Historical perspective: World boxing champions Robert Fitzsimmons and John L. Sullivan fight in Terre Haute
World boxing champions Robert Fitzsimmons and John L. Sullivan fight in Terre Haute
| Description: |
This article discusses the boxing careers of Robert Fitzsimmons and John L. Sullivan. The two made several separate appearances in Terre Haute, Indiana from the 1880s to 1905 in vaudeville theaters as actors and as boxers. |
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| Origin: | 2012 |
| Created By: |
McCormick, Mike |
| Publisher: |
Terre Haute Tribune Star |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/vcpl/id/10212 |
| Collection: |
Vigo County Public Library |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Undetermined |
| Subjects: |
Boxing Sports Boxers (Sports) Sports |
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