Sullivan
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Sullivan
Sort Name:
Sullivan, John L.
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Lower Class
Rank:
Peripheral
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Other
Specific Job:
Prize Fighter
First Mentioned:
Other Texts:
Biography:
John L. Sullivan was the last heavyweight American prizefighter to win his championship without wearing gloves ('bare knuckle'). He won by defeating Jake Kilrain at Richburg, Mississippi on August 7, 1889. His name appears in the novel as a way to describe how the hunters in Yoknapatawpha feel about their sport: "Boon and the conductor and the brakeman talked about Lion and Old Ben as people talked about Sullivan and Kilrain or Dempsey and Tunney" (218).
Individual or Group:
Individual
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