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John Sullivan

00 KOs
21 KOs
0Draws
Last six: L-L
Career
division
Middleweight
status
inactive
bouts
2
rounds
15
KO %
KO wins
0
KO losses
1
career
1895–1897
debut
1895-10-07
last fight
1897-04-24
Profile
sex
M
nationality
United States
origin
United States
city / state / zip
Louisville, Kentucky
dob
0000-00-00

Latest news

Bare-knuckle boxing legally held in United States for first time
2018-06-03 · USA TODAY
CHEYENNE, Wyo. ? Bare-knuckle boxing, last practiced with fanfare on American soil when legendary champion John L. Sullivan was knocking out men in the 1880s, made its official return Saturday night. Billed as the first legal, sanctioned and 
Bare-knuckle boxing from a bygone era looks for a comeback
2018-06-01 · ABC News
In 1889, the great John L. Sullivan, the Boston Strong Boy, beat Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds ? yes, 75 ? in what the International Boxing Hall of Fame has called the "last significant bare-knuckle bout in boxing." Since then, about the only gloves-off
Sports|UFC vs. Boxing: Gloves-On, Gloves-Off-Again Rivalry Dates to 1800s
2016-07-07 · New York Times
On July 8, 1889, John L. Sullivan bettered Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds of what is widely accepted as a historic last: the final bare-knuckle heavyweight championship fight before gloved boxing became the preferred, and officially sanctioned, form of the
Kevin Mitchell: The reformed party boy with eyes on a world title
2015-05-28 · BBC Sport
In the build-up to his world title fight against Venezuela's WBC lightweight champion Jorge Linares on Saturday, Kevin Mitchell talks to BBC Sport about the dark side of boxing and battling demons, in and out of the ring. John L. Sullivan, boxing's

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
2 0 1
L-PTS
Greenwood A.C., Brooklyn, New York, United States
10 of 10
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12 3 2
L-TKO
Monumental Amphitheatre, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
5
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