In 1890, everyone knew the name and fame of John L. Sullivan, a frequent visitor to Cincinnati who was easily the most famous celebrity of that era. “Jawn L.” was so famous that the people who shook ...

The boxing match between John Sullivan and the American boxer, Jake Kilrain, was held in Richburg, Mississippi on 8 July 1889. It was held under London Prize Ring rules, with one-minute rounds and ...

Step into the ring of history with our latest episode on John L. Sullivan, Boston's legendary knockout king! Born into a world of adversity, Sullivan's rise to fame as America's first superstar ...

John L. Sullivan, boxing's first modern heavyweight world champion and the first to earn more than $1 million, took on challenger Jake Kilrain in a makeshift boxing ring on a farm in Richburg ...

As today’s titans of the prize ring procrastinate for months as to when or even whether they will fight each other, the time is ripe to go in search of John L Sullivan. Not the great man in ...

This 1923 work, called "Introducing John L. Sullivan," depicts not just a famous boxer and the announcer, but also the promoters, money makers, and wheeler-dealers behind all of it.

The restaurant’s name was chosen to honor and brand with the late, great boxer John L. Sullivan, a named that filled the sports section of every newspaper at the turn of the century, starting in ...

On Tuesday, Nov. 18, 1884, future heavyweight Champion John L. Sullivan faced off against Al Greenfield at Madison Square Garden in New York City. However, in New York, boxing did not become legal ...

After John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain threw hands for 75 rounds, they went to jail. It was a different time in America in 1889, and Sullivan and Kilrain were different fighters.

From left: John L. Sullivan, ... In 1882, at the age of 23, Sullivan won the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship — and $2,500 — in front of 5,000 spectators.