Bob Fitzsimmons
Robert James Fitzsimmons (26 Mei 1863 – 22 Oktober 1917) adalah seorang petinju profesional asal Inggris yang membuat sejarah tinju sebagai juara dunia tiga divisi perdana dalam bidang olahraga tersebut.[1][2] Ia juga meraih ketenaran karena mengalahkan Gentleman Jim Corbett, (pria yang mengalahkan John L. Sullivan), dan ia masuk The Guinness Book of World Records sebagai juara kelas berat terringan.[3]
| Bob Fitzsimmons | |
|---|---|
 Fitzsimmons pada tahun 1891. | |
| Statistik | |
| Nama asli | Robert James Fitzsimmons |
| Nama panggilan | Ruby The Freckled Wonder Cornishman |
| Kebangsaan | Inggris |
| Lahir | 26 Mei 1863 Helston, Cornwall, Inggris |
| Meninggal | 22 Oktober 1917 (umur 54) Chicago, Illinois, AS |
| Catatan tinju | |
| Total perkelahian | 99 |
| Menang | 68 |
| Menang oleh KO | 59 |
| Kalah | 8 |
| Imbang | 4 |
| Tanpa kontes | 19 |
Catatan dan referensi
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sunting- ^ "The Lineal Boxing World Champions". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2018-08-05. Diakses tanggal 2019-06-20.
- ^ "Robert Fitzsimmons". Encyclopædia Britannica.
British boxer, the first fighter to hold the world boxing championship in three weight divisions.
- ^ McWhirter, Norris. The Guinness Book of World Records 1997. p.467. " Lightest heavyweight champion Robