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Untitled story (The night Sailor Steve Costigan fought Battling O'Rourke . . .)
Part of Untitled story (The night Sailor Steve Costigan fought Battling O'Rourke . . .)
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Battling O’RourkeBattling O’Rourke — giant boxer who fights Steve in the fragment; not merged with other O’RourkesOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 331Bill O’BrienBill O’Brien — rangy Irish Sea Girl sailor and Steve Costigan’s close friend/secondOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 331FitzBob Fitzsimmons — historical heavyweight champion; source also uses Robert Fitzsimmons/FitzMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 332Bull LarsenBull Larsen — huge square-headed Swedish shipmate; not automatically merged with Sven LarsonOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 331FirpoFirpo — historical boxer referenced by surname in Cupid vs. Pollux and Iron MenMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 332DempseyJack Dempsey — historical heavyweight champion; the modern Dempsey distinguished from the NonpareilMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 332Jack MaloneyJack Maloney — recurring boxer who fights Brennon and later stars in The Mark of a Bloody Hand and They Always Come BackMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 332JeffJames J. Jeffries — historical heavyweight champion; source also uses Jim Jeffries/Big Jeff/The Big FellowMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 332JimJim — first-person educated friend/narrator whom Steve treats as an oracleOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 331John L.John L. Sullivan — historical boxer mentioned in Draft 2Mentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 332Jose GonzalesJose Gonzales — South American boxer who faces BrennonMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 332Iron Mike BrennonMike Brennon — Iron Mike Brennon, central boxer of both Iron Men versions and important in They Always Come BackMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 332MikeMike Costigan — Iron Mike Costigan, final opponent of Mike Brennon in Iron MenMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 332MoranMoran — historical heavyweight boxer named by surname among great hittersMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 332MaherPeter Maher — historical boxerMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 332SlavinSlavin — historical heavyweight boxer named by surname among great hittersMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 332Soldier HandlerSoldier Handler — hard-hitting boxer who faces Brennon and MaloneyMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 332Steve CostiganSteve Costigan — sailor-boxer brought in to face Snake Wamberson in The Trail of the SnakeOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 331unnamed manthe unnamed extraordinary puncher — unidentified man whose bare fists dented Bull Larsen’s skull and broke Bill O’Brien’s ribsMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 333SharkeyTom Sharkey — historical boxer repeatedly referenced in Howard’s boxing comparisonsMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 331
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