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Jack "Twin" Sullivan

BORN September 23 1878; Cambridge, Massachusetts
DIED September 4 1947; Cambridge, Massachusetts
HEIGHT 5-9
WEIGHT 156-178 lbs
MANAGERS Dave Sullivan, Jack Doyle

Jack was a brother of Mike "Twin" Sullivan and Dan Sullivan

1900
Feb  2 Joe Robinson               Portland, Me                       D 12
Mar 16 Joe Robinson               Boston, Ma                         W 15
Apr 19 Eddie Connolly             Boston, Ma                        LF  8
Apr 30 Bob Montgomery             Chelsea, Ma                        D  6
May 21 Eddie Connolly             Boston, Ma                         D 15
Aug  8 Frank Tyson                Lynn, Ma                           D  3
Nov 27 Charles O'Rourke           Pawtucket, RI                      D 15
Dec 18 Billy Payne                Boston, Ma                         W 15

1901
Mar 11 Jim Judge                  Fall River, Ma                     W 12
Apr 17 Charles O'Rourke           Fall River, Ma                    LK  8
Jul  2 Jim McInnes                Bar Harbor, Me                    KO  5
Jul 10 Tom Wilson                 Bar Harbor, Me                     D 10
Jul 18 Billy Payne                Bar Harbor, Me                    ND  5
Aug 16 Billy Payne                Bar Harbor, Me                     D 15
Sep  2 Jim Burke                  Hartford, Ct                       D 15
Dec 16 Andy Watson                Cambridge, Ma                      D  8
Dec 26 Billy Payne                Bath, Me                          TK  5

1902
Jan 10 Patsy Sweeney              Manchester, NH                     W 15
Feb  5 Mike Schreck               Chicago, Il                        D  6
Feb 18 Billy Jordan               Bath, Me                          KO 14
Mar  6 Bob Montgomery             Warren, RI                         D  6
Mar 17 Bob Montgomery             Cambridge, Ma                      D  8
Mar 18 Charlie Scarville          Bath, Me                          KO  3
Apr  1 Patsy Sweeney              Boston, Me                         W 15
Apr 18 George Cole                Boston, Ma                         W 10
May 12 Jack Bennett               Boston, Ma                         D 10
May 20 Charles O'Rourke           Cambridge, Ma                      D  8
May 29 Patsy Sweeney              Boston, Ma                         D  8
          -This bout was an "Agreed Draw" if no one was knocked out
Jun 25 Owen Ziegler               Savannah, Ga                       D 25
Sep 22 Billy Payne                Bangor, Me                        WF  7
Oct  9 Hugh McWinters             Saundersville, RI                 KO 10
          -Some sources report "Scituate, RI"
Oct 13 Andy Watson                Bangor, Me                         D 12
Oct 15 Jimmy Handler              Boston, Ma                        TK  9
          -Some sources report "TK 8"
Oct 23 Patsy Sweeney              Bath, Me                         SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held; Sweeney did not show
Oct 23 Andy Watson                Bath, Me                           D 15
Nov  3 Bob Montgomery             Bath, Me                          TK  6
Nov 12 Dick O'Brien               Bangor, Me                         D 10
Nov 27 "Young" Peter Jackson      Boston, Ma                        ND  6
          -This bout was an "Agreed Draw" if no one was knocked out
Dec  1 George Byers               Bangor, Me                         D  6

1903
Jan 22 Charles O'Rourke           Cambridge, Ma                      D 15
Feb 17 Jim Guider                 Cambridge, Ma                     KO  9
Mar 17 Andy Walsh                 Boston, Ma                         W 15
          -Welterweight Championship of New England
Mar 30 Charles O'Rourke           Cambridge, Ma                      W 15
May 25 Jack Palmer                London, England                    D 15
          -158 Pound Championship of Great Britain
Jul  3 Young Simmons              Bangor, Me                        KO  2
Jul 15 Jim Judge                  Boston, Ma                         W 10
Jul 22 Eddie Connolly             Halifax, NS, Canada                D 10
Aug 10 Eddie Connolly             St. John, NB, Canada               D 10
Sep  1 Steve O'Donnell            Hallowell, Me                      D  6
Sep 23 George Cole                Boston, Ma                         D 15
Oct  1 Tom "Jabber" Carey         Fall River, Ma                    KO  7
          -Some sources call this bout a "fake"
Oct 17 George Cole                Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Oct 24 George Cole                Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Oct 29 Jack Williams              Philadelphia, Pa                  ND  6
Nov 18 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Dec 22 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien Boston, Ma                        L 15

