John L. Sullivan vs. George Rooke - Revision history

Rowdytimothy at 14:15, 5 April 2009

2009-04-05T14:15:33Z

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	Rooke was a respected, veteran boxer and former claimant to America's bare knuckle middleweight boxing title, while Sullivan was considered an upstart novice at the time. The bout was officially labeled a boxing exhibition under ~~Marquis~~ of ~~Queensbury~~ Rules to please local authorities, but the fighting was serious. Sullivan outweighed his opponent considerably and used his size advantages to score three knockdowns in the opening three minutes. During the third round, believing the action too "realistic," police stopped the match to save Rooke, who may have been drunk, from further punishment.		Rooke was a respected, veteran boxer and former claimant to America's bare knuckle middleweight boxing title, while Sullivan was considered an upstart novice at the time. The bout was officially labeled a boxing exhibition under Marquess of Queensberry Rules to please local authorities, but the fighting was serious. Sullivan outweighed his opponent considerably and used his size advantages to score three knockdowns in the opening three minutes. During the third round, believing the action too "realistic," police stopped the match to save Rooke, who may have been drunk, from further punishment.

Rowdytimothy: Fight:213903 moved to John L. Sullivan vs. George Rooke

2008-08-22T01:09:35Z

Fight:213903 moved to John L. Sullivan vs. George Rooke

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KBridgham1979: Made a factual correction.

2007-04-01T20:08:37Z

Made a factual correction.

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	Rooke was a respected, veteran boxer and former claimant to America's bare knuckle boxing title, while Sullivan was considered an upstart novice at the time. The bout was officially labeled a boxing exhibition under Marquis of Queensbury Rules to please local authorities, but the fighting was serious. Sullivan outweighed his opponent considerably and used his size advantages to score three knockdowns in the opening three minutes. During the third round, believing the action too "realistic," police stopped the match to save Rooke, who may have been drunk, from further punishment.		Rooke was a respected, veteran boxer and former claimant to America's bare knuckle middleweight boxing title, while Sullivan was considered an upstart novice at the time. The bout was officially labeled a boxing exhibition under Marquis of Queensbury Rules to please local authorities, but the fighting was serious. Sullivan outweighed his opponent considerably and used his size advantages to score three knockdowns in the opening three minutes. During the third round, believing the action too "realistic," police stopped the match to save Rooke, who may have been drunk, from further punishment.

KBridgham1979: Provided a basic description of the bout.

2007-04-01T19:05:40Z

Provided a basic description of the bout.

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<fight>213903</fight>

Rooke was a respected, veteran boxer and former claimant to America's bare knuckle boxing title, while Sullivan was considered an upstart novice at the time. The bout was officially labeled a boxing exhibition under Marquis of Queensbury Rules to please local authorities, but the fighting was serious. Sullivan outweighed his opponent considerably and used his size advantages to score three knockdowns in the opening three minutes. During the third round, believing the action too "realistic," police stopped the match to save Rooke, who may have been drunk, from further punishment.