32-440: David or Dave Sullivan may refer to: Dave Sullivan (boxer) (1877–1929), Irish-American boxer David Sullivan (labor leader) (1904–1976), American labor leader David O. Sullivan (c. 1924–2012), American intelligence officer David Sullivan (businessman) (born 1949), British pornographic magazine publisher and football club owner David B. Sullivan (born 1953), member of
64-663: A 14th round foul. He boxed a draw with the World Featherweight Champion George Dixon in New York in 1896. He kept his bantamweight title through five defences against Johnny Murphy, Ernie Stanton. Dave Sullivan, Billy Plimmer, and Billy Rochford. Palmer met Irish-born American boxer Dave Sullivan in London on 18 October 1897 in what was billed as a World 116 pound Title Match. It would be Sullivan's first loss according to most sources. Sullivan failed to receive
96-425: A boxer, Palmer soon gained the nickname "Box o' Tricks", reflecting his showmanship - he and his brother had taken part in a stage act as children and Palmer utilised some of the things he had learned on stage in the boxing ring. In 1893, Palmer won bouts advertised as the "World 100lb" title against Walter Croot and Mike Small, and became World Bantamweight Champion in 1895 when he beat Billy Plimmer of Birmingham on
128-518: A few swift well placed blows. On the arrival of two policemen, Sullivan recommended his assailants be allowed to go and the police let them. On November 7, 1902, he defeated Jimmy Briggs on an eighth round foul, at the Criterion Athletic Club in Boston. In the eighth, a blow to the stomach, had Sullivan crying foul to the referee who agreed and called the fight. Prior to the eighth, Briggs had
160-467: A fifteen-round points decision. Palmer was a heavy drinker. In April 1907 he killed Robert Croat on a train to Epsom races , for which crime he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to five years in prison. On his release he boxed again, but never enjoyed his earlier levels of success. For the last 20 years of his life he was a bookmaker in Brighton , where he died on 13 February 1949, aged 72. He
192-617: A fourteenth-round technical knockout in Louisville, Kentucky, though Gardner claimed a foul. On November 30, 1900, persistent fouls caused him to lose his bout with Ole Olson in Chicago at the Illinois Athletic Club. Sullivan was choking and elbowing in clinches, despite the constant warning of the referee to stop. Finally in the third round, Referee Siler stopped the fight due to persistent fouls by Sullivan. On February 22, 1902, after
224-434: A good showing in the match, and he was compelled to retire in the fifth. Sullivan was said to have a consistent lead in the first four rounds, Smith unable to use his left at all in the fourth and fifth rounds. Smith did not fight again for four months after the injury, when he was defeated by Oscar Gardner. Less than two months later on November 11, 1898, he decisively lost the title to Black Canadian boxer George Dixon in
256-489: A late rally in the fourteenth. He was down in the fifteenth, and took a count before the bout ended. Sullivan was at his best in the fourth round, Though the fighting was fairly close, one reporter noted that McGovern was the aggressor in most rounds, with Sullivan mounting an effective defense. In the fifteenth, Sullivan went down from a storm of rights and lefts from McGovern. On October 17, 1902, he prevented an armed man and two accomplices from robbing him in New York, using
288-541: A sure winner, but it was only for a brief interval as Sullivan fought like a bull and was a glutton for punishment." Haley was down twice in the thirteenth round, being counted out when he went down for the second time near his corner. Two months later at the Polo Club, on April 28, he would knock out Haley again in the twenty-second round. On the strength of his showing against leading contenders, Sullivan met British boxer Pedlar Palmer in London on October 18, 1897 in what
320-421: A tenth round disqualification at New York City's Lenox Club. Dan Donnelly was in his corner. Sullivan had held the title only forty-six days. At the time of the fight the betting favored Dixon, but was close, and briefly went to even odds. For nine rounds in front of eight thousand spectators, Dixon had the advantage. In the final round, Sullivan's brother Jack walked into the ring twice to speak to Jimmy Coville
352-418: A three-month rest, he would lose to Terry McGovern , perhaps America's best known and most revered featherweight, in a fifteenth-round technical knockout in Louisville, Kentucky. For the first ten rounds the fighting was close. It was described by one reporter as "one of the most terrific and dogged battles ever seen in the roped arena." Sullivan was down in the eleventh round, and tired in round twelve, making
