Mike Twin Sullivan

28 7 16
17 KOs 6 KOs
Box-pro
division welter
status inactive
bouts 51
rounds 537
KOs 60.71%
career 1901-1914
debut 1901-03-25

ID# 005151
sex male
nationality USA
stance orthodox
height 5′ 10″   /   178cm
residence Boston, Massachusetts, USA
birth place Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
followers
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Box-pro 64 bouts

datew-l-dlast 6result
1914-11-16 Roddie MacDonald 3 4 4
King's Theatre, Glace Bay
L-TKO
Sullivan quit in the third round complaining of an injured hand, but MacDonald seemed on the verge of knocking him out.
1914-02-14 Roddie MacDonald 1 2 1
Halifax
L-KO
1914-01-01 Mickey MacIntyre 9 2 10
Glace Bay
D-PTS
Reported as a 12-round win for Sullivan by the Boston Globe. Reported as a 12 round draw by the Calgary Daily Herald and the Edmonton Daily Bulletin. Reported as a 12 Round draw by Acadian Recorder(Halifax, NS), January 2, 1914.
1913-12-15 Paddy Lavin
Imposter
debut
American Hall, Dover
W-KO
Lavin strongly denies he took part in this bout. Said it was an imposter. -Buffalo Courier
1913-11-14 Joe Geary 5 4 3
Portland
W-NWS
Newspaper decision from the Boston Globe.
1913-01-22 Jack Tresser debut
Saint John
W-KO
1913-01-05 Jim Kince debut
Saint John
W-KO
1912-12-20 Joe Baker debut
Saint John
W-KO
1911-06-12 Kid Henry 54 15 16
Knickerbocker A.C., Albany
L-TKO
(The Post-Star, The Arugs)
1911-06-03 Jimmy Clabby 53 8 18
International A.C., Buffalo
L-NWS
Buffalo Times "Clabby had a slight shade"
1911-03-17 Jack Dillon 39 2 7
International A.C., Buffalo
L-NWS
Dillon won the newspaper decision. (Indianapolis Star)
1911-03-10 Bob Moha 12 1 3
Shubert Theater, Milwaukee
L-NWS
Newspaper decision from the Milwaukee Free Press.
1911-01-17 Dixie Kid 54 19 14
Harmonia Hall, Buffalo
W-NWS
"Sullivan who trains at the Buffalo gymnasium daytimes and on highballs at night, and who caused dismay amoung his backers and friends by browsing around amoung his cronies until 2 a.m. Tuesday morning, the day of the battle, put it all over Al Brown, know as Dixie Kid." -Buffalo Evening News
1911-01-02 Young Loughrey 75 38 32
International A.C., Buffalo
W-NWS
Newspaper decision from the Buffalo Courier. Some sources called the fight a draw. Loughrey and Sullivan did not meet on February 2, 1911, contrary to Loughrey's record.
1910-10-06 Paddy Lavin 38 6 14
International A.C., Buffalo
W-NWS
"razor thin decision". Buffalo Times
1910-09-01 Paddy Lavin 38 5 14
International A.C., Buffalo
W-NWS
Lavin down in first. Buffalo Times
1910-08-25 Dennis Tighe 6 0 2
Scranton
W-NWS
Newspaper decision from the Boston Globe.
1910-02-04 Jimmy Clabby 41 6 15
National A.C., Milwaukee
D-NWS
Newspaper decision from the Milwaukee Free Press
1909-11-29 Jimmy Gardner 59 8 24
Grand Opera House, New Haven
D-NWS
The Boston Globe reported that this fight was in New Haven, Conn., not Cambridge, Mass., as sometimes shown. It was a newspaper decision draw, according to the Globe.
1909-09-21 Terry Martin 66 31 17
Armory A.A., Boston
W-PTS
Sullivan was an easy winner, according to the Boston Globe.
1909-07-13 Harry 'Kid' Krantz 7 2 2
Piedmont Pavilion, Oakland
D-PTS
1909-05-25 Kyle Whitney 16 5 4
Dreamland Pavilion, San Francisco
D-PTS
1908-11-05 Allen Mahoney debut
Halifax
W-TKO
Sullivan relinquished his claim to the welterweight title after this fight.
1908-07-23 Tom Foley 2 2 3
Sydney
W-PTS
1908-04-22 Jimmy Gardner 51 7 21
Jeffries' Arena, Vernon
W-PTS
World Welterweight Title
1908-02-22 Stanley Ketchel 37 3 3
Mission Street Arena, Colma
L-KO
1:18    ref: Billy Roche
Ketchell defended his claim as World Middleweight champion
1907-11-27 Kid Farmer 34 11 8
Century A.C., Los Angeles
W-KO
World Welterweight Title
1907-10-31 Frank Fields 27 4 6
Goldfield
W-TKO
1907-04-23 Honey Mellody 36 8 10
Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles
W-PTS
World Welterweight title
Both fighters weighed in at 145lbs.
1907-02-21 Harry Lewis 46 20 18
Denver
L-PTS
1906-09-03 Jack Dougherty 28 9 8
Butte
W-KO

