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Dominick McCaffrey



Born September 24, 1863

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Died December 29, 1926 (aged 63)





Dominick McCaffrey (born September 24, 1863 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – December 29, 1926) was an Irish-American boxer.



McCaffrey was a popular boxer during his time, often noted for fighting much larger heavyweights. In 1885 he lost the Heavyweight Championship to John L. Sullivan. Following retirement, McCaffrey became the boxing instructor at the Manhattan Athletic Club in New York, New York. Mcaffrey was managed by Billy O'Brien, a well known sports authority and one time pugilist in his own right







Jimmy Barry
(the "Little Tiger")
BORN March 7 1870; Chicago, Illinois
(Some sources report August 4 1872)
DIED April 4 1943; Chicago, Illinois


HEIGHT 5-2 (Some sources report 5-3 3/4)

WEIGHT 95-115 lbs



Jimmy fought out of Chicago, Illinois and was one of the best bantamweights and flyweights ever; He was one of only a very few men to retire unbeaten over his entire career; The others were Young Mitchell, Jack McAuliffe, Rocky Marciano, Laszlo Papp, Terry Marsh, Ji Won Kim, Ricardo Lopez, Sven Ottke and Joe Calzaghe



Barry utilized a fighting style similar to Billy Plimmer and was a clever ring general like the "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey; Those who saw Barry in action called him a "Wonder"; Jimmy was also an excellent handball player; He was a brother of Bill Barry, who reportedly once fought the "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey



Following the 1897 knockout win over Walter Croot, in which Croot died, Barry was never the same fighter; He never knocked out another man; Seven of his last nine official bouts were draws



Joe Choynski (1927) said, “Barry ... I consider the greatest fighter I ever saw. He had everything: speed, science, stamina, ring generalship, courage and uncanny punching power. There were many great bantams in that day, but Barry outclassed them all ...”



Barry was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2000



1890

Apr 5 Billy Gale Chicago, Il EX

Apr 15 Frank Murphy Chicago, Il EX

Apr 22 Billy Gale Chicago, Il EX

-No decision was reported

Apr 28 Al Schrosbee Chicago, Il EX

Nov 15 George Siddons Chicago, Il EX

Dec 24 an unnamed opponent Chicago, Il EX



1891

Jan Fred Larson Chicago, Il KO 1

Jan 24 an unnamed opponent Chicago, Il EX

Mar 17 Al "Shorty" Cleveland Chicago, Il EX 3

Mar 30 Billy Gale Chicago, Il EX

Mar 31 John Van Heest Chicago, Il EX

Jun 8 Al "Shorty" Cleveland Chicago, Il TK 4

-Some sources report "TK 3"

Jun 10 "Young" Mellington Chicago, Il SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;

Perhaps, it is the 2/01/92 bout vs "Billy Wellington"

Jun 24 Joe Gates Chicago, Il SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

Jul 17 Tommy White Chicago, Il EX

Jul 20 Con Doyle Chicago, Il EX

Aug 3 Con Doyle Chicago, Il EX

Aug 6 Al "Shorty" Cleveland Evanston, Il EX

Aug 11 Al "Shorty" Cleveland Chicago, Il EX

Aug 24 "Jockey" Freeman Sloane Chicago, Il W 3

-Some sources report "KO 3"

Aug 31 Billy Boyle Chicago, Il EX

Sep 21 Tim O'Leary Chicago, Il EX

Sep 26 Tommy Foley Chicago, Il EX

Joe Gates Chicago, Il KO 2

-This bout was held prior to Nov 28, 1891

Dec 19 Joe O'Leary Chicago, Il EX





1892

Jan 4 Joe O'Leary Chicago, Il EX

Jan 13 McShane Chicago, Il EX

Feb 1 Billy Wellington Chicago, Il W 6

Feb 10 Link Pope Chicago, Il SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

