John Shanssey
John Shanssey (March 23, 1848 – 1919?) was an American boxer, gambler, saloon owner, and Mayor of Yuma, Arizona. He fought Mike Donovan in a bout refereed by a young 21-year-old Wyatt Earp[1] on July 4, 1868, or 1869 in Cheyenne, Wyoming.[2] Shanssey is an alternative spelling, based on local Irish pronunciation, of the Irish surname Shaughnessy.
References
- ^ Jeffrey T. Sammons (1990). Beyond the Ring: The Role of Boxing in American Society. University of Illinois Press. p. 22. ISBN 0252061454.
- ^ ""Professor" Mike Donovan". Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- City of Yuma