William Muldoon Whips John L. Sullivan Into Shape - 1000 Hours

Podcast: When It Was Cool Wrestling and Retro Pop Culture by DragonKingKarl · When It Was Cool

Opublikowano: 2026-08-09

This week on the 1000 Hours Podcast series which about the pioneer era of pro wrestling I discuss one of the most famous boxing matches in history. Pioneer era boxing was on the rise at the same time pioneer era pro wrestling was and the biggest name in pioneer era wrestling was William Muldoon. John L. Sullivan, the pioneer boxing legend, was having some problems, namely, he was a sodden drunkard who ate and partied too much. Not only did William Muldoon whip Sullivan into shape but Sullivan won the boxing World heavyweight title in the most famous (and illegal...