, a part-time prizefighter himself. Morrissey made a
Im Juli 26, 1854, die Bare Knuckle Champion John Morrissey erfüllt gelegentliche Bare Knuckle Kämpfer William Poole in einer nicht-Regeln Schlägerei. Was folgte, würde die schlimmsten fünf Minuten John Morrissey Leben sein. Am Oktober 23, 1853, die 22-jährige Morrissey schlagen Yankee Sullivan für die Welt Bare Knuckle Meisterschaft in einer umstrittenen Entscheidung. Sullivan actually knocked Morrissey out