Feb 10 Al "Shorty" Cleveland Chicago, Il KO 4

Feb 12 Link Pope Chicago, Il EX

Feb 15 Joe O'Leary Chicago, Il EX

Feb 20 Dan "Dummy" Rowan Chicago, Il KO 4

Mar 2 Billy Joyce Chicago, Il KO 3

Mar 12 Paddy Snow Chicago, Il KO 2

Apr 3 Jack Smith Chicago, Il W 5

Apr 4 Frank Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX

May 10 Kid Corbett Chicago, Il W 4

May 23 Joe O'Leary Chicago, Il EX

Jun 8 Romeo Durant Chicago, Il W 4

Jul 4 Dick Reddy Chicago, Il KO 4

Aug 8 Young Moran Chicago, Il KO 2

Aug 24 N.C. Browand Fort Wayne, In SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

Sep 3 Frank Murphy Springfield, Il KO 7

Oct 11 Joe Gates Chicago, Il W 6

Oct 17 Mike Bradley Chicago, Il EX

Nov 7 Romeo Durant Chicago, Il EX

Nov 14 Romeo Durant Chicago, Il W 6

Dec 7 Henry Baker Chicago, Il EX

Dec 21 Bob McQuade Fort Wayne, In W 10

Dec 29 Bob McQuade Fort Wayne, In SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known



1893

Jan 8 Max Eaufeldt Chicago, Il KO 1

-Some sources report "Max Saufeldt"

Jan 14 Bob McQuade Chicago, Il KO 10

Jan 16 Frank Murphy Chicago, Il EX

Jan 20 Billy Murphy Chicago, Il KO 1

Jan 26 Bob McQuade Fort Wayne, In SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

Mar 6 Jack Hopper Brooklyn, NY EX

Mar 8 Frank Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX

Mar 17 -Bill Barry, Jimmy's brother, was buried on this date

Mar 20 "Jockey" Freeman Stanton Chicago, Il KO 2

-Perhaps, this man was "Jockey" Freeman Sloane

Mar 27 Young Kelly Chicago, Il EX

Apr 5 Lou Simmons Chicago, Il W 6

Apr 7 Con Sheehan Chicago, Il W 5

Apr 8 Young Kelly Chicago, Il EX

Jul 10 Pete Shea Roby, In TK 4

Sep 4 Johnny Connors Roby, In SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

Sep 6 Tom Cassidy Chicago, Il KO 6

Nov 13 Jack Fitzgerald Chicago, Il W 4

Nov 27 Johnny Connors Roby, In SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

Dec 4 John Van Heest Chicago, Il EX 6

Dec 5 Jack Levy Roby, In KO 17

-100 lb Championship of America;

This was a "private" fight with gloves



1894

Jan 10 Harry Dally Chicago, Il TK 2

-Some sources report 1/10/97

Jan 16 Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX

Jan 22 "Young" Joe Cranston Chicago, Il KO 3

Feb 6 Joe McGrath Chicago, Il TK 3

Feb 9 Billy Plimmer Chicago, Il SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

Feb 18 Young Spitz Chicago, Il KO 8

-Some sources report 2/18/96

Feb 19 Frank Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX

Feb 20 Frank Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX

Feb 21 Frank Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX

Feb 22 Frank Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX

Feb 23 Frank Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX

Feb 28 Bob Costello Chicago, Il W 2

Jun 2 Jimmy Gorman New Orleans, La KO 10

-Some sources report "W 11"; Some "TK 11"

Jul 3 Eddie Horan Pittsburgh, Pa SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

Jul 3 Harry Brooks Bradford Falls, Pa W 4

-Some sources report "Bradford Falls, Ks"

Sep 15 Casper Leon Lemont, Il KO 28

-105 lb Championship of America;

Weights were announced as 105-105;

The men actually fought at 112 lbs;

Following this fight, Barry claimed the

Bantamweight Championship of the World

Sep 24 Casper Leon Chicago, Il EX

Nov 14 George Church Chicago, Il W 8

Dec 4 John Van Heest Chicago, Il EX 6

Dec 10 Johnny Connors New Orleans, La SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

Dec 13 Jack "Kid" Madden New Orleans, La SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known



1895

Feb 11 an unnamed opponent Boston, Ma SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

Feb 19 Frank Maciewski Cincinnati, Oh SCH

-This bout was scheduled but cancelled

Mar 6 -Barry traveled to Kansas City, Mo with "Parson" Davies,

Tommy Ryan, Joe Choynski and Tommy White to appear at

a benefit being offered for a fighter named Billy Williams

Mar 6 Tommy White Kansas City, Mo EX

Mar 7 Billy Plimmer Boston, Ma SCH

-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;

