John Lawrence Sullivan (the “Boston Strong Boy”), boxer.
BORN: October 15 1858; Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts
DIED: February 2 1918; Abingdon, Massachusetts
HEIGHT: 5-10 1/4 (Some sources report 5-10 1/2)
WEIGHT: 190-229 lbs
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Mervine Thompson, boxer.
BORN: 1854; Washington, District of Columbia (Fought out of Cleveland, Ohio)
HEIGHT: 5-11 (Some sources report 6-2)
WEIGHT: 190-215 lbs
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