Bob KO Sweeney
American boxer (1894-1961)
- Born
- 15 December 1894
- Died
- 14 June 1961
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer
K.O. Sweeney (aka Knockout Sweeney) was the nom de guerre of a New York boxer who fought during the years 1911–1919. The name was coined by Sweeney's manager, Leo P. Flynn, who was known for assigning colorful nicknames to his fighters, including Tommy Bergin (the Lewiston Bear Cat), Andy Parker (Skull Cracker), Johnny Alberts (Jack the Jawbreaker) and Bert Stanley (the Oshkosh Assassin). Flynn's nickname for Sweeney was used over the years by several other American boxers.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.