books.google.co.uk - Essentially the last of the bare-knuckle heavyweight champions, John L. Sullivan was instrumental in the acceptance of gloved fighting. His charisma and popular appeal during this transitional period contributed greatly to making boxing a nationally popular, “legitimate” sport. Sullivan became boxing's...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/John_L_Sullivan_The_Career_of_the_First.html?id=Hce8_tXv63EC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareJohn L. Sullivan: The Career of the First Gloved Heavyweight Champion