Barry had traveled to Kansas City, Mo

Mar 21 Joe Bertrand Chicago, Il TK 6

Mar 30 Casper Leon Chicago, Il D 14

-Bantamweight Championship of the World;

Police intervened

Apr 15 Jack "Kid" Madden Brooklyn, NY SCH

-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;

Barry suffered an injury in the "Casper Leon" bout

May Tommy Ryan Deal Lake, NJ EX

-Barry and others sparred with Ryan nearly every day

prior to Ryan's bout with "Mysterious" Billy Smith

on 5/27/95

Jun 8 an unnamed opponent New York, NY EX

Jun 24 Jack "Kid" Madden Brooklyn, NY SCH

-This bout was scheduled but not held; Police intervened

Jun 27 Dan Tynan New York, NY SCH

-This bout was scheduled but cancelled

Jun 27 Jimmy Hickey New York, NY EX 3

Jul 15 Dave Ross Boston, Ma TK 2

-Some sources report "Dave Realts";

Some sources report 7/25/95

Aug 19 Dan Tynan New York, NY SCH

-This bout was scheduled but cancelled

Aug 19 Casper Leon New York, NY EX

Sep 16 Jack "Kid" Madden Jersey City, NJ SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

Sep 30 Jack Lynch Philadelphia, Pa EX 4

Oct 3 an unnamed opponent Philadelphia, Pa EX

Oct 5 an unnamed opponent Cleveland, Oh EX

Oct 14 Casper Leon Jersey City, NJ SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

Oct 21 Jack "Kid" Madden Maspeth, NY TK 4

-Bantamweight Championship of the World;

Some sources report 10/21/91

Dec 21 an unnamed opponent Chicago, Il EX



1896

Jan 12 Young Lyons Chicago, Il KO 1

Mar 15 Johnny Murphy El Paso, Tx SCH

-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;

Some sources report February 1896

Mar 15 Jim McGuire Chicago, Il KO 2

Apr 20 Joe O'Donnell Chicago, Il KO 3

Apr 25 Harry Dally Chicago, Il EX 3

Jul 24 Casper Leon Elmira, NY SCH

-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;

Some sources report "EX 6"

Aug 11 Steve Flanagan Philadelphia, Pa ND 6

-Some sources report "W 6" on 8/10/96



1897

Jan 18 Jack Berger Chicago, Il KO 1

Jan 30 Sammy Kelly Brooklyn, NY D 20

-Some sources report "New York, NY"

Mar 1 Jack Ward New York, NY W 20

Mar 9 an unnamed opponent Omaha, Ne EX

Mar 12 an unnamed opponent Denver, Co EX 6

Mar 13 an unnamed opponent Cripple Creek, Co SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

Mar 14 an unnamed opponent Victor, Co SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

Mar 15 an unnamed opponent Colorado Springs, Co SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

Apr 23 Jimmy Anthony San Francisco, Ca W 20

-Bantamweight Championship of the World;

Some sources report 4/27/97

Apr 30 an unnamed opponent Denver, Co EX

May 3 Billy Brown Creighton, Ne EX 4

May 4 "Kid" Brown Omaha, Ne EX 4

-This man was probably "Billy Brown"

May 4 Bob Armstrong Omaha, Ne EX

-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date

Jun 15 Frank Fitzgerald Kalamazoo, Mi EX

Jun 16 an unnamed opponent Grand Rapids, Mi EX

Jun-Jul -Barry toured Wisconsin and sparred frequently

Aug 1 Johnny Ritchie Chicago, Il D 6

Aug 7 Barney McCall Chicago, Il EX 5

Aug 7 Sig Hart Chicago, Il EX 3

-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date

Dec 6 Walter Croot London, Eng KO 20

-Bantamweight Championship of the World;

Croot struck his head on the floor as he fell;

He died of brain injuries following this bout;

