death_date religion birth_place weight other_names nationality height party name birth_date known_for residence article_title birth_name occupation
april 5 , 1883 catholic kells , county meath , ireland 211 lb kg jack mahan irish-american 6 0 democrat steve taylor 26 january 1842 bare-knuckle sullivan in 1881 ; later involved in new york politics boxer and the tweed ring . and pugilist who lost to john l. jersey city , new jersey , united states john mahan
 john mahan boxer , politician
john mahan

john mahan , also known as steve taylor , -lrb- january 26 , 1851 -- 1895 ? -rrb-
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 .
one-time coroner of jersey city , new jersey , he was also involved in new york city politics with boss tweed during his boxing career and later involved in the tweed ring .
