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Corbett Defeats Sullivan in Prodigious 23 Round Fight
The Corbett Sullivan battle ends with Corbett victorious in twenty three rounds. Sullivan is knocked out after a grueling contest lasting one hour and twenty three minutes at the Americus club. Corbett dominates with rapid jabs to head and body while Sullivan endures punishment and finally concedes defeat with Corbett hailed as the era’s greatest fighter.
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Sullivan
Americus
Corbett
Clut House
Jack Sheehan
McAuliffe
Skelly
Charley Johnson
Jack McAuliffe
John Donaldson
Billy DeLaney
Guillotte
Bat Masterson
Frank Moran
Johnston
Saher Donaldson
TaLey
Sully
Professor Duffy
Duffy
Sally
Jim
John
Jeff Davera
Job
Bally
Bell Dogs
Jobn
O. K
America
Chas. E. Davies
Peter Jackson
Jackson