- Lived openly with burlesque queen Ann Livingston after separating from his first wife in 1885. His second wife was his childhood sweetheart.
- First heavyweight champion of gloved boxing from 1882 to 1892. Career record: 38-1. Inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.
- Uncle of Billy Sullivan.
- Managed by Billy Madden.
- Upon becoming the Inaugural Queensbury Rules heavyweight champion, he immediately became the oldest living world champion. Succeeding incumbent middleweight champion Nonpareil Dempsey. Upon his passing, that status passed to "Torpedo" Billy Murphy.
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