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Billy Sullivan and Spectators
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Billy Sullivan (right) has knocked his opponent to the mat in "Fighting Mad," perhaps one of the "Leather Pushers" series of Universal films made in 1923 and 1924. Billy Sullivan (aka William Arthur Sullivan) also appeared as a boxer in "The Battling Cowboy" series.
1923
Universal Pictures (Firm)
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