1906-08-15 Rube Smith 14 4 7
Denver
D-PTS
1906-07-03 Rube Smith 14 4 6
Pueblo
D-PTS
1906-04-18 Rube Smith 14 3 6
Pueblo
W-KO
1906-03-17 Joe Gans 149 9 20
Chutes Park, Los Angeles
L-TKO
Bout for Welter Title claim at 142 lbs, but all bets off when Sullivan came in overweight; Sullivan down in the 9th round; Police ordered ref to stop it in 10th.
1906-01-19 Joe Gans 148 9 20
Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco
L-KO
1:55    ref: Jack Welsh
World Welterweight Title, 142 lbs at 4 pm
Sullivan down in the 8th, Gans down in the 11th.
Gans' share of the gate was $2, 425.20 (he also bet $1, 700 on himself), and Sullivan's was $1, 616.80.
Estimated weights for both fighters were 134lb for Gans and 142lb for Sullivan (San Francisco Call).
1905-11-24 Jimmy Gardner 37 4 19
Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco
W-PTS
1905-09-15 Joe Gans 148 9 19
Lyric Theater, Baltimore
D-PTS
Sullivan was knocked down in the 1st round.
Most sources were of the opinion that Sullivan deserved the decision: Baltimore American, Baltimore Sun, Boston Journal, New York Evening World, Trenton Times, wire ("Referee O'Hara called it a draw, but few in the large audience agreed with him.").
Trenton Times reported it was a pre-arranged draw if lasting the distance.
1905-07-19 Beth McCloud debut
Saint John
W-TKO
attrib Beth McLeod of Saint John, New Brunswick
1905-04-27 Tom Corcoran 1 8 0
Portland
W-KO
Corcoran was also known as "Cornelius Gormerly."
1905-03-24 Otto Sieloff 42 22 21
City Hall, Lewiston
W-TKO
Boston Journal
1904-09-30 Joe Angeli 15 2 2
Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco
W-TKO
Police stopped this "one-sided" affair. LA Herald
1904-05-16 Gus Gardner 25 21 7
Burt's Opera House, Toledo
W-TKO
1904-05-12 Sammy Phillips 6 13 10
West End A.C., Saint Louis
W-KO
1904-04-08 Billy Moore 15 18 11
Battery D Armory, Chicago
W-PTS
1904-03-26 Dick Fitzpatrick 7 3 5
Chicago A.C., Chicago
W-PTS
1903-12-31 Jack Blackburn 24 1 7
Chelsea A.C., Chelsea
D-PTS
According to Boston newspapers, Sullivan appeared to have deserved the decision. Although it was not reported as a prearranged draw in the press, but possibly it was, just not announced to be so.
1903-11-14 Willie Fitzgerald 39 11 10
National A.C., Philadelphia
L-NWS
Newspaper decision from the Philadelphia Item. It was a close fight.
1903-03-24 George 'Elbows'
McFadden
42 11 18
Criterion A.C., Boston
D-PTS
Prearranged draw.
Boston Globe reported that Sullivan had the better of it, while Boston Journal favored McFadden.
1903-02-24 Belfield Walcott 14 10 15
Health & Physical Culture A.C., Boston
D-PTS
Prearranged draw.
Boston Globe and Boston Journal reported that Sullivan had the best of it.
1903-01-27 Jimmy Gardner 12 2 10
Bay State A.C., Boston
W-NWS
Newspaper decision from the Boston Globe.
1902-12-18 Jimmy Gardner 11 2 8
Fall Mountain A.C., Bellows Falls
D-PTS
ref: J E Byrne
1902-09-23 Belfield Walcott 12 10 5
Alameda, Bath
D-PTS
1902-09-16 Belfield Walcott 12 10 4
Bath
D-PTS
Reported as a draw in the Boston Globe.
1902-07-03 Jack Carrig 11 15 6
Cambridge A.A., Cambridge
D-PTS
According to the Boston Globe, this was a 10-rounder, not six rounds as sometimes shown.
1902-06-25 Dan Littlejohn 0 1 0
Saint John
W-TKO
The fight was stopped when Littlejohn was in "pitiable condition."
1902-05-09 Arthur Cote 5 3 6
National Hall, Biddeford
W-PTS
1902-05-05 Billy Gardner 26 3 12
Bowdoin Square A.C., Boston
D-PTS
1902-04-19 Tim Kearns 30 15 13
Lenox A.C., Boston
D-PTS
1902-04-17 Arthur Cote 5 3 5
Lewiston
D-PTS
Changed from win for Sullivan previously shown here, to a draw per day after Boston Globe.
1902-01-21 Jack McKeever 5 4 5
Alameda Theater, Bath
W-TKO
1902-01-20 Joe Flaherty 9 17 11
Lenox A.C., Boston
W-PTS
1901-04-08 Belfield Walcott 4 6 4
Business Men's A.C., Boston
W-PTS
1901-03-25 Jack Dwyer 6 9 2
Business Men's A.C., Boston
W-PTS