Bob Fitzsimmons

United Kingdom New Zealand
Born 1863-05-26, Helston, Cornwall
Died 1917-10-22

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)

  • Larry Foley
    sports_martial_artsBoxing Probable
    Probable
    Wikipedia only.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    location_onLarry Foley's boxing academy, White Horse Hotel badge
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Wikipedia only.
    “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.”
    — Larry Foley - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info
  • Jem Mace
    sports_martial_artsBoxing Probable
    Probable
    Wikipedia only.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Wikipedia only.
    “He developed a certain movement and caginess from one of the greatest bare-knuckle fighters, Jem Mace.”
    — Bob Fitzsimmons - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info
    “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.”
    — Jem Mace - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English) link history info

Lineage

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 info
Bob Fitzsimmons - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M5JPY6FN6D0J6MGWMNWARJNR
Wikidata

Cite and reuse

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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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