Title: Gentleman" Jim Corbett" Description: The March 17, 1897 boxing match between Heavyweight Champion of the World " Gentleman" Jim Corbett (James John Corbett; 1866-1933) (Left) and Bob Fitzsimmons (Robert James Fitzsimmons; 1863-1917) (Right). Although "Rudy Robert" or "Speckled Bob" is rising from the canvas in this shot, he would come back to knockout Corbett in the fourteenth round and claim the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World; Keywords: boxing matches, pugilists, prizefighters, Ring Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, World Heavyweight Boxing Champions, American Bare-Knuckle Boxing Champions, Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Boxing Champions of America, American bare-knuckle boxers, British Bare-Knuckle Boxers, English Bare-Knuckle Boxers, prizefighters, Heavyweight Championship Boxing matches, boxers, boxing, fighters, fighting, prizefighting, pugilism, ring . Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 2175 x 1261 (2.74 MPixels) (1.72) Print Size: 18.4 x 10.7 cm; 7.3 x 4.2 inches File Size: 7.86 MB (8,238,340 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000300747 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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