Question: What else did John Morrissey, a bare-knuckle boxer do?

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Jem Ward: Jem Ward (26 December 1800 – 3 April 1884) was an English bare-knuckle boxer.  "A fine fighter and powerfully built man", he was the English champion boxer from 1825 until 1831.  However, he is most notable for being the first boxer to be officially disciplined for deliberately losing a fight.  During his fighting career he was nicknamed "The Black Diamond".  In his retirement he became a successful artist.

John Mahan: John Mahan, also known as Steve Taylor, (January 26, 1851 – 1895?)  was a 19th-century Irish-born American bare-knuckle boxer and pugilist.  He was a noted heavyweight fighter in the Northeastern United States during the 1870s and billed as having "an unbeaten record" until his prizefight with future heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan in 1881.  Sullivan rose to national prominence as a result of his victory while Mahan went into semi-retirement, taking part in numerous exhibition bouts during the 1880s.  Mahan later toured the U.S. with Sullivan and became one of his chief sparring partners.

Jack Broughton: John "Jack" Broughton (c. 1703 or 5 July 1704 – 8 January 1789) was an English bare-knuckle boxer.

John Morrissey: John Morrissey (February 12, 1831 – May 1, 1878), also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish American bare-knuckle boxer and a Dead Rabbits gang criminal leader in New York City in the 1850s and later became a Democratic State Senator and U.S. Congressman from New York, backed by Tammany Hall.  Morrissey began his bare-knuckle boxing career after a confrontation with a man known only as "Chroel" who was notorious for troubling his fellow townsmen.  Although Morrissey was on the bitter end of his first bare knuckle bout, his display of bravery and fortitude earned himself the respect and historical acknowledgment of his peers.

James Figg: James Figg (1684 – 7 December 1734) was an English bare-knuckle boxer.  He is widely recognized the first English bare-knuckle boxing champion, reigning from 1719 to 1730.  Jack Dempsey called him the father of modern boxing.  Many of the bouts at the time consisted of boxing, wrestling and fencing with sharp swords.  Figg was also a great fencer who engaged in sword duels and singlestick matches.  He was born in Thame in Oxfordshire and fought his early prize fights there.  In 1719 he started his own school and taught boxing, fencing, and quarterstaff.  William Hogarth painted his portrait.

Yankee Sullivan: Yankee Sullivan (born James Ambrose; c. March 10, 1811 – May 31, 1856), also known as Frank Murray and James Sullivan, was a bare-knuckle fighter and boxer.  He was a prizefighting champion from 1851 to October 12, 1853.  He considered himself to be the inheritor of Tom Hyer's title, and lost any claim to that title after losing a fight to John Morrissey.

Bare-knuckle boxing: Bare-knuckle boxing (also known as bare-knuckle, prizefighting, fist fight or fisticuffs) is the original form of boxing, closely related to ancient combat sports.  It involves two individuals fighting without boxing gloves or other padding on their hands.

Coffee Johnny: Coffee Johnny aka Coffy Johnny and John Oliver (1829 – 7 April 1900) was immortalised in the 6th verse George Ridley's song 'The Blaydon Races'.  Coffee Johnny was a blacksmith in the village of Winlaton, a trumpeter in the Winlaton Brass Band, a bare-knuckle boxer and Geordie celebrity.

Country McCleester: George "Country McCloskey" McCheester or John McCleester (fl.  1841-1850) was an American bare-knuckle boxer and sportsman involved in the early history of pugilism and prize fighting in Old New York.  A well known fighter in his youth, his 1841 bout with Tom Hyer at Caldwell's Landing reportedly lasted nearly 3 hours and went to 101 rounds before the "Pride of Chatham Square" seconds threw up the sponge.  Considered one of the greatest fights in the city's history, Hyer was recognized as the top fighter in the United States and awarded the American heavyweight championship.  He and Yankee Sullivan were part of a group of promoters arrested following the death of boxer Thomas McCoy who died during a match against Christopher Lilly in Westchester County on September 13, 1842.  Sullivan, who was the main promoter, was sentenced to two years in prison while McCleester and the others received light jail sentences or fines.  McCleester had served as one of the cornermen during the bout.

Dixie Brown: Anthony George Charles (born 27 June 1900 in Castries, Saint Lucia; died 20 April 1957) was a boxer, commonly known as Dixie Brown.  He worked on the construction of the Panama Canal and emigrated to Cardiff, Wales in 1919.  In the West Country of England, he survived by working as a bare-knuckle boxer in fairground booths.  He moved with his wife, Lily Sellick, to Bristol in 1923, and registered as a professional boxer, fighting 85 bouts in the 1920s and 1930s, as welterweight and middleweight.  He trained at the White Horse in Milk Street.  He could not contest any British championships owing to the colour bar then in operation.  He had two wins, both over one-time champion Billy Green, five losses and two draws in his professional career.

Supporting paragraphs: John Morrissey Bare-knuckle boxing
Answer: Dead Rabbits gang criminal leader