biography
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Corbett, James John
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nickname Gentleman Jim
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| male
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| lived:
| (1866–1933)
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| biography:
| Boxer, born in San Francisco, California, USA. A bank clerk, he became a professional boxer in 1884. He became the first heavyweight champion under the modern padded-gloves rules when he knocked out John L Sullivan in 1892. After losing his crown (1897) to Bob Fitzsimmons, he twice failed to regain the championship against James J Jefferies (1900, 1903). His career record was 20 victories, five losses, six draws, with two no-decisions. During 1895–7 he also played baseball with minor league teams. On retiring from boxing he went on to appear on the stage and in films, and published his autobiography, The Roar of the Crowd, in 1925. |
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