Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
Posts about 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting, which was illegal in most localities.
Á október 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.
Í júlí 1854, World Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, sem einnig rofin sem Tammany Hall Enforcer, áskorun William “Bill Butcher” Poole til a neitun heldur Barred götu berjast. Niðurstaðan var hræðileg berja og nokkrir mánuði endurheimt John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, a part-time prizefighter himself. Morrissey made a
Júlí 26, 1854, sem ber hnúi meistari John Morrissey hitti einstaka ber hnúi bardagamaður William Poole í ekki reglur götu brawl. Í kjölfarið væri verstu fimm mínútur af lífi John Morrissey er. Á október 23, 1853, 22 ára gamall Morrissey slá Yankee Sullivan fyrir heiminn ber hnúi úrslita í umdeildu ákvörðun. Sullivan actually knocked Morrissey out