Robert Fitzsimmons biography
Robert Fitzsimmons, byname Bob Fitzsimmons or Ruby Robert Fitzsimmons, (born May 26, 1863, Helston, Cornwall, England—died October 22, 1917, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.), British-born boxer, the primary fighter to carry the world boxing championship in three weight divisions.
A New Zealand resident as a younger man, Fitzsimmons went to the United States in 1890, having already established a popularity as a fighter. He received the world middleweight title (below the Queensberry guidelines) by knocking out Nonpareil Jack Dempsey in 13 rounds in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 14, 1891. He resigned this championship on March 17, 1897, when he received the heavyweight title by knocking out Gentleman Jim Corbett in 14 rounds at Carson City, Nevada. Fitzsimmons knocked Corbett out with the primary show of his photo voltaic plexus punch.
Fitzsimmons misplaced the heavyweight championship to James Jackson Jeffries on an Eleventh-round knockout at Coney Island in New York City on June 9, 1899. He got here again to win the sunshine heavyweight championship on November 25, 1903, in San Francisco, when he defeated George Gardner in 20 rounds. He misplaced this title to Philadelphia Jack O’Brien on a Thirteenth-round knockout in San Francisco on December 20, 1905. He continued combating till 1914. Fitzsimmons weighed solely about 170 kilos however had the chest and shoulder growth of a a lot bigger man, which allowed him to beat boxers who had a big weight benefit over him. Fitzsimmons was elected into The Ring journal’s Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954.