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THE BOSTON STRONG BOY - THE STORY OF JOHN L. SULLIVAN: THE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

THE BOSTON STRONG BOY - THE STORY OF JOHN L. SULLIVAN: THE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

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Biography of John L. Sullivan (1858-1918) - the "Boston Strong Boy" - who in 1882 knocked out Paddy Ryan to win the Amercian heavyweight championship. Ten years later he lost the title to Jim Corbett. And as Fleischer says "he was an impressive sinner and a prodigious drinker - mostly of champagne".

8vo. 64pp. Paperback. Covers are now laminated. Some staining to spine from rusted staples otherwise good condition.

 

Date
1941
Publisher
New York: CJ O'BRIEN, INC.
Author
Nat FLEISCHER

£68.00 (Code: 65822)

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