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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Old Timer

"Brooklyn" Tommy Sullivan
(Thomas Francis Sullivan)

BORN February 27 1881; Brooklyn, New York (Fought out of Brooklyn, New York and St. Louis, Missouri)
DIED April 6 1967; St. Louis, Missouri
HEIGHT  5-5 1/2
WEIGHT 112-130 lbs
MANAGERS Vernon Johns, Frank Hart

Photo Provided By David Roake of the website, http://www.fightersfotos.co.uk
Email Address = d.roake@hotmail.co.uk

 

1897
Jan  8 Johnny McAvoy              Brooklyn, NY                       KO  4
Jan 20 Danny Burrows              Brooklyn, NY                       KO  4
Feb  6 Danny Burrows              Brooklyn, NY                       KO  7
Mar  3 Johnny "Midget" Glynn      Yonkers, NY                         W 10
Mar 20 Johnny McAvoy              Brooklyn, NY                       TK  4
Mar 27 Danny Baugh                Brooklyn, NY                        D 10
Apr  6 Johnny "Midget" Glynn      Yonkers, NY                        KO  8
May  4 Dick Connors               Brooklyn, NY                       KO  7
Jun 19 Terry McGovern             Brooklyn, NY                        D 10
Jul  4 Johnny "Midget" Glynn      Brooklyn, NY                        W 10
Aug  2 Johnny "Midget" Glynn      Brooklyn, NY                        D 10
Aug 10 Kid Murphy                 Norwalk, Ct                        KO 11
Aug 30 Johnny "Midget" Glynn      Brooklyn, NY                        D 10
Sep  8 Joe Gorman                 Brooklyn, NY                       KO  2
Oct  2 Mike Lyons                 Brooklyn, NY                       TK  7
Oct 10 Mickey Breese              Brooklyn, NY                       KO  3
Oct 11 Johnny "Midget" Glynn      Brooklyn, NY                        D 10
Oct 20 Art Milligan               Brooklyn, NY                        W 10
Dec  5 Al Harte                   Brooklyn, NY                       KO  4
Dec 13 Dave O'Connor              Brooklyn, NY                        D 10

1898
Feb 28 Paul Kelly                 Yonkers, NY                         W  8
Mar 19 George Fagin               Yonkers, NY                         W  8
Apr  8 Kid Murphy                 Norwalk, Ct                        KO  7
Apr 19 Al Allen                   Troy, NY                            W 10
Apr 25 Dick Connors               Norwalk, Ct                         W  4
May  5 Jimmy Martin               Yonkers, NY                        KO  3
May 21 Jimmy Devers               Brooklyn, NY                        D 10
Jul  2 Patsy Haley                Brooklyn, NY                        D 20
Aug  6 Frank Patterson            Brooklyn, NY                       WF  4
Aug 25 Charley Kelly              Brooklyn, NY                       LF  6
Oct 24 Billy Ryan                 Brooklyn, NY                        D 12
Dec 10 Jimmy Devers               Brooklyn, NY                        W 10

1899
Jan 14 Tim Callahan               Brooklyn, NY                        L 25
Apr  8 Jerry Sullivan             Brooklyn, NY                       KO  7
May  1 Billy Ryan                 Syracuse, NY                        D 10
Jun  8 Tim Callahan               Brooklyn, NY                        L 15
Jun 30 Tim Callahan               New York, NY                        D 10
Jul  8 Johnny Ritchie             Brooklyn, NY                        D 20
Aug  5 Johnny Ritchie             Brooklyn, NY                        D 20
Aug 11 Jimmy Devers               New York, NY                        W 20
Sep 14 Austin Rice                Waterbury, Ct                       W 15
Sep 18 Billy Ryan                 Brooklyn, NY                       ND 10
Sep 28 Lou Myers                  Brooklyn, NY                       KO 18
Nov  9 Austin Rice                Waterbury, Ct                       L 15
Nov 18 Billy Barrett              Brooklyn, NY                        D 20
Nov 30 Billy Barrett              Hartford, Ct                        L 15
Dec  8 Andy Daly                  Brooklyn, NY                        W 12
Dec 14 Billy Ryan                 Syracuse, NY                        L 25
Dec 18 Billy Barrett              Brooklyn, NY                        W 20
Dec 26 Mike Lyons                 Brooklyn, NY                        W  8

