John L. Sullivan vs. Enos Phillips - Revision history

Rowdytimothy: Fight:69201 moved to John L. Sullivan vs. Enos Phillips

2008-08-22T01:25:40Z

Fight:69201 moved to John L. Sullivan vs. Enos Phillips

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KBridgham1979 at 00:29, 9 April 2007

2007-04-09T00:29:36Z

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	This bout was a part of Sullivan's exhibition tour of the U.S. offering money to locals who could last four rounds in the ring with him. Phillips, of Nashville, Tennessee, was Sullivan's third challenger in a period of four days. He was a replacement for one William E. Stern, Sullivan's scheduled opponent, who did not appear for the match at Buckingham Theater. Phillips, a teenager from the audience of 14,~~000~~ volunteered, but weighed only 150 pounds, compared to Sullivan's 230. In light of the eighty pound weight difference, Sullivan hesitated to accept the challenge, but eventually relented to please the crowd. He carried the challenger for three rounds, moving and lightly sparring. In the fourth, Sullivan finally attacked, flooring the boy three times before the local police interfered.		This bout was a part of Sullivan's exhibition tour of the U.S. offering money to locals who could last four rounds in the ring with him. Phillips, of Nashville, Tennessee, was Sullivan's third challenger in a period of four days. He was a replacement for one William E. Stern, Sullivan's scheduled opponent, who did not appear for the match at Buckingham Theater. Phillips, a teenager from the audience of 1,400 volunteered, but weighed only 150 pounds, compared to Sullivan's 230. In light of the eighty pound weight difference, Sullivan hesitated to accept the challenge, but eventually relented to please the crowd. He carried the challenger for three rounds, moving and lightly sparring. In the fourth, Sullivan finally attacked, flooring the boy three times before the local police interfered.

KBridgham1979: Provided basic fight info.

2007-04-09T00:29:04Z

Provided basic fight info.

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<fight>69201</fight>
This bout was a part of Sullivan's exhibition tour of the U.S. offering money to locals who could last four rounds in the ring with him. Phillips, of Nashville, Tennessee, was Sullivan's third challenger in a period of four days. He was a replacement for one William E. Stern, Sullivan's scheduled opponent, who did not appear for the match at Buckingham Theater. Phillips, a teenager from the audience of 14,000 volunteered, but weighed only 150 pounds, compared to Sullivan's 230. In light of the eighty pound weight difference, Sullivan hesitated to accept the challenge, but eventually relented to please the crowd. He carried the challenger for three rounds, moving and lightly sparring. In the fourth, Sullivan finally attacked, flooring the boy three times before the local police interfered.