Barry was exonerated



1898

Jan an unnamed opponent Cincinnati, Oh EX 4

Jan 31 Fred Bogan Cincinnati, Oh EX

Feb 4 Billy Curtis Cincinnati, Oh W 4

Feb 5 Dan "Dummy" Rowan Cincinnati, Oh EX

Feb an unnamed opponent Detroit, Mi EX 4

Feb 15 June Sommers Louisville, Ky W 3

Feb 16 Kid Hennessey Louisville, Ky EX 4

Mar 17 Johnny Connors Chicago, Il W 6

Mar 26 Johnny Ritchie Chicago, Il W 6

Apr 18 Billy Rotchford Chicago, Il D 6

May 28 an unnamed opponent Toronto, Ontario, Canada EX

-This man was a brother of "Jim Popp"

May 30 Casper Leon New York, NY D 20

-Bantamweight Championship of the World;

Jun 3 Steve Flanagan Philadelphia, Pa ND 6

-Some sources report "D 6"

Aug 13 Johnny Ritchie Chicago, Il D 6

Oct 6 Fred Bogan Lexington, Ky SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

Oct 8 Jimmy Rose Chicago, Il SCH

-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

Oct 17 Joe Sturch Chicago, Il EX 4

Oct 24 Campbell Hudson Chicago, Il EX 4

Oct 29 Joe Sturch Chicago, Il EX 4

Oct 31 Frank Bartley Chicago, Il D 4

Oct -Barry was sparring regularly with Hudson, Bartley and Frank Fitzgerald

during Oct-Nov in preparation for his upcoming bout with Leon

Nov 18 Sammy Harris Chicago, Il EX 4

Nov 21 Casper Leon Chicago, Il D 6

Dec 29 Casper Leon Davenport, Ia D 20

-Bantamweight Championship of the World



1899

Mar 18 Frank Fitzgerald St. Louis, Mo EX

Sep 1 Harry Harris Chicago, Il D 6

Dec 11 Frank Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX 3



1900

Sep 18 Frank Fitzgerald Chicago, Il EX



1904

Jun 27 Frankie Neil Chicago, IL EX



1913

May 6 Johnny Coulon Springfield, Il EX 2



*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***



1891

Al Shrosbree Chicago, Il W 4

Dick Ward Chicago, Il KO 3

Jack Miller Chicago, Il W 4

Tom Cassidy Chicago, Il W 6

Tom Cassidy Chicago, Il KO 2

"Young" Joe Cranston Chicago, Il KO 3

Joe O'Leary Chicago, Il KO 3

Barney McCall Chicago, Il W 4

Spud Murphy Chicago, Il W 4

Jack Ghetlain Chicago, Il KO 1

Jack Kelly Chicago, Il KO 1

Young Lyons Chicago, Il KO 1

Al Newman Chicago, Il KO 1





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Hereby I shall present you people the BKBLinkerMemeAvatarAndStatue, the one and only: John L. Sullivan.

Undefeated Bare Knuckle Boxing Champion,under London Prize Ring Rules.



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John Lawrence Sullivan (October 15, 1858 – February 2, 1918), also known as the "Boston Strong Boy", was an Irish-American boxer recognized as the first lineal heavyweight champion of gloved boxing, holding the title from February 7, 1882, to 1892. He is also generally recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring Rules, being the cultural icon of the late 19th century America, arguably the first boxing superstar and one of the world's highest-paid athletes of his era. Newspapers coverage of his career, with latest accounts of his championship fights often appeared in the headlines, and as cover stories, gave birth for the sports journalism in the United States and set the pattern internationally for covering boxing events in media, and photodocumenting the prizefights.




John Lawrence Sullivan was born in 1858 in the South End neighborhood of Boston to Irish immigrant parents, Michael Sullivan from Abbeydorney, County Kerry and the former Catherine Kelly from Athlone, County Westmeath.



He attended public schools in his native Boston, attending the Dwight Grammar School and performed well academically. 


Sullivan's parents aspired for their son to enter the priesthood as a Roman Catholic priest.[2] To this end Sullivan enrolled at Boston College circa 1875 but after only a few months he turned to playing baseball professionally, earning the substantial sum of $30 to $40 a week for his efforts. As Sullivan recalled in 1883:



"...I threw my books aside and gave myself up to it. This is how I got into the base-ball profession and I left school for good and all. From the base-ball business I drifted into boxing and pugilism.



