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Photomechanical print in fine color, 6.5 x 8.25 in. (image size), 8.5 x 11.75 in. including margins. John L. Sullivan, Champion Pugilist of the World. New York: Currier & Ives, 1883. Copied by permission of "The New York Times," from their only genuine portrait. With the following statistics printed below: "Born at Boston, Mass. 1858 / Height 5 ft. 10 1/2 ins. Weight 196 lbs. / Beat Davidson - with hard gloves at Cincinnati, O. Dec. 28th, 1880 Purse $500. Beat Flood 'on the Hudson' May 16th, 1881 Purse $1000. Beat Ryan at Mississippi City, Miss. Feb. 7th, 1882. $2,500 a side. 'Knocked out' Elliott in 3 rounds, -glove fight- New York, July 4th, 1882." Dimensions indicate that this is a later, photomechanical reproduction of the lithograph. Condition: Very find condition overall. Thin, very light tone line along bottom edge.