1900
Jan 20 Andy Daly                  Brooklyn, NY                        W 20
Feb  3 Austin Rice                Brooklyn, NY                        D 20
Feb 10 Johnny Burns               Brooklyn, NY                        D 20
Mar 17 Cole "Kid" Watson          Brooklyn, NY                       KO  6
Apr  6 Billy Gardner              Boston, Ma                          W 15
Apr 23 Harry Burke                Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Apr 27 Cole "Kid" Watson          New York, NY                        W 12
May 19 Jack Lowery                Brooklyn, NY                        W 15
May 30 Johnny Ritchie             Paterson, NJ                        W 15
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Jun 16 Jack Hamilton              Brooklyn, NY                        W 20
Jul  9 Lou Myers                  Brooklyn, NY                       KO  1
Jul 31 George Dixon               Brooklyn, NY                       TK  7
Aug 18 Johnny Burns               Brooklyn, NY                        D 20
Sep 11 William "Buddy" Ryan       Chicago, Il                         D  6
Sep 17 Andy Daly                  Paterson, NJ                       WF 12
Oct 19 Benny Yanger               Chicago, Il                         D  6
Nov  1 Tommy Mowatt               Chicago, Il                         W  6
Nov 23 William "Buddy" Ryan       Chicago, Il                         D  6
Dec  7 Billy Ryan                 Chicago, Il                         W  6
Dec    Austin Rice                Waterbury, Ct                       D 12

1901
Jan  2 Patsy Broderick            Providence, RI                     KO  5
Feb 18 Joe Bernstein              New Britain, Ct                    WF  6
Feb 26 Austin Rice                New London, Ct                      L 16
Mar 10 Dave O'Conner              Paterson, NJ                       KO  8
Mar 11 Billy Barrett              New Britain, Ct                    WF  5
Mar 26 Austin Rice                New London, Ct                      D 20
Apr  4 Dave O'Conner              Paterson, NJ                        W 10
Apr 19 Billy Gardner              Lowell, Ma                         LT 11
Apr 26 Patsy Broderick            Providence, RI                     TK  9
May 20 Jack Hamilton              Paterson, NJ                        D 20
Jun 20 Austin Rice                Lowell, Ma                          L 11
Nov 30 Barney "Kid" Abel          Chicago, Il                         D  6
Dec 27 Tommy Mowatt               Jackson, Mi                         W 15

1902
Jan  8 Jack O'Keefe               St. Louis, Mo                       L 20
Jan 13 Ole Oleson                 Chicago, Il                         W  6
Jan 21 Danny McMahon              Jackson, Mi                        TK  5
Jan 31 Kid Broad                  Chicago, Il                         L  6
Mar 21 Eddie Sprague              Chicago, Il                        TK  3
Apr 14 Eddie Santry               Chicago, Il                        NC  3
          -Reports vary : "LF 3" - 4/17/1902 - 4/18/1902
Apr 20 Ole Olesen                 Chicago, Il                         W  6
May 15 Barney "Kid" Abel          St. Louis, Mo                      LF 14
          -Sullivan was fouled and his manager jumped into the ring; Tommy was disqualified
May 29 Eddie Santry               St. Louis, Mo                      KO  3
Jul  7 Jack Hamilton              Paterson, NJ                        L 20
Sep 11 Kid Farmer                 St. Louis, Mo                       L  8
Sep 25 Kid Herman (Herman Landfield) Chicago, Il                     LF  2
          -Sullivan knocked Herman out; Herman claimed he received a foul blow;
           A medical exam afterwards revealed swelling; The foul claim was allowed
Oct 23 Joe Sherlock               St. Louis, Mo                      LF  2
          -This bout was almost a replay of the 9/25/1902 bout vs Kid Herman;
           Sullivan knocked Sherman out; Sherman claimed he received a foul blow;
           The foul claim was allowed
Nov 20 Jack McClelland            St. Louis, Mo                      LK 12
Dec 31 Eddie Toy                  St. Louis, Mo                       W 20

