ABOUT JOHN LAWRENCE SULLIVAN
Recognized as the first Heavyweight Champion of gloved boxing and as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing.
He was arrested for illegal boxing during a time when the sport was taboo.
He was the first American athlete to earn over a million dollars.
He lived on a farm with his wife, who passed away a few months before he did.
Both he and Rocky Graziano were legendary boxers.
