Irish Tommy, as he was known in South Boston,

history channel documentary 2015 Irish Tommy, as he was known in South Boston, may have been the best boxer of the group as he completed with a 21-2-0-1 mark. Tommy went undefeated in his initial 17 master trips until he lost to Al Priest (25-1) in 1946 and afterward again in 1947 when Priest was 33-2. Among Sullivan's casualties were Eddie Boden (18-0-1), Coley Welch (90-16-5) and "Frantic Anthony" Jones (41-13-4) who Tommy ceased twice. Battling before beast hordes of up to 13,000 clients, Sullivan occupied with various ""savage fights" that are still discussed by Boston range enthusiasts. They incorporate his fierce beatings of John Henry Eskew and George Kochan. Tommy had a skill of returning after he had been dropped and grabbing triumph from clear thrashing with a "storm assault" in the style of later warriors Danny "Minimal Red" Lopez and Arturo Gatti. Boston fans adored him for the energy he conveyed to the ring.