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#1732854906649384-530: A while make a living as a referee at boxing clubs in the New York area. He died in 1929. Pedlar Palmer Pedlar Palmer , born Thomas Palmer , (1876 – 13 February 1949) was an English boxer who held the world bantamweight championship from 1895 to 1899. Palmer was born in Canning Town, London on 19 November 1876. His father was a bare-knuckle champion of Essex, and rumour had it that his mother could take on and beat any woman in London's East End. As
416-546: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dave Sullivan (boxer) Dave Sullivan (May 9, 1877 – 1929) was an Irish-American boxer who took the World Featherweight Title on September 26, 1898 in a controversial bout against Solly Smith , in Brooklyn, New York on a fifth-round technical knockout, three rounds after Smith had broken his arm. He would hold
448-596: The British bantamweight title to Harry Ware, and although he won two out of three fights with George Dixon and beat Digger Stanley , another world champion, he was twice beaten in British featherweight title fights by Ben Jordan and Joe Bowker. Jordan successfully defended the English Featherweight Title on 12 December 1904 against Palmer in an important bout at the National Sporting Club in London in
480-549: The Greenwood Athletic Club in New York, and the two would fight two more twenty-five round draws in New York at the Broadway Athletic Club. Of their October 1, 1899 New York match, the fighting was fierce and even, and only a draw decision would be considered fair. Of their November 10, 1899 bout in Brooklyn, though a close fight, one source wrote "Sullivan outfought Bernstein. He led, forced, and landed, while
512-606: The Massachusetts House of Representatives Dave Sullivan (wrestler) (born 1957), American professional wrestler Dave Sullivan (California politician) , mayor of Huntington Beach, California Dave Sullivan (Illinois politician) (born 1964), former Illinois State Senator David Sullivan (footballer) (born 1966), Australian rules footballer David Sullivan (actor) (born 1977), American film and television actor See also [ edit ] David O'Sullivan (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
544-576: The better of the match, forcing Sullivan to clinch often. After the foul ended the fight, Sullivan looked as though he would rush Briggs and begin a more personal scuffle, though order was maintained. On February 29, 1904, in an important match, he lost to World Featherweight claimant Young Corbett II , in an eleventh-round TKO at the Mechanic's Pavilion in San Francisco. At the time he was managed by Tom Sharkey. At least one source noted that Sullivan lost
576-403: The fight before the knockout came in the seventeenth. Gardner was a very worthy opponent, and Sullivan had never been counted out for a fight before this match. The bout was a significant milestone in his career, for as many as 6000 attended the bout, which was described as "ending disastrously" for Sullivan. After a clinch in the last round, both boxers' legs became entangled and Sullivan fell to
608-462: The final rounds. Dan Donnelly was in Sullivan's corner, but his corner men had not prevented him from being over the agreed upon weight for the bout. Sullivan took the World Featherweight Title against Solly Smith in a fifth-round technical knockout in Brooklyn, New York on September 26, 1898. Smith had the misfortune to break his left arm near the wrist in the second round, ending his chances to give
640-402: The floor. On rising, Gardner landed three solid blows to Sullivan's head, the last a wild left jab to the mouth that resulted in the knockout. On March 27, 1899, he would fight a twenty-five round draw with New York Jewish boxer Joe Bernstein , a three time contender for the World Featherweight Title. Bernstein was a favorite of many fans from New York's lower East side. The bout took place at
672-436: The match badly, describing him as "going to the floor again and again beneath under the hailstorm of blows that reached him from all sides." Considering the fight one sided, one reporter wrote, "At no period of the battle was the issue in doubt, although in some of the earlier rounds Sullivan rallied fiercely and appeared for a few moments to be holding his own." The fight was described as "seven rounds of slaughter." Summing up
