Thug Beats World Champ in Street Brawl

四月 7, 2014 小肯·齊默爾曼. 鬥獎歷史

七月 26, 1854, 裸關節狀元約翰莫里西偶爾碰到裸關節戰鬥機威廉·普爾在一個沒有規則的街頭鬥毆. 隨之而來的將是最糟糕的5分鐘約翰·莫里西的生活.

十月 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 but Sullivan did not understand the knock out rules. After knocking Morrissey out, he left the ring. Morrissey recovered, so the referee declared him the winner.

約翰·莫里西本約 1860

William “比爾屠夫” 到, an occasional bare knuckle boxer, cornered and backed Yankee Sullivan. Poole and other Sullivan supporters believed they should not have to pay off their bets. They eventually relented but it caused long-term animosity between the two camps.

All of the men were citizens of New York City. Bill Poole was affiliated with the Know Nothing Party that wanted to purify American politics by limiting immigration and the influence of immigrants particularly the Irish. 約翰·莫里西是一個愛爾蘭天主教徒的腿斷了民主黨政治機器, 坦慕尼大廳. 男人們前往全速成暴力衝突.

在七月 1854, 在 23 歲莫里西滿足 33 歲的普爾在大街上，並通過朋友分開. 他們同意打架在當地酒店7月 26, 1854. 據7月 27, 1854 版的 紐約每日論壇報, 這是一個 “不光彩的鬥爭。”

普爾和莫里西相聚在城市酒店在霍華德街和百老匯的角落. 莫里西賭注 $50 那 “比爾屠夫” 不會出現. 普爾不僅露面，但提供莫里西一個非常慘痛的教訓.

出於某種原因，, 莫里西挑戰普爾以無規則對抗，即使兩個人都裸關節戰鬥機和莫里西是世界冠軍. 我們只能猜測，莫里西有望使普爾的例子，並加強了地方政治的手.