john l sullivan question

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  1. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    is it written anywhere about how he felt about boxing with gloves ?....did he have any issues with that ?....i'm talking about period after kilrain
     
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  2. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Sullivan preferred fighting in gloves to LPR bare knuckle rules.
     
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  3. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    This. I believe he had to be talked into the doing the Kilrain bout.
     
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  4. doug.ie

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  5. janitor

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    He would only agree to a fight with bare knuckles, if there was a title claim on the line, that he couldn’t get any other way.
     
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