Browsing Tag Mike Donovan

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  Feb. 7, 1882: Sullivan vs Ryan

  At the dawn of pugilism’s gloved era, championship claims were difficult to prove or sustain absent reliable record-keeping and a means to ensure prizefights could happen without police interference. ...

  On February 7, 2020 / By Patrick Connor
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  May 14, 1883: Sullivan vs Mitchell

  From the embers of the Great Boston Fire of 1872 rose a man not small of frame and stature like his 5-foot, 2-inch father, but instead heavy and ...

  On May 14, 2019 / By Patrick Connor