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William "Spike" Sullivan

BORN   July 15 1874; Knocknamanagh, Ireland (Fought out of Boston, Massachusetts)
DIED May 31 1941; Brooklyn, New York (is buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery
HEIGHT 5-9 1/2
WEIGHT 117-135 lbs


William ("Spike") was a brother of Dave Sullivan

*** The Following Bouts Are Reported By www.boxrec.com ***

1895
Nov 25 Jerry O'Connor              Lynn, Ma                        TK  3

1896
Jan  1 Bill Brierley               Woburn, Ma                       W  8
Mar  5 Martin Flaherty             Boston, Ma                       D 12
Apr 20 Frank Farley                Boston, Ma                       W  8
Jun 16 Lewis Sullivan              Boston, Ma                      KO  2
Aug 30 Frank Keefe                 Boston, Ma                      KO  2
Oct  1 Ellwood McCloskey           Philadelphia, Pa                TK  5
Oct 13 Willie Keefe                New York, NY                    KO  8
Oct 16 Danny McBride               New York, NY                     D 15
Nov  7 Billy Joh                   New York, NY                    TK  2
Dec 12 George "Elbows" McFadden    New York, NY                     D 20
Dec 28 Jerry Marshall              New York, NY                    WF  7

1897
Jan  9 Joe Hopkins                 Brooklyn, NY                     W  2
Jan 11 Joe Bernstein               New York, NY                    TK  8
Jan 16 Mike Farragher              New York, NY                    TK 11
Feb 13 Billy Kelly                 Brooklyn, NY                    TK  6
Feb 22 Joe Flaherty                Buffalo, NY                     TK  5
Feb 27 Harry Orr                   Boston, Ma                       W  3
Mar 17 Mike Leonard                Brooklyn, NY                    KO  8
Mar 29 Tommy White                 Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
May 10 Tommy Butler                Troy, NY                        KO  3
May 17 Jack Downey                 Brooklyn, NY                    WF 19
Jul 26 Jimmy White                 Troy, NY                        KO  2
Nov 29 Jim Curran                  London, England                  W 20

1898
Feb 21 Harry Greenfield            London, England                 TK 15
May  6 John "Young" Mahoney        Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Jun 24 Dal Hawkins                 New York, NY                    KO 22
Oct 20 Jimmy Dunn                  Fall River, Ma                   W  6

1899
Jan 16 Eddie Connolly              New Haven, Ct                    D 20
Feb 20 Otto Sieloff                Buffalo, NY                     KO 13
Mar 13 Jack Waldron                Brooklyn, NY                    KO 22
Apr  3 George "Mystery" Kerwin     Brooklyn, NY                    KO  7
May 23 William "Kid" McPartland    New York, NY                     L 25
Sep 23 Billy Ernst                 Brooklyn, NY                    KO  2
Oct  2 Jerome Quigley              Brooklyn, NY                    TK  6
Oct 12 Jimmy Murray                New York, NY                    KO  6
Nov  4 Joe Youngs                  Brooklyn, NY                    KO 20
Nov 13 Dan McConnell               Trenton, NJ                     TK  5
Nov 27 Paddy Sheehan               Trenton, NJ                     KO 12
Nov 30 Emilio Sanchez              Bradford, Pa                    KO  6
Dec  2 Tommy Cleary                Philadelphia, Pa                KO  2
Dec  9 Ed Darrell                  Brooklyn, NY                    KO  8
Dec 11 Charley "Young" Kenney      Hartford, Ct                    TK  6
Dec 18 Jim Popp                    Buffalo, NY                     KO  6
Dec 21 Martin Flaherty             Troy, NY                        KO 20

1900
Jan  5 George "Elbows" McFadden    New York, NY                     D 25
Feb  9 Joe Gans                    Brooklyn, NY                    LT 14
Mar 17 Walter Burgo                Toronto, Ont, Canada            TK  4
Mar 24 Young Starr                 Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Apr 21 Young Starr                 Brooklyn, NY                    WF 13
Dec 10 Harry Berger                Trenton, NJ                      D 20

1901
Feb 18 Tim Kearns                  Louisville, Ky                   W 20
Apr  1 Harry Berger                Trenton, NJ                     KO 18
Jun 10 Joe Handler                 Trenton, NJ                     LT 17
Nov 11 James "Curley" Supples      Fort Erie, Ont, Canada           L 20
Nov 22 Eddie Connolly              New Haven, Ct                   KO  8
Dec 21 Danny Duane                 Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6

1902
Jan 24 Billy Devine                Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Apr 15 Sam Bolen                   New Britain, Ct                  D 20
Jun 21 Jabez White                 London, England                  L 15
Dec 11 Bill Chester                London, England                 KO 14

