The Bare Knuckle Heavyweight Champions of America | ||
Champion |
Nickname | Reign |
Tom Molineaux | the Virginia Slave | 1810-1815 |
Tom Hyer | 1841-1851 retired | |
John Morrissey | Old Smoke | 1853-1859 retired |
John Carmel Heenan | the Benica Boy | 1860-1863 vacated |
Joe Coburn | 1863-1865 vacated | |
Jimmy Elliott | 1865-1870 imprisoned | |
Mike McCoole | the Deck Hand Champion | |
Tom Allen | 1869-1870 | |
Jem Mace | the Gypsy | 1870-1871 vacated |
Tom Allen | 1873-1876 | |
Joe Goss | 1876-1880 | |
Paddy Ryan | 1880-1882 | |
John L. Sullivan | the Boston Strong Boy | 1882-1889 |
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