Gentleman Jim Corbett knocked out Sullivan in the 21st round to take the World Heavyweight Title in September of 1892.
John Lawrence Sullivan, also known as the Boston Strong Boy, is known for being the first Heavyweight Champion of gloved boxing from 1882 to 1892. He is also recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring Rules.
John Sullivan is most noted for being the first gloved boxing Heavyweight World Champion. He won the title in 1882 and held it until 1892. He was also the first American athlete to earn over one million dollars.
"The Boston Strongboy" John L Sullivan
won 38 (KO 32) + lost 1 (KO 1) + drawn 1 = 41
Since the glove era, John L. Sullivan was the 1st. He was also the last bareknuckle Heavyweight Champion as well.
Wasn't Wladimir in as champion at that point(?)
Yes, John L. Sullivan, the famous American heavyweight boxing champion, married in 1882 to a woman named Annie Sullivan. The couple had no children together. Sullivan's personal life was marked by various relationships, but his marriage to Annie was his only one.
Hessie Wanner Donahuhe was in a match desgned to draw a crowd in Arkansas in 1892. When Sullivan hit her much harder than expected, she returned the blow with a knock out punch.
John L. Sullivan was the worldÍs best boxer in the 19th century. Today the first organization to award a world title was the World Boxing Association which is also known as the National Boxing Association.
Well the boxing champion of 2008-2009 is John Ricky Bons.
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