Vintage newspaper illustration depicting the famous bare-knuckle fight for the heavyweight Championship of America between Yankee Sullivan (c1811 - 1856) and John Morrissey (1831 - 1878). The contest took place on October 12 1853 at Boston Corners, New York, and Morrissey, nicknamed "Old Smoke", was controversially awarded the title following a 37 round bout which ended in chaos when spectators invaded the ring and a mass brawl broke out.
Vintage newspaper illustration depicting the famous bare-knuckle fight for the heavyweight Championship of America between Yankee Sullivan (c1811 - 1856) and John Morrissey (1831 - 1878). The contest took place on October 12 1853 at Boston Corners, New York, and Morrissey, nicknamed "Old Smoke", was controversially awarded the title following a 37 round bout which ended in chaos when spectators invaded the ring and a mass brawl broke out. This 1910 illustration of the so-called "Battle of Boston Corners" shows Morrissey, the larger of the two combatants, staggering back with his arms in the air during an onslaught by the smaller Sullivan (also known as James Ambrose, James Sullivan and Frank Murray).
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