James J. Corbett
Professional Boxer, Boxer
1866 – 1933
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Who was James J. Corbett?
James John "Gentleman Jim" Corbett was an American professional boxer and a former World Heavyweight Champion, best known as the man who defeated the great John L. Sullivan. Despite a career spanning only 24 bouts, Corbett faced the best competition his era had to offer; squaring off with a total of nine fighters who would later be enshrined alongside himself in the International Boxing Hall of Fame
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- Born
- Sep 1, 1866
San Francisco - Also known as
- James Corbett
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Queens
- Died
- Feb 18, 1933
Bayside
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on July 23, 2013
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