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Posts about 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting, which was illegal in most localities.
Հոկտեմբերի 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.
Հուլիսին 1854, աշխարհի Bareknuckle Prizefighting չեմպիոն John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, վիճարկվել William “Bill մորթել” Poole է պահում արգելել փողոցային պայքարը. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, մի մասն անգամ պրոֆեսիոնալ բռնցքամարտիկն առաջարկում է իրեն. Morrissey made a
On July 26, 1854, the bare knuckle champion John Morrissey met occasional bare knuckle fighter William Poole in a no rules street brawl. What followed would be the worst five minutes of John Morrissey’s life. Հոկտեմբերի 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