Did John L. Sullivan wear gloves?

I had thought that he was primarily a bare knuckle fighter, but another poster said that he preferred to wear gloves and that most of his fights were with gloves. I have been able to find very little on this question. I do know that the Corbett fight was fought with gloves, and the Kilrain fight was fought under London Prize Ring rules (bare knuckle). Hopefully others can throw more light on the matter.

 

He had three fights with bare knuckles, and over a hundred with gloves.

He was undoubtedly a gloved fighter first and foremost.

 

http://www.amazon.com/John-L-Sulliv...d=1411502260&sr=8-4&keywords=john+l.+sullivan

 

Adam, I don't have my copy handy at the moment. What was Sullivan's first Queensberry rules bout?

 

That is the cut. Sullivan preferred gloves by far but was not a M of Q fighter.

 

Jesus, is this the level of this board now?

 

Have you yet kiss the blarney stone, ol' Seamus me lad?

 

This being a transitional era, there was a veritable array of glove types being used.

Sullivan at various times used everything from 2oz leather gloves to 8oz horse hair gloves.

 

Depends how cold it was.

Probably during most any Nor'Easter.