1903
Feb  9 Jim Maloney                 London, England                 KO  1
Apr 20 Jabez White                 London, England                  L 15
Jun 15 Jack Nelson                 Newcastle, England               D 20
Jul 18 Bobby Dobbs                 Newcastle, England               W 20
Sep  2 Jimmy Gardner               Fall River, Ma                   D 15
Sep 10 Dave Holly                  Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Oct  5 Jack Blackson               Chester, Pa                      D  6

1904
Dec 20 Dude Kennedy                Montreal, Que, Canada           TK 11

1905
May 20 Tim Callahan                Montreal, Que, Canada           LK  4

1910
Aug 19 Frankie Castor              Philadelphia, Pa                KO  6

*** The Following Bouts Were Reported By Early Sources ***

1891
Feb  7 Dan Kelly                   Kinsale, Ireland                KO  9
          -Bare Knuckles were used for this bout
Mar 17 Charles Foley               Cork, Ireland                   TK 14
          -Some sources report "W 14"
Apr 10 Harry Donovan               Cork, Ireland                   KO  2
Apr 29 Peter Haggerty              Cork, Ireland                   KO 17
          -London Prize Ring Rules were used for this bout
May 16 Jack Kearns                 Kinsale, Ireland                KO 11
May 27 Ed "Kid" Daly               Cork, Ireland                   KO 37
Nov 12 Jack Murphy                 Roxbury, Ma                     KO  2

1892
Mar 22 Frank O'Brien               South Boston, Ma                 W 12
Sep  8 Rich Downey                 Boston, Ma                      KO  7
Oct 17 Al Burke                    South Boston, Ma                KO  6

1893
Jan 11 Jim Mullins                 South Boston, Ma                KO  1
Feb  3 Tony Connelly               Boston, Ma                      KO  5
Mar 27 Bill Doyle                  Boston, Ma                      KO 10
Jul 15 Young McAuliffe             Boston, Ma                      KO  1
Aug 25 Mike Hickey                 East Boston, Ma                 KO 13
Sep  9 Jack Fallon                 Boston Harbor, Ma               KO 22
Nov 30 Jerry Callahan              Boston, Ma                       W  6
Dec 19 Bobby Horgan                Cambridge, Ma                   KO 14

1894
Jan 10 Ned McDonald                Dorchester, Ma                  KO  3
Jan 19 Jim Mooney South            Boston, Ma                      KO  3
Feb  2 Eddie Fitzgerald            Boston, Ma                       W  4
Mar  3 Buck Welch                  South Boston, Ma                KO  3
Mar 17 Dutch Parkins               South Boston, Ma                KO  3
Apr 11 Peter Lally                 Boston, Ma                       W  4
Jun 16 Mike O'Brien                South Boston, Ma                KO 10
Sep 17 Al Smith                    Lynn, Ma                        KO 28
Nov 14 D. Finnegan                 Brockton, Ma                     W 15

1895
Feb  5 Dick Cronin                 South Boston, Ma                TK 21
          -Some sources report "W 21"
Mar  7 Eddie Burke                 South Boston, Ma                KO  3
Apr 23 Frank Murphy                Boston, Ma                      KO  5
May 14 Tom Brown                   Boston, Ma                      KO 10
May 30 Jack Rogers                 South Boston, Ma                KO 11
Sep  6 Kid Johnson                 Boston, Ma                       W  6
Oct 15 Cap Jennings                Lynn, Ma                        KO  3
Nov 25 Kid Connors                 Lynn, Ma                        KO  3

1896
Jan  1 Bill Brierly                Woburn, Ma                       W  8
Feb 13 Jack Orr                    East Weymouth, Ma               KO  2
Feb 22 Joe Gans                    Boston, Ma                     SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held;
           Sullivan was taken sick the day of the fight
Mar  5 Martin Flaherty             Boston, Ma                       D 12
Apr 20 Frank Farley                Boston, Ma                      KO  8
          -Some sources report "W 8"
Jun 16 Lewis Sullivan              Boston, Ma                      KO  2
Jul 21 Charles McHugh              St. John, NB, Canada             W  4
Aug 30 Frank Keefe                 near Boston, Ma                 KO  2
Sep 22 Willie Keefe                Bohemian, NY                     L  6
Oct  1 Elwood McCloskey            Philadelphia, Pa                KO  5
Oct 13 Willie Keefe                Bohemian, NY                    KO  8
Oct 16 Danny McBride               New York, NY                     D 15
Nov  7 Willie John                 New York, NY                    KO  2
Dec  7 George "Elbows" McFadden    New York, NY                     D 20
Dec 19 Tom Tully                   New York, NY                    TK  2
Dec 28 Jerry Marshall              New York, NY                    TK  7

1897
Jan  9 Joe Hopkins                 Brooklyn, NY                    KO  2
Jan 11 Joe Bernstein               New York, NY                    KO  9
Jan 16 Mike Farragher              New York, NY                    TK 11
Feb 13 Billy Kelly                 Brooklyn, NY                    KO  6
Feb 15 J. Brennan                  Kingston, NY                    KO  4
          -Brennan often used the name "Collier"
Feb 22 Joe Flaherty                Buffalo, NY                     KO  5
Mar 17 Mike Leonard                New York, NY                    KO  8
Mar 29 Tommy White                 Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Apr 27 Joe Gans                    New York, NY                   SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but cancelled
May 10 Tommy Butler                Troy, NY                        KO  3
May 17 Jack Downey                 New York, NY                    WF 19
Jul 26 Jimmy White                 Troy, NY                        KO  2
Nov 29 Jimmy Curran                London, England                  W 20
Dec 21 Jack Farrell                Washington, DC                  ND  3

1898
Feb 21 Harry Greenfield            London, England                 KO 15
May  6 John "Young" Mahoney        Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Jun 24 Dal Hawkins                 New York, NY                    KO 22
Oct 20 Jimmy Dunn                  Fall River, Ma                   W  6
Nov  7 M. Riley                    Fall River, Ma                   W  6

1899
Jan 16 Eddie Connelly              New Haven, Ct                    D 20
Feb 20 Otto Sieloff                Buffalo, NY                     KO 13
Mar 13 Jack Waldron                Brooklyn, NY                    TK 22
Apr  3 George "Mystery" Kerwin     Brooklyn, NY                    KO  7
May 23 William "Kid" McPartland    New York, NY                     L 25
Sep 23 Billy Ernst                 Brooklyn, NY                    KO  2
Oct  2 Jerome Quigley              Brooklyn, NY                    KO  6
Oct 12 Jimmy Murray                Brooklyn, NY                    KO  6
Nov  4 Joe Youngs                  Brooklyn, NY                    KO 20
Nov 13 Dan McConnell               Trenton, NJ                     KO  5
Nov 14 Johnny Burns                New York, NY                    EX  4
Nov 28 Pete Sheehan                Trenton, NJ                     KO 13
Nov 30 Emil Sanchez                Bradford, Pa                    KO  6 
Dec  2 Tom Cleary                  Philadelphia, Pa                KO  2
Dec  9 Edward Darrell              Brooklyn, NY                    KO  8
Dec 11 Young Kenny                 Hartford, Ct                    KO  6
          -This man was not the famous boxer
Dec 18 Jim Popp                    Buffalo, NY                     KO  9
Dec 21 Martin Flaherty             Troy, NY                        KO 20

1900
Jan  5 George "Elbows" McFadden    New York, NY                     D 25
Feb  9 Joe Gans                    New York, NY                    LT 14
Mar 17 Walter Burgo                Toronto, Ont, Canada            TK  4
Mar 24 Young Starr                 Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Apr 21 Young Starr                 Brooklyn, NY                    WF 13
Dec 10 Harry Berger                Trenton, NJ                      D 20

1901
Feb 18 Tim Kearns                  Louisville, Ky                   W 20
Apr  1 Harry Berger                Trenton, NJ                     KO 18
Jun 10 Joe Handler                 Trenton, NJ                     LK 17
Nov 11 James "Curley" Supples      Fort Erie, Ont, Canada           L 20
Nov 22 Eddie Connelly              New Haven, Ct                   KO  8

1902
Jan 24 Billy Devine                Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Apr 15 Sam Bolen                   New Britain, Ct                  D 20
Jun 21 Jabez White                 London, England                  L 15
Dec 11 Bill Chester                in England                      KO 14

1903
Feb  9 Jem Maloney                 in England                      KO  1
Apr 20 Jabez White                 London, England                  L 15
Jun 15 Jack Nelson                 in England                       D 20
Jul 18 Bobby Dobbs                 Newcastle, England               W 20
Sep  2 Jimmy Gardner               Fall River, Ma                   D 15
Sep  3 Dave Holly                  Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Sep 10 Dave Holly                  Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6

1904
Mar 17 Darby McDonald              Mt. Carmel, Pa                   D 10
Nov 21 Joe Adler                   New York, NY                    KO  9
Dec 20 Dude Kennedy                Montreal, Que, Canada           TK 11

1905
May 20 Tim Callahan                Montreal, Que, Canada           LK  4
*** Much Data Was Provided By Paul Zabala (of IBRO) ***

*** Assistance Provided By  Karen Ehatt (Great Grand Niece) ***

*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1903
Oct 10 Jack Blackburn              Chester, Pa                     ND  6
          -Some sources report 10/06/1903