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John Morrissey (1831-1878), also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish-born American who became a prominent figure of the 1850’s. Raised in New York State, Morrissey moved to San Francisco at the time of the California Gold Rush in the early 1850’s. There, he took up bare-knuckle boxing and, on his return to New York, challenged and defeated “Yankee Sullivan”, then recognized as the American boxing champion. Following his boxing career, Morrissey later became a professional gambler, owning gambling h

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Author

Jack Kofoed

Publisher

Papamoa Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781789124170

Category

history

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Updated

2026-03-25