october 12 15 1858 gave birth to a future superb
AUGUST 15, 1858 GAVE BIRTH TO A LONG TERM GREAT OF BOXING, A PERSON NAMED STEVE L. SULLIVAN. JOHN T. SULLIVAN WAS DEVELOPED IN ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS. HE DEBUTED IN 1878 AGAINST COCKEY HARDWOODS. HIS DAY TIME OF FAME CAME ON FEBRUARY SUBSEQUENT, 1882 IN MISSISSIPPI METROPOLIS, MISSISSIPPI WHEN HE GOT A TITLE SHOT AGAINST THE CURRENT BARE-KNUCKLE SAFE BET, PADDY THOMAS. THEY BATTLED UNDER THE LONDON PRIZE DIAMOND RING RULES. INSIDE THE 9TH ROUNDED, GREAT JOHN L. KOED PADDY THOMAS TO GET THE WORLD BARE-KNUCKLE CHAMPIONSHIP. HE REMAINED THE TITLE-HOLDER FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS JOB UNDER THE LONDON PRIZE BAND RULES.
SEVERAL SAY HE WAS THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, NEVERTHELESS OTHERS CLAIM HE WAS THE PARTICULAR AMERICAN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, SINCE HE HAD SIMPLY FOUGHT IN ONE INTERNATIONAL MEET. THAT MATCH WAS ON MARCH twelve, 1888 AGAINST CHARLEY MITCHELL. THE FIGHT WAS HELD IN CHANTILLY, OISE, FRANCE. THIS INDIVIDUAL DIDNT EARN THAT MEET, BUT IT CONCLUDED AS A BRING AFTER THE THIRTY FIFTH ROUND. AND HE DECREASED TO COMBAT A DARK-COLORED AUSTRALIAN NAMED PETER JACKSON. HE NEVER WANTED TO BATTLE JACKSON, AS THEY WAS A PERSON IN THE SHADED RACE.
THE BOSTON STRONGBOY S LAST BARE-KNUCKLE CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT BENEATH THE LONDON PRIZE RING GUIDELINES, TOOK PLACE IN RICHBURG, MISSISSIPPI. HIS ADVERSARY WAS MIKE KILRAIN. THIS INDIVIDUAL PROVED HE PREVIOUSLY GREAT ENDURANCE BY ENDURING 75 MODELS WITH KILRAIN, IN WHICH THIS INDIVIDUAL WON.
WITH BILLY MADDEN AS HIS MANAGER, DAVID L. SULLIVAN WENT ON MANY EXHIBITION TRIPS. HE BATTLED UN-COUNTABLE AMOUNTS OF MEN FOR THESE EVENT TOURS. HE WAS SO SELF-CONFIDENT THAT HE WOULD WIN, THAT HE OFFERED A $100 PRIZE TO THE MAN THAT CAN LAST SEVERAL ROUNDS WITH HIM. HE LATER RECEIVED EVEN MORE COMFORTABLE, RAISED THE REWARD TO $500, YET NO ONE COULD EVER OVERCOME THE ODDS. HE STARTED TO BE VERY POPULAR ALL THESE EXHIBITION EXCURSIONS, MADE BOXING VERY POPULAR TOO AROUND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
ON SEPTEMBER 7TH, 1892, JOHN L. SULLIVAN DEFENDED HIS CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST ADAM J. CORBETT IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. BUT THIS TIME, HE DIDNT POSSESS AS MUCH GOOD LUCK WITH HIM. SULLIVAN WAS KNOCKED OUT IN THE 21ST ROUND & LOST HIS CHAMPIONSHIP. BUT ON THE OTHER HAND THIS DAMAGE, WHICH WAS SULLIVANS ONLY JOB LOSS, CAME BECAUSE HE WAS NOT USED TO THE NEW STYLE OF RULES. THIS COMBAT WAS ENDORSED UNDER THE NEW SET OF RULES, THE QUEENSBERRY RULES.
THE QUEENSBERRY GUIDELINES WERE BASED ABOUT USING BOXING SKILLS, STRENGTH RATHER THAN AHEAD OF, WHICH WAS BASED MORE IN WRESTLING, AGILITY, WHICH MANAGED TO GET MORE OF A BRAWLING-STYLE FIGHT. THE QUEENSBERRY GUIDELINES STATE:
EVERY BOXERS NEED TO WEAR SAFETY GLOVES AT ALL TIMES INSIDE THE BOUT
SIMPLY NO WRESTLING
ZERO HUGGING
NOT ANY FIGHTING FOR THE FINISH(FIGHTING TO DEATH)
A DOWN GUY MAY NOT BE STRUCK UNTILL BACK AGAIN ON HIS FOOT, READY TO CONTINUE TO BE FIGHTING
A FALLEN GENTLEMAN SHALL BE PRESENTED 10 JUST A FEW SECONDS TO SETTLE ON BOTH EQUALLY FEET
THERE ARE 3 MINUTES TO EVERY ROUND
WE HAVE A 1-MINUTE RELAX BETWEEN EVERY ROUND
A FIGHTER WHO ALSO REMAINS STRAIGHT DOWN OR USING ONE KNEE FOLLOWING 10 SECONDS IS DECLARED THE LOSER
, ALL COMPLEMENTS SHALL BE FOUGHT AGAINST IN A ROPED-IN SQUARE(THE RING) WHICH ACTIONS 24FT. EVERY SIDE
THE LONDON PRIZE RING RULES, THE BROUGHTON RULES(USED BEFORE THE LONDON REWARD RING RULES) WERE A BIT DIFFERENT. UNDER THE BROUGHTON GUIDELINES, IF A MAN WENT DOWN, HE WAS ALLOWED 30 SECONDS TO GET BACK ON HIS FEET(, COULD POSSIBLY BE HELPED UP), SQUARE OFF. SQUARING AWAY WAS A TERM THAT INTENDED HE HAD BEING READY TO CONTINUE TO BE FIGHTING FAR AWAY OF 1 YARD FROM HIS OPPONENT. WITHIN THE LONDON REWARD RING GUIDELINES, A DOWNED BOXER EXPERIENCED 8 SECONDS (IN WHICH IN TURN HE COULD NOT BE HELPED) TO GET BACK TO THE SCUFF, A MARK IN THE CENTER OF THE RING, AFTER 30 SECONDS TO BE DOWN. THESE TYPES OF RULES LIKEWISE STATED THAT A ROUND ENDED AFTER A GUY WOULD GO DOWN. THE QUEENSBERRY RULES HAVE GOT REMAINED PROFESSIONAL BOXINGS RULES OF CARRY OUT EVER SINCE.
DAVID L. SULLIVANS LAST REGARDED FIGHT WAS OBVIOUSLY A BENEFIT IN 1896. BY THE END OF HIS CAREER, SULLIVAN HAD DOCUMENTED 37 ROUNDS, 32 IS THE WINNER, 1 DAMAGE, 3 ATTRACTS, 1 NO-DECISION. 12 OF HIS 32 WINS CAME BY WAY OF KNOCKOUT, THE VARIOUS OTHER 20 CAME BY DECISION. DURING HIS CAREER, THIS INDIVIDUAL RACKED
