John L. Sullivan
John Lawrence Sullivan (15 Oktober 1858 – 2 Februari 1918), juga dikenal sebagai "Boston Strong Boy", adalah seorang petinju Irlandia-Amerika. Ia dianggap sebagai superstar tinju pertama dan salah satu atlet bergaji tertinggi di dunia pada masanya.
| John L. Sullivan | |
|---|---|
 Sullivan pada 1882 | |
| Statistik | |
| Nama asli | John Lawrence Sullivan |
| Nama panggilan | Boston Strong Boy |
| Tinggi | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1,79 m) |
| Mencapai | 74 in (188 cm) |
| Kebangsaan | Amerika Serikat |
| Lahir | 15 Oktober 1858 Roxbury, Massachusetts, AS |
| Meninggal | 2 Februari 1918 (umur 59) Abington, Massachusetts, AS |
| Catatan tinju | |
| Total perkelahian | 44 |
| Menang | 40 |
| Menang oleh KO | 34 |
| Kalah | 1 |
| Imbang | 2 |
| Tanpa kontes | 1 |
Bacaan tambahan
- Isenberg, Michael T. John L. Sullivan and His America (University of Illinois Press, 1994.)
- Pollack, Adam J. John L. Sullivan: The Career of the First Gloved Heavyweight Champion (McFarland, 2015)
- Reel, Guy. "Richard Fox, John L. Sullivan, and the rise of modern American prize fighting." Journalism History 27.2 (2001): 73+
- Sullivan, John L. Article in The Washington Post, 30 July 1905. "'Your hands are too big; you'll never make a boxer,' was one of the bits of discouragement passed to me when I was beginning to attract notice as a puncher. That was the popular notion at that time, because Sayers, Heenan, Yankee Sullivan, and some other good men who had made their tally and passed up had small hands."
Pranala luar
Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai John L. Sullivan.
- Catatan tinju profesional untuk John L. Sullivan dari BoxRec
- The Boston Strongboy
- Yesterday's News An 1883 newspaper account of a Sullivan exhibition in St. Paul, Minn.
- John L. Sullivan di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)