1903
Jan 22 Hugh McPadden              St. Louis, Mo                      LT  8
Feb 20 Clarence English           Chicago, Il                        LK  3
          -Sioux City (Ia) Journal (2/18/1903) reported Sullivan "went up against"
           Clarence English "some time ago"; Some sources report 2/20/1903;
           Some sources report 11/01/1903
Apr  8 Eddie Rock                 Chicago, Il                         W  6
Apr 23 Clarence Forbes            St. Louis, Mo                       W 20
May 28 Tommy Feltz                St. Louis, Mo                      LF 11
Jul  2 Jack McClelland            St. Louis, Mo                     SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held
Jul  9 Tommy Feltz                St. Louis, Mo                       W 20
Jul 28 Billy Cook                 Ayrshire, Ia                        L 10
Aug 14 Billy Cook                 Terril, Ia                          D 10
Oct  2 Kid Herman (Herman Landfield) Kansas City, Mo                  W 20
Oct  7 Clarence Forbes            Omaha, Ne                          KO  5

1904
Mar 10 Danny McMahon              Jackson, Mi                        KO  6
Oct 13 Abe Attell                 St. Louis, Mo                      KO  5
          -Featherweight Championship of the World

1905
Jan 18 Eddie Toy                  St. Louis, Mo                       W 20
Mar 20 Hugh McPadden              St. Louis, Mo                       L 12
Jul 12 Joe Sherlock               St. Louis, Mo                      LF  2
Jul 27 Kid Lee                    Havre, Mt                          LT  6

1906
Jan 13 Henry Jones                New York, NY                       KO  1
Aug 20 Harry Ames                 Chicago, Il                         W  6
Oct 12 Arizona Kid                Chicago, Il                        KO  3

1907
Aug 14 Joe Wagner                 New York, NY                       LK  2
Aug 18 Solomon "Solly" Einstein   Chicago, Il                        KO  5
Sep    Jack Ryan                  Alton, Il                          KO  5
          -St. Louis (Mo) Post-Dispatch (9/12/1907) reported Sullivan stopped Ryan
           "recently" in five rounds
Sep 11 an unnamed opponent        Alton, Il                          EX  2
Sep 11 Arthur Williams            Alton, Il                          EX  3
Sep 11 Frank Haller               Alton, Il                          EX  3
Sep 11 Joe Lydon                  Alton, Il                          EX  3
          -The previous 4 bouts were held the same date
Sep 21 Abe Attell                 Alton, Il                           D  6
Oct  2 Fred Harris                Chicago, Il                         W  6
Oct 22 Sammy Jones                Chicago, Il                        KO  4
Dec 14 Jack Moran                 Chicago, Il                         W  6

1908
Apr 30 Abe Attell                 San Francisco, Ca                  LT  4
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
Jun  6 Jim Donovan                Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Oct  2 Oscar Ranney               Little Rock, Ar                     D 15
Dec 16 Jimmy McNeil               Little Rock, Ar                    KO  3
Dec 30 Johnny Morgan              Cairo, Il                          KO  4

1909
Mar 13 Kid Taylor                 Memphis, Tn                         D  8
Mar 19 Phil Knight                Kansas City, Mo                    WF  3

1910
Jun 20 Howard Wiggam              Kokomo, In                         LK  2

1912
Jan  9 Pierce Matthews            St. Louis, Mo                      ND  6
Jan 17 Pete McVey                 Anacortes, Wa                       L  8
Mar  4 Oliver Kirk                St. Louis, Mo                      ND  8
Apr  8 Tommy Dixon                St. Louis, Mo                      ND  8

1913
May 23 "Young" Kid Hussey         Monroe, La                         LK  1

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

1902
Feb 15 Clarence Forbes            St. Louis, Mo                       W 20
Dec 22 Benny Yanger               Chicago, Il                         D  6

1903
Mar 23 Eddie Santry               Chicago, Il                        LF  3
Jun  6 Fred McKenzie              Hammond, In                        KO  4

*** The Following Bouts Are Reported For "St. Louis" Tommy Sullivan ***

1902
Jul 25 Jack O'Keefe               St. Louis, Mo                       L 20
Sep 27 Johnny Martin              Chicago, Il                         D  6
Oct 15 Kid Farmer                 Dubuque, Ia                         L  8
Nov  7 Jack Dougherty             Milwaukee, Wi                      KO  4

1903
Nov 29 Billy Huber                St. Louis, Mo                      KO  4

1904
Apr 14 Billy Huber                St. Louis, Mo                       W  6
Aug  4 Jack O'Keefe               St. Louis, Mo                       W 15

Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization