Let's Chuck old iron Chin Chuvalo in with the John L bare knuckle s .Chuvalo is of the time so he knows the game .He takes kilrains spot in 1889.What's the result ,can George out last Sullivan In Richburg ?
Why all the sudden huge influx of Sullivan and barenuckle related match ups? It's not as if there's much of anything to draw comparisons from to begin with. "Just imagine these two separate fighters, neither of whom you've ever actually seen, fighting. Exciting isn't it?"
You would have to favor Sullivan, if only based on his proven bare knuckle pedigree. I am not sure how much of an advantage Chuvalo's chin would be in a finish fight.
Number of rounds can be a deceptive measure of a bare knuckle fight, because it merely reflects the number of times somebody was down. Total duration gives a much better indication of what happened. By that measure, we can say that Sullivan was able to fight for more than three hours.