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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
Tom HYER bhuaigh an Mheiriceá Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Craobh i 1841. Mar chuid is mó Seaimpíní prizefighting an hAois Déag, Ní raibh sé ag troid go minic. HYER íoctar de ghnáth a billí mar Fhorfheidhmí do pháirtithe polaitíochta i Nua-Eabhrac. Ar dtús, Hyer employed his talents for the Whigs but would switch allegiances to the “Know Páirtí Ní dhéanfaidh aon ní” lena chara William
Ar Deireadh Fómhair 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 “Bille an Búistéir” 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
Ar Iúil 26, 1854, an knuckle lom curadh John Morrissey le chéile ó am go chéile Trodaire knuckle lom William Poole i brawl aon rialacha sráide. Cad a leanúint a bheadh ar an cúig nóiméad is measa de shaol John Morrissey. Ar Deireadh Fómhair 23, 1853, the 22-year-old Morrissey beat Yankee Sullivan for the world bare knuckle championship in a disputed decision. Sullivan actually knocked Morrissey out