John Morrissey boxing

“The ‘Short-Hair’ ‘Swallow-Tail’ Fight”

During the mid-1870s, John Morrissey (pictured here) battled Morrissey became the American boxing champion by defeating "Yankee" Sullivan in 37 rounds.

Bill the Butcher He died a true American but not how you think

My first "Old Smoke" column recounted the adventures of Hon. John Morrissey, Congressman and heavyweight boxing champion of the United States, who once, according to

John Morrissey Society for American Baseball Research SABR

Besides taking up boxing while in California, Morrissey and his partner Cunningham John Morrissey certainly fits into the picture of an ambitious immigrant and

Some Memorable loser in history

John Morrissey: The Boxing Loser. When it comes to grudges, Dirty Harry has nothing on former Tammany Hall politician John “Old Smoke” Morrissey [].

John Carmel Heenan The Cyber Boxing Zone

Heenan was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954 and the International Boxing Oct 20 John Morrissey Long Point, Canada

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Boxing, after all, had close associations with such unsavoury practices as drinking and gambling. Tom Hyer, John Morrissey, and John Heenan.

1931 Print Currier Ives Tom Sayers Champion Engl John Morissey

Description and Condition "Tom Sayer Campion of England" and "John Morrissey" This is an original 1931 halftone print of Currier & Ives pieces. CONDITION

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The account of John Morrissey boxing Bill Poole, the infamous "Bill the Butcher" from "Gangs of New York." A Prize Fight between John Morrissey and William Poole

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John Morrissey; photo courtesy of the National Museum of Racing . Although his origins were humble, what Morrissey accomplished in boxing, business,

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1853-10-12-John Morrissey wins boxing title, when Yankee Sullivan leaves ring after 36th round to slug Morrissey's fans