Also known as
Robert James Fitzsimmons · Ruby Robert
Description
Cornish-born New Zealand boxer, the first world champion in three weight
classes; he won the world heavyweight title from James J. Corbett in 1897. Jem
Mace's school and tournaments in Timaru shaped his start, and Larry Foley in
Sydney trained him and guided his career.
Teachers (2)
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Larry Foley
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“He was known worldwide for the quality of his boxing training, and acted as a
promoter as well at times, helping to mold the career of his most gifted student
Bob Fitzsimmons, who would become a champion in three weight classes.”
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Jem Mace
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“He developed a certain movement and caginess from one of the greatest
bare-knuckle fighters, Jem Mace.”
— Bob Fitzsimmons - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia
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“With the help of his protégé, Australian champion Larry Foley, he schooled a
generation of mostly Australian boxers, including the Caribbean-born Peter
Jackson, multiple-weight-class champion, British-born Bob Fitzsimmons, and Young
Griffo.”
Sources
“and the best-sellers always featured champions such as “Gentleman Jim” Corbett
(1866–1933), “Ruby Bob” Fitzsimmons (1863–1917), and Jim Jeffries.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Bob Fitzsimmons. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FN6D0J6MGWMNWARJNR - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5JPY6FN6D0J6MGWMNWARJNR, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Bob Fitzsimmons}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FN6D0J6MGWMNWARJNR}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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