Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/13

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Subject: [Leica] Re= Great white hope
From: "Neal Friedenthal" <neal@nairobisafari.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 20:19:15 -0400
 
I'm not from Boston, but Gentleman Jim beat "the Great" John L. Sullivan, for the title. This was the first championship fight with gloves, Sullivan was the last 
bare knuckles champ and remained so until his death in 1918. Corbett was the first champion under the new rules.

Neal F.


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