Writer and boxing historian Kieran Mulvaney presents the best American boxer, decade by decade, in celebration of ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

1889 — John L. Sullivan defeats Jake Kilrain in the 75th round in Richburg, Miss., for the U.S. heavyweight championship. It’s the last bare-knuckle boxing match before the Marquis of Queensbury rules ...

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 Sullivan, a 79-year-old man from Quincy, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for a hate crime against a Vietnamese family. Sullivan's lawyer has requested compassionate release due to ...

John L. Sullivan was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, where his still imposing headstone makes no mention of what he was or how much he achieved. Most likely it ...