Does anyone remember tough middleweight John L. Sullivan?

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actjac
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Does anyone remember tough middleweight John L. Sullivan?

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....from the 70's. He fought alot in Nevada and Oregon. Tough, tough kid.
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actjac wrote:....from the 70's. He fought alot in Nevada and Oregon. Tough, tough kid.
Yeah, he fought Rossman and co. He didn't disgrace the name.
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A bout at Madison Square Garden pitted the undefeated Irish-American from the west coast versus Italian Vito Antuofermo. Talk about heating up the old neighborhood sentiments. Vito won the decision and went on to win the world title.
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