John L. Sullivan vs. S P Stockton

John L Sullivan beat S P Stockton 175 lbs by KO in round 2 of 4

• Date: 1882-10-16
• Location: Academy of Music, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

This was part of heavyweight champion Sullivan's tour of the country offering five hundred dollars to locals who could last four rounds against him. Stockton volunteered but was easily demolished in the second round. After the bout, according to a contemporary newspaper account, a revived Stockton asked if he had fallen off of a barn.