As a professional fighter Sullivan was nicknamed The Boston Strongboy. As a youth he was arrested several times for participating in bouts where the sport was outlawed. He went on exhibition tours offering people money to fight him. Sullivan won more than 450 fights in his career.



There is some controversy among boxing historians over whether Sullivan had sparred with black boxer James Young at Schieffelin Hall in Tombstone, Arizona in 1882. It is significant because Sullivan insisted that he never fought a black boxer. If it did occur, Sullivan possibly had a brief sparring session with the resident from Tombstone, and didn't regard it seriously as a bout. 


In 1883–84 Sullivan went on a coast-to-coast tour by train with five other boxers. They were scheduled to hold 195 fights in 136 different cities and towns over 238 days. To help promote the tour, Sullivan announced that he would box anyone at any time during the tour under the Queensberry Rules for $250. He knocked out eleven men during the tour.



In Sullivan's era, no formal boxing titles existed. He became a champion after defeating Paddy Ryan in Mississippi City, near Gulfport, Mississippi on February 7, 1882. Modern authorities have retroactively labelled Ryan the "Heavyweight Champion of America", but any claim to Ryan's being a "world champion" would have been dubious; he had never contended internationally as Sullivan had.



Depending on the modern authority, Sullivan was first considered world heavyweight champion either in 1888 when he fought Charley Mitchell in France, or in 1889 when he knocked out Jake Kilrain in round 75 of a scheduled 80-round bout. Arguably the real first World Heavyweight champion was Jem Mace, who defeated Tom Allen in 1870 at Kenner, Louisiana, but strong anti-British sentiment within the mostly Irish-American boxing community of the time chose to disregard him.


When the modern authorities write of the "heavyweight championship of the world," they are likely referring to the championship belt presented to Sullivan in Boston on August 8, 1887. The belt was inscribed Presented to the Champion of Champions, John L. Sullivan, by the Citizens of the United States. Its centerpiece featured the flags of the US, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.



Mitchell came from Birmingham, England and fought Sullivan in 1883, knocking him down in the first round. Their third meeting took place in 1888 on the grounds of a chateau at Chantilly, France, with the fight held in driving rain. It went on for more than two hours, and by the end of the bout, both men were unrecognisable, lost a ton of blood, and had suffered so much damage that neither could lift their arms up to punch. Both men couldn't continue and the contest was considered a draw.



At this point, the local gendarmerie arrived and arrested Mitchell. He was confined to jail for a few days and later fined by the local magistrate,[citation needed] as bare-knuckle boxing was illegal in France at that time.[citation needed] Swathed in bandages, Sullivan was helped to evade the law and taken across the English Channel to spend the next few weeks convalescing in Liverpool.







John L. Sullivan in 1886



The Kilrain fight



The Sullivan-Kilrain fight

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The Kilrain fight is considered to be a turning point in boxing history because it was the last world title bout fought under the London Prize Ring Rules, and therefore was the last ever bare-knuckle heavyweight title bout. It was also one of the first sporting events in the United States to receive national press coverage.



For the first time, newspapers carried extensive pre-fight coverage which included reporting on the fighters' training and speculating on where the bout would take place. The traditional center of bare-knuckle fighting was New Orleans, but the governor of Louisiana had forbidden the fight in that state. Sullivan had trained for months in Belfast, New York under trainer William Muldoon, whose biggest problem had been keeping Sullivan from liquor. A report on Sullivan's training regimen in Belfast was written by famed reporter Nellie Bly and published in the New York World. 


Rochester reporter Arch Merrill commented that occasionally Sullivan would "escape" from his guard. In Belfast village, the cry was heard, "John L. is loose again! Send for Muldoon!" Muldoon would snatch the champ away from the bar and take him back to their training camp. 

On July 8, 1889, an estimated 3000 spectators boarded special trains for the secret location, which turned out to be Richburg, a town just south of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The fight began at 10:30, and at first it looked like Sullivan was going to lose, especially after he vomitted during the 44th round. However, the champion got his second wind and was able to turn things around for himself. After a grueling beatdown, Kilrain's manager finally threw in the towel after the 75th round.



