With boxing gloves and modern rules? Jake was no doubt one of the best of the old bareknuckle fighters but wouldn't have stood much of a chance against the Brown Bomber under modern rules. Kilrain could take a beating ... Continue reading

Jake Kilrain | New-York Historical Society's Bill Shannon Dictionary ...

Jake Kilrain (Boxing. Born, Greenpoint, NY, Feb. 9, 1859; died, Quincy, MA, Dec. 22, 1937.) Born John Joseph Killion in what is now Brooklyn, Jake Kilrain became a professional prize fighter at 21. Although prize fighting was illegal in New ... Continue reading

Gilded Age Gladiator | Charlotte Film Festival

The film culminates in Sullivan's 1889 Heavyweight Championship fight against Jake Kilrain, a fighter Richard Fox had unilaterally declared to be the true champion of the world. Sullivan and Kilrain fought an epic 75-round bout that was ... Continue reading