Morrissey vs. Poole: Politics, Prizefighting and the Murder of Bill the Butcher
Sufiyan H Dhendhen
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World Prizefighting Champion and Tammany Hall EnforcerOn July 26, 1854, World Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey challenged part-time prize-fighter and New York Whig enforcer William "Bill the Butcher" Poole to a street fight.The bad blood between Morrissey and Poole culiminated in Stanwix Hall on February 25, 1855.The outcome led to three trials and a twenty-year campaign to rebuild a reputation.Read more
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Sufiyan H Dhendhen
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Episodes (9)
Chapter 1 – “The Troy Giant’s” Beginnings
Chapter 2 – Tom Hyer Retires
Chapter 4 – Morrissey Becomes “World” Champion
Chapter 5 – The Street Fight and Murder
Chapter 7 – Morrissey Defends Title
Chapter 8 – Morrissey and Heenan, Part II
Chapter 9 – John Morrissey, the Businessman and Politician
Conclusion
End Credits