1904
Feb 23 Hugo Kelly                 Chicago, Il                        L  6
Mar 12 Martin Duffy               Chicago, Il                        W  6
Apr  1 Hugo Kelly                 Kansas City, Mo                  SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but postponed
Apr  7 Hugo Kelly                 Kansas City, Mo                    W 20
          -Sullivan claimed the Middleweight Championship of the World (American version)
Apr 14 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien St. Louis, Mo                    LK  3
May 11 Hugo Kelly                 Indianapolis, In                   D 10
Jun  1 Mike Schreck               Indianapolis, In                   W 10
Jun  9 Andy Walsh                 St. Louis, Mo                      W 15
Aug 23 Dave Barry                 Los Angeles, Ca                    W 20
Sep 27 Charles "Kid" McCoy        Los Angeles, Ca                    L 20
Sep 30 Joe Angeli                 San Francisco, Ca                 TK  7
          -Police intervened
Oct  2 Nick Burley                Nome, Alaska                      KO  2

1905
Mar  7 Tommy Burns                Tacoma, Wa                         D 20
Apr  3 Young Fitzsimmons          Tacoma, Wa                        KO 10
May 24 Nick Burley                Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada KO 11
Jul  4 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada D 20
Oct 17 Tommy Burns                Los Angeles, Ca                    W 20
          -This bout was billed as a Middleweight Championship of the World (American version) contest
Nov 28 Mike Schreck               Los Angeles, Ca                    W 20

1906
Mar  9 Hugo Kelly                 Los Angeles, Ca                    D 20
          -Kelly claimed the Middleweight Championship of the World (American version);
          -Kelly claimed American middleweight championship
Jul 12 "Fireman" Jim Flynn        Pueblo, Co                         D 15
Aug 30 Billy Bates                in Alaska                         KO  2
Sep  6 Nick Burley                Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada KO  3

1907
Jan  4 "Fireman" Jim Flynn        Los Angeles, Ca                    L 20
Feb 12 "Fireman" Jim Flynn        Los Angeles, Ca                    D 20
Mar 26 Jack Palmer                Los Angeles, Ca                   TK 10
May 10 Hugo Kelly                 Los Angeles, Ca                    D 20
          -Kelly claimed the Middleweight Championship of the World (American version)
Jul 24 Dave Sawyer                Bar Harbor, Me                    ND  6
Sep 28 Bill Squires               San Francisco, Ca                 KO 19
Nov 28 Al Kaufmann                Colma, Ca                          L 25

1908
Jan 21 Joe Thomas                 Los Angeles, Ca                   ND 10
Feb 11 "Fireman" Jim Flynn        Los Angeles, Ca                   ND 10
May  9 Stanley Ketchel            Colma, Ca                         LK 20
          -Ketchel claimed the Middleweight Championship of the World (American version)
Jul  4 Terry Mustain              Tonopah, Nv                       LK 13
Oct 20 Marvin Hart                Boston, Ma                        LF  5
Nov  5 Jim Prendergast            Halifax, NS, Canada                W 10

1909
Jan  5 Bill McKinnon              Boston, Ma                         D 12
Mar  8 Jim Stewart                Brooklyn, NY                      ND 10
Mar 22 Sailor Burke               Brooklyn, NY                      ND 10
Jul  5 Frank Mantell              Sacramento, Ca                     L 20
Sep  6 Frank Mantell              San Francisco, Ca                  D 20
Nov 16 Dan "Porky" Flynn          Boston, Ma                         W 12
Dec  7 Bill McKinnon              Boston, Ma                         W 11

1910
Jan 18 Frank Klaus                Boston, Ma                         L 12
Apr  4 Sailor Burke               Brooklyn, NY                      ND 10
May  2 Al Benedict                Brooklyn, NY                      TK  5
Jun  7 Jim Stewart                New York, NY                      ND 10
Jun 21 Billy Papke                Boston, Ma                         L 12
Oct 18 George "Kid" Cotton        Pittsburgh, Pa                    ND  6
Nov 16 Tony Ross                  Syracuse, NY                      ND 10
Dec  5 Jim Stewart                New York, NY                      TK  4
Dec 27 Dan "Porky" Flynn          Boston, Ma                         L 12
Dec 30 Frank Mantell              New York, NY                      ND 10

1911
Feb 17 Tony Ross                  Buffalo, NY                       ND 10
Apr  7 Jack Alton                 Buffalo, NY                       KO  9
May  8 Tony Ross                  Buffalo, NY                       ND 10
May 26 Dan "Porky" Flynn          Milwaukee, Wi                     ND 10
Oct 30 Tony Ross                  Youngstown, Oh                    ND 10
Dec 26 Joe Jeannette              Buffalo, NY                       ND 10

