Researching Obed Sullivan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12584 people with the Sullivan surname? In that year Sullivan was ranked number 323 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Obed Sullivan on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Obed Sullivan and the Sullivan Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 19318 people with the Sullivan surname in the UK? Sullivan is now ranked number 281 for popularity in the UK. |
Sullivan Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 246098 people with the Sullivan surname in the USA? Sullivan is ranked number 78 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Obed Sullivan. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Obed Sullivan
Obed Benjamin Sullivan, born January 17, 1968 in Gulfport, MS, is a former heavyweight boxer. Nicknamed "The Fighting Marine", Sullivan was at times a highly ranked heavyweight who fought many significant fighters of his era.
Sullivan turned pro in 1992 and accumulated a 28-1-1 record with an International Boxing Federation intercontinental belt and wins over the likes of Garing Lane, Levi Billups, James Gaines, and Marion Wilson, setting up a bout with fellow rising prospect Hasim Rahman in 1997 on HBO. Sullivan held his own and lost a majority decision.
After the loss to Rahman, Sullivan began 1998 by knocking out 33-1 Keith McKnight, but then would be stopped in the ninth round after a tough battle with undefeated contender Michael Grant. He then lost against Jesse Ferguson.
In 1999, he lost a split decision to Derrick Jefferson, and traveled to Germany for a WBO heavyweight title challenge to Vitali Klitschko, where Sullivan quit on his stool after nine rounds.He lost a short match in 2000 against David Tua and later in the year fought Larry Donald to a draw.
Sullivan has not boxed since 2004.
His record was 41-9-2 and one no contest with 30 knockouts.
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