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#1732854906649704-470: The ninth Broderick was "almost out" when a police Captain jumped into the ring and the referee gave the decision to Sullivan. On May 16, 1898, he defeated Sam Kelly in a twenty-round points decision by referee Jimmy Dime in front of a crowd of around three to four thousand at the Lenox Club in New York. One source wrote the fight might have been ruled a draw, except for Kelly grabbing the arms of Sullivan in
736-546: The other man blocked and remained on the defensive during the majority of the rounds." After his defeat by Gardner, his best known, closest matched, and most frequent opponent would be Kid Broad, who he first met on November 28, 1899, losing in a twenty-round points decision in Brooklyn, New York. Broad would contend for the World Featherweight Title unsuccessfully on several occasions, and would fight Sullivan five more times in well attended matches. On October 8, 1900, in an important late career win, he defeated Oscar Gardner in
768-471: The outcome of the match, one reporter wrote, "Corbett left the ring without a mark, while on the other hand, Sullivan received a terrific beating." One of is last fights was with Mississippi at the Consolidated Athletic Club in New York in a winning three round newspaper decision. Mississippi's boxing had been on a considerable downhill slide, however. He would quit the ring in 1905, and for
800-405: The referee about the time remaining in the round, eventually causing Coville to end the fight, in frustration over Jack's infraction. Sullivan could have fought on, though he would have almost certainly lost the fight. Beginning a slight decline, he was knocked out in the seventeenth round by Oscar Gardner on January 9, 1899 at New York's Lenox Athletic Club. Gardner was the aggressor throughout
832-408: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Sullivan&oldid=1108512307 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
864-565: The title only forty-six days before losing it to the legendary Black champion George Dixon . Dan Donelly was a corner man and may have acted as his trainer. Dave Sullivan was born in Knocknanaff, County Cork, Ireland on May 10, 1877. His brother "Spike", accomplished as a lightweight, was also a successful boxer, and his brother Jack sometimes acted as one of his corner men. Like many Irish immigrants, he ended up in Boston, where he began boxing around 1894. One of his first professional fights
896-580: The twenty round points decision, but established himself as the primary contender for the World Featherweight Title. Palmer lost his title in Tuckahoe, New York in September 1899. He was knocked out in the first round by Terrible Terry McGovern - Palmer claimed that he had been blinded by the lights. Having held the Championship for four years, Palmer was still only 22 years old. In November 1900 Palmer lost
928-527: Was a second-round knockout against Barty McGriel on July 27, 1895 in Boston. Sullivan fought New London featherweight Austin Rice a total of four times, with the first bout coming on September 15, 1896, in a ten-round draw in Queens, New York. Sullivan was actually knocked down twice in their September 15 bout was back on his feet very quickly. He had traveled from Boston for the bout to substitute for another boxer. Rice
960-471: Was billed as a World 116 pound Title Match, a World Bantamweight Championship. The purse was $ 3,500. It would become his first loss according to most sources. Palmer was reported to have injured his hands in the eleventh round, with his right being particularly affected. He failed to receive the twenty round points decision, but established himself as the primary contender for the World Featherweight Title. On March 4, 1898, he fought Patsy Broderick in what
992-512: Was billed as the 118 pound American title at the Waverly Athletic club in Yonkers, New York, before an impressive crowd of 2000, winning by technical knockout in the ninth round. In a fairly well publicized bout Broderick was said to have grown too groggy to continue in the ninth round. His opponent made his strongest play in the fifth round using a series of left jabs. According to one source, by
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1024-633: Was eight pounds heavier, in addition to having a slight advantage in height. On February 17, 1897, he knocked out Patsy Haley in front of a crowd of 2000, in the thirteenth round, at the New Polo Athletic Club in New York City. Haley would become one of New York's most important referees in the 1920s and 1930s, judging many world competitions. Describing the exciting bout with Sullivan, the Saint Paul Globe wrote "Haley at one time looked like
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