Mike "Twin" Sullivan
American boxer (1878-1937) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mike "Twin" Sullivan (September 23, 1878 – October 31, 1937) was an American boxer credited with taking the Welterweight Championship of the World on April 23, 1907, when he soundly defeated William "Honey" Mellody in Los Angeles in a twenty-round bout. He vacated the title in the late fall of 1908, when he could not make weight.
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Mike "Twin" Sullivan | |
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Born | Michael Sullivan (1878-09-23)September 23, 1878 |
Died | October 31, 1937(1937-10-31) (aged 59) |
Nationality | Irish American |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Welterweight |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 63 |
Wins | 35 |
Wins by KO | 17 |
Losses | 10 |
Draws | 18 |
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He had an impressive knockout percentage and record and fought some of the greatest boxers of his era including Joe Gans, while he was the reigning lightweight champion, as well as welterweight champion Harry Lewis, and leading welterweight contenders Jimmy Clabby, and Jimmy Gardner whom he defeated.[1]