Today, a historical marker is located at the site of the fight, just off Interstate 59, and the fight is immortalised by the Sullivan-Kilrain Road which runs through the site of the event, at the corner of Richburg Road. The fight would change boxing history forever.



Later career



Sullivan as he appeared in 1898, late in his career

Undefeated at that point, Sullivan did not defend his title for the next four years. During this period, he was a friend and supporter of Irish boxer Ike Weir, who became America's first Featherweight boxing champion in 1889. Both Weir and Sullivan were Boston natives, and Sullivan occasionally appeared at Weir's bouts.



Sullivan agreed to defend his title in 1892, against challenger "Gentleman Jim" Corbett. The match was on 7 September in New Orleans. It began at 9 p.m. in the electrically illuminated Olympic Club in the upper Ninth Ward neighborhood now known as Bywater section. The venue filled to its 10,000 person capacity despite hefty ticket prices ranging from $5 to $15 (approximately $141 to $422 in 2019 dollars). The heavyweight contest occurred under the Marquess of Queensberry Rules, but it was neither the first title fight under those rules nor was it the first title fight using boxing gloves. Corbett was younger and faster, and his boxing technique enabled him to dodge Sullivan's crouch and rush style. In the 21st round, Corbett landed a smashing left "audible throughout the house" that put Sullivan down for good. Sullivan was counted out and Corbett was then declared the new champion. When Sullivan was able to get back to his feet, he announced to the crowd the following: "If I had to get licked, I'm glad I was licked by an American". 




Corbett licks Sullivan.


Sullivan is considered the last bare-knuckle champion because no champion after him fought bare-knuckled. However, Sullivan had fought with gloves under the Marquess of Queensberry Rules as early as 1880 and he only fought bare knuckle three times in his entire career (Ryan 1882, Mitchell 1888, and Kilrain 1889). His bare-knuckle image was created because both his infrequent fights from 1888 up to the Corbett fight in 1892 had been bare-knuckle.



Sullivan retired to Abington, Massachusetts but appeared in several exhibitions over the next 12 years, including a three-rounder against Tom Sharkey and a final two-rounder against Jim McCormick in 1905 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He continued his various careers outside boxing such as being a stage actor, speaker, celebrity baseball umpire, sports reporter, and bar owner. In his later years, Sullivan also gave up his lifelong addiction to alcohol and became a prohibition lecturer.



The effects of prize fighting along with him being overweight and unhealthy after a long life of overindulging in food and alcohol took its toll on the boxer. Like most boxers of the time, he did not live a very long life. Sullivan died at age 59 at his home in Abington, Massachusetts, supposedly from heart disease. At the time of his death, Sullivan had a young boy named Willie Kelly in his custody. The priest of Sullivan’s church had brought Kelly, an orphan, to the front of the parish and encouraged anyone with the means to care for the boy to do so. Sullivan is buried in the Old Calvary Cemetery in Roslindale, a neighborhood of Boston. He died with barely 10 dollars in his pocket (which is equivalent to almost $180 in 2018). According to the county where Sullivan died he had an estate worth $3,675.



Sullivan was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990, as a member of the hall's original class. 

He had a record of 40 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, with 34 wins by knockout, though many sources disagree on his exact record.




The barn where Sullivan trained still stands in the small town of Belfast, New York and is now the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame. 



Sullivan and Corbett's landmark 1892 fight is depicted in the 1942 Warner Brothers biopic Gentleman Jim, a fictionalized account of their relationship. Ward Bond portrayed Sullivan alternately as a fiery peacock of a heavyweight champion and, after his title loss, as a sweet, sentimental good sport. Sixteen years later, actor Roy Jenson played Sullivan in the 1958 episode, "The Gambler and the Lady", of the syndicated television anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews. In the story line, Sullivan in his tour of local communities across the country fights an exposition match against Buck Jarrico (Hal Baylor). When the prize money designated to refurbish the school goes missing, both the teacher, Ruth Stewart (Kathleen Case), and the gambler, Brad Forrester (Mark Dana), are falsely accused based on appearances