John L. Sullivan vs. John McDermont - Revision history

Rowdytimothy: Fight:69252 moved to John L. Sullivan vs. John McDermont

2008-08-22T01:13:40Z

Fight:69252 moved to John L. Sullivan vs. John McDermont

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KBridgham1979: Name correction.

2007-04-01T23:07:29Z

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	Part of Sullivan's tour of the Northeastern U.S., where he offered money to locals who dared enter the ring with him. McDermott was a complete amateur and replacement for a more experienced black fighter named Johnson who failed to appear. Eighteen hundred people watched Sullivan take on ~~McDermott~~, a local fireman who weighed 147 pounds, at Rochester's Grand Opera House. ~~McDermott~~ did well to last into the third round, mostly by keeping his distance from Sullivan, who had to take breaks to catch his breath. Eventually, Sullivan knocked his man out, to the boos of his audience.		Part of Sullivan's tour of the Northeastern U.S., where he offered money to locals who dared enter the ring with him. McDermont (sometimes called McDermott) was a complete amateur and replacement for a more experienced black fighter named Johnson who failed to appear. Eighteen hundred people watched Sullivan take on McDermont, a local fireman who weighed 147 pounds, at Rochester's Grand Opera House. McDermont did well to last into the third round, mostly by keeping his distance from Sullivan, who had to take breaks to catch his breath. Eventually, Sullivan knocked his man out, to the boos of his audience.

KBridgham1979 at 23:06, 1 April 2007

2007-04-01T23:06:25Z

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Part of Sullivan's tour of the Northeastern U.S., where he offered money to locals who dared enter the ring with him. McDermott was a complete amateur and replacement for a more experienced black fighter named Johnson who failed to appear. Eighteen hundred people watched Sullivan take on McDermott, a local fireman who weighed 147 pounds, at Rochester's Grand Opera House. McDermott did well to last into the third round, mostly by keeping his distance from Sullivan, who had to take breaks to catch his breath. Eventually, Sullivan knocked his man out, to the boos of his audience.