Quote Originally Posted by taansend
One Hundred & Forty Nine Years Young today

Now while we all bicker about 'great fighters' we all need to bow down to the first true Superstar of the game.

Before the Boston Strong Boy came along, boxing was an illegal, rag-tag, bareknuckle underground sport. After Sullivan, it was a worldwide phenomena and everybody in the Western World knew who he was.

A true great in the history of our sport and without him we may not be discussing the sport as we know it today.

Thank you, John L. You're a proper Hero.

http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php...0547&cat=boxer

http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:10547

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Sullivan
Cheers! John Happy Birrffff' day....