John Lawrence Sullivan papers

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John Lawrence Sullivan papers

1887-1938

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/2952

This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, ephemera, photographs, and artifacts owned by or relating to John Lawrence Sullivan (1858-1918), the first American heavyweight champion boxer.

5.25 Linear Feet, 4 containers

eng, Latn

Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11677398

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Sullivan, John Lawrence, 1858-1918

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John Lawrence Sullivan was born on October 15, 1858 in Roxbury, Massachusetts to Irish immigrant parents. Nicknamed the “Boston Strong Boy”, Sullivan began to box professionally in 1878. He was a heavyweight champion whose boxing style was reliant on brute strength, fighting under the London Prize Ring Rules (bare-knuckle boxing). In 1882, Sullivan won one of his most famous fights, beating Irish-born Paddy Ryan for the bareknuckle championship of the world in Mississippi. By the 1890s, Sulli...