Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast. Have you ever noticed the guy in a fighting stance on the

art of manliness logo? That's not just some random symbol, it's an actual dude.

John L Sullivan, the greatest bear-nuckle boxer of the 19th century.

While most people think bear-nuckle boxing came to an end during Sullivan's era,

in fact, it never entirely went away.

In his new book, Bear-Nuckle,

State and Bonner charts bear-nuckle

bar-nuckle-narchings rise, fall, and resurgence, as well as the improbable

story of its modern chapter's winning his champion.

Taines Show, Stayton describes Bear Knocle Boxing's incredible popularity a century ago and why glove boxing took its place

while Bernoukel got pushed into a shadowy illicit underground.

Staten takes us into that secret circuit which still exists today revealing the

dark sweating basements and bars where modern

bare-kn kn-kn state and introduces us to a dominant figure in that world

Bobby Gunn, an undefeated bear-knuckle fighter who combines a love of faith, family and fighting, and

has helped turn bear-nuckle boxing to what is now the world's fastest growing combat sport.

After the show is over, check at our show notes at A.wim.

IS slash bear Knuckle.

All right, State and Bonner, welcome to the show. Thanks for having me, thrilled to be here.

So you got a new book out called Bear Knuckle.

Bobby Gunn, 73-0 undefeated, a dad, a dream, a fight like you've never seen, and this is a book about

a bare knuckle boxer in the 21st century named Bobby Gunn.

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