Fight:20148

Terry McGovern 125 lbs beat Dave Sullivan 125 lbs by TKO in round 15 of 25

• Date: 1902-02-22
• Location: Southern A.C., Louisville, Kentucky, USA
• Referee: Bob Fitzsimmons

After fifteen grueling rounds in one of the best fights that was ever witnessed in Louisville, �Terrible� Terry came out on top with a technical knockout. It was not one of the whirlwind victories that has made Terry such an instant success, but instead a battle of attrition and one of the most difficult struggles of McGovern�s career in the ring. For the first ten rounds the battle was about as even as it could get with both men fighting furiously. Terry took over in the tenth round and in the eleventh round he floored Sullivan and upon rising it was evident that it was know only a matter of time before McGovern slipped his special brand of sleeping potion over to Sullivan. Sullivan was exhausted as the twelfth round started and from then on he was mainly in a defensive survival mode, but McGovern would not be denied that which he loved most�a knockout! Making a final stand Sullivan put together a nice little rally in the fourteenth round, but by the end of the round McGovern�s attack had Sullivan clinching for dear life as Terry blasted lefts and rights to his opponents head and body. Sullivan, game to the core, started another rally in the fifteenth round, but he was down quickly. Sullivan was not out cold, but as he rose before the fatal ten count McGovern came at him like the beast he was and Dave just sank back down to the canvas at which time referee, Bob Fitzsimmons, wisely called a halt and awarded the win to McGovern. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)