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The Bare Knuckle Heavyweight Champions of America | ||
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Champion |
Nickname | Reign |
| Tom Molineaux | the Virginia Slave | 1810-1815 |
| Tom Hyer | 1841-1851 retired | |
| John Morrissey | Old Smoke | 1853-1859 retired |
| John Carmel Heenan | the Benica Boy | 1860-1863 vacated |
| Joe Coburn | 1863-1865 vacated | |
| Jimmy Elliott | 1865-1870 imprisoned | |
| Mike McCoole | the Deck Hand Champion | |
| Tom Allen | 1869-1870 | |
| Jem Mace | the Gypsy | 1870-1871 vacated |
| Tom Allen | 1873-1876 | |
| Joe Goss | 1876-1880 | |
| Paddy Ryan | 1880-1882 | |
| John L. Sullivan | the Boston Strong Boy | 1882-1889 |
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