John L Sullivan mb-artistname John Prince showing Church Street in the

showing Church Street in the foreground

View of Great Chaitya Cave at Kannari

players jogging around pitch

A scene from the Rothmans' film of the Acropolis Rally

Whilst his coronation had been complete with pomp and celebration

John L Sullivan mb-artistname John Prince showing Church Street in theJohn L Sullivan, American boxer, c1898. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1858, John L Sullivan (1858 1918) is regarded as the first world heavyweight champion. He held the title from 1881 until 1892, when he lost it to James 'Gentleman Jim' Corbett. Sullivan was the first American sportsman to become a national celebrity and the first to earn over $1 million.