Sullivan fight of the week Goss vs Sullivan

Well you were attempting to be.

 

Jackson wasn't listed, he was unknown in America and still resided in Australia. Same applies to Slavin.
It's a pretty good list. Godfrey is the main missing one,

 

Great observation! Helped Jacj Johnson too.
Billy Wilson was another decent contender, the 1880-88 were not that awful bad, just that 1890-00 were really strong, Corbett, Jackson, Slavin, Goddard, Ed Smith, Maher, Choynski, Fitz, Sharkey, Ruhlin, Armstrong, Childs, Godfrey, McCoy, Jeffries...

 

Ironically, if Jeffries Sharkey III had taken place, Jeffries probably would have won by KO and enhanced his legacy a fair bit.

 

In truth, even Sullivans top opponents pre '87 did not want to fight him, Burke-a decent fighter- wanted to fight everybody, bar John L, ditto Clow, Killen avoided him, he beat Herald, Mitchell, Cardiff, McCaffrey, Slade, Ryan, Goss, Elliott, Donaldson, Dalton...just about the pick of them. From then on McAulliffe and Kilrain surfaced and afterwards the Aussie brigade, I think in 1892 any of Jackson, Slavin, Goddard, Smith or Maher might beat him. Fitz or Choynski too. Jackson for sure, Slavin or Goddard would come at Sullivan, they might get caught. Maher could probably knock him out, no one else. Smith would be Corbett-lite, mightn't succeed, Fitz would probably trap him, Choynski's whiskers might let him down, just my two cents. But remember Sullivan of 1892 was Tyson of the McBride fight, Sullivan of the Ryan 1882 fight was closer to Tyson v Berbick.

 

How did Ortiz do against these two?

 

Had I know for sure who you were talking about ( I mean there are a few middles ) at the top of the heavyweight division in the 1880's I would have framed it in a UK context, and believe there a lot of Rah / toff's in that neck of the woods.

 

Sullivan drew the color line.

His bareknuckle fight with Goss was starting to heat up nicely, but police intervened and arrested them both, which was how Ortiz got deported to Cuba.