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K.O. Sweeney
K.O. Sweeney (aka Knockout Sweeney) was the ''nom de guerre'' of a New York boxer who fought during the years 1911–1919. The name was coined by Sweeney's manager, Leo P. Flynn, who was known for assigning colorful nicknames to his fighters, including Tommy Bergin (the Lewiston Bear Cat), Andy Parker (Skull Cracker), Johnny Alberts (Jack the Jawbreaker) and Bert Stanley (the Oshkosh Assassin). Flynn's nickname for Sweeney was used over the years by several other American boxers. K.O. Sweeney of New York Sweeney's career got underway in February 1911, when he fought Harry Edwards at New York's West Side Athletic Club. In May 1914, a newspaper reporter described K.O. Sweeney as the "fighting Irishman of the East Side...having never lost a decision from the time he started boxing three years ago...a New York product..." On May 18, 1914, the ''New Castle Herald'' reported that "Knockout Sweeney...one of the best lightweights ever turned out of New York..." would fight "Battling Terry" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport is the List of municipalities in Connecticut, most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the List of cities by population in New England, fifth-most populous in New England. Located in eastern Fairfield County, Connecticut, Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Island Sound, it is from Manhattan and from The Bronx. It is bordered by the towns of Trumbull, Connecticut, Trumbull to the north, Fairfield, Connecticut, Fairfield to the west, and Stratford, Connecticut, Stratford to the east. Bridgeport and other towns in Fairfield County make up the Greater Bridgeport, Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-Danbury metropolitan statistical area, the second largest Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area in Connecticut. The Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-Danbury metropolis forms part of the New York metropolitan area. Inhabited by the Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Nation, Paugus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Sweeney Of South Scranton June 1913
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