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Bob Fitzsimmons

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British boxer (1863-1917)

United KingdomAthletesLived 1863 to 1917 · aged 54
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Robert James Fitzsimmons was a Cornish-New Zealand professional boxer who was the sport's first three-division world champion. He achieved fame for beating "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, and he is in The Guinness Book of World Records as the lightest heavyweight champion, weighing just 167 pounds when he won the title.

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The birthplace of Bob Fitzsimmons in Helston, CornwallThe birthplace of Bob Fitzsimmons in Helston, CornwallFitzsimmons knocks down Dempsey in New Orleans, 1891.Fitzsimmons knocks down Dempsey in New Orleans, 1891.March 1897 Fitzsimmons-Corbett boxing matchMarch 1897 Fitzsimmons-Corbett boxing matchFitzsimmons's grave at Graceland CemeteryFitzsimmons's grave at Graceland Cemetery

Awards 1

1990International Boxing Hall of Fame

Connected to Bob 1

Enoch J. RectorAlso in The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight (1897)

Athletes from United Kingdom 5

Trevor Goddard52.9Will Stevens52.8Joe Hendry52.9Roger Black52.8Victoria Pendleton53.0

About this person

Robert James Fitzsimmons was a Cornish-New Zealand professional boxer who was the sport's first three-division world champion. He achieved fame for beating "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, and he is in The Guinness Book of World Records as the lightest heavyweight champion, weighing just 167 pounds when he won the title. Nicknamed Ruby Robert and The Freckled Wonder, he took pride in his lack of scars and appeared in the ring wearing heavy woollen underwear to conceal the disparity between his trunk and leg-development.

Country
United Kingdom
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Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1863 to 1917 · aged 54
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23 languages

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