1912
Jan 19 Tom "Bearcat" McMahon      Cleveland, Oh                      W 10
Feb 15 Howard Morrow              Cleveland, Oh                     ND 10
Mar  9 Tom "Bearcat" McMahon      Pittsburgh, Pa                    ND  6
Apr 29 Harry Wuest                Cincinnati, Oh                    ND 10
Jun 11 Jack Dillon                Buffalo, NY                       ND 10
Sep 16 George "One-Round" Davis   Buffalo, NY                       ND 10
Nov 21 Edward "Gunboat" Smith     Buffalo, NY                       ND 10
Dec 26 George "One-Round" Davis   Buffalo, NY                       LT  3

1913
Feb 18 Jeff Clark                 Joplin, Mo                       SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but postponed
Feb 20 Jeff Clark                 Joplin, Mo                        ND 10
Apr  1 Alfred "Soldier" Kearns    Brooklyn, NY                      ND 10
Jul  3 Battling Levinsky          Buffalo, NY                       ND 10
Sep 27 Battling Levinsky          Brooklyn, NY                      ND 10
Oct  1 Tom "Bearcat" McMahon      Erie, Pa                          ND 10
Oct 22 Gus Christie               Fond du Lac, Wi                   ND 10

1914
Jan 17 Johnny Howard              New York, NY                      ND 10
Mar  5 "Denver" Jack Geyer        Buffalo, NY                       WF 10
May 15 Alfred "Soldier" Kearns    Buffalo, NY                       ND 10
May 16 George "Boer" Rodel        Brooklyn, NY                      ND 10
May 27 Jack Lansing               Buffalo, NY                       ND 10

1915
Feb  4 Jack Taylor                Pittsburgh, Pa                    ND  6
Feb 12 George "One-Round" Davis   Buffalo, NY                       ND 10
Feb 18 Jim Coffey                 New York, NY                      LT  5
Jun 21 Willie "K.O." Brennan      Buffalo, NY                       ND 10

1916
Mar 31 Sam Nolan                  Meadesville, Pa                   ND  6
Oct  2 Willie "K.O." Brennan      Auburn, NY                        ND 10
Dec 14 Albert "Buck" Crouse       Altoona, Pa                       ND  6

1917
Oct  5 Stanley Myers              Buffalo, NY                       ND  6

1918
Feb 11 Willie Langford            Buffalo, NY                       ND 10
May 22 Charlie Hauser             Buffalo, NY                       EX  4
Jun 27 Charlie Hauser             Buffalo, NY                       EX  4
Jul  6 Ted "Kid" Lewis            Cleveland, Oh                     EX  4

1919
Mar 24 Joe Bonds                  Buffalo, NY                       ND  6
Aug  4 Indian Jamieson            Buffalo, NY                       KO  2
Aug 11 "Soldier" Horace Jones     Buffalo, NY                       WF  6
Oct 28 Homer Smith                Jackson, Mi                       LF  4
Nov 28 Jimmy Gray                 Auburn, NY                         W 10

1920
Jan  1 Jack Holland               Syracuse, NY                      KO  4
Apr 26 Karl Weicks                Boston, Ma                        KO  5

1921
Feb  7 George Robinson            Boston, Ma                         W 10
Feb 19 Joe Thomas                 Boston, Ma                        KO  3
Mar  6 Charley Gousse             Rochester, NY                     ND  8

1922
Sep  8 Tom Cotter                 Boston, Ma                         W 10

*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1898-1899
       Jack Fitzpatrick           Boston, Ma                         W  3
       Dave Nelligan              Boston, Ma                         W  2
       Charlie Scarville          Boston, Ma                         W  3
       Fred Friedler              Boston, Ma                         W  3
       Jack d'Arcy                Boston, Ma                         W  2
       Billy Payne                Boston, Ma                         W  3
       George McCarthy            Boston, Ma                         W  4
       John Butler                Cambridge, Ma                      W  5
       Bob Montgomery             Cambridge, Ma                      W  6
       Martin Riley               Cambridge, Ma                      D  6
       Tom Carpenter              Chelsea, Ma                        D  8

1899
Jan  2 Patsy Sweeney              Cambridge, Ma                     LT  2
          -Some sources report "L 2"

1905
May 26 Al Kaufmann                San Francisco, Ca                 LK  1

1906
May 26 Al Kaufmann                San Francisco, Ca                 LK  1

1918
       Jesse Morey                Buffalo, NY                       EX  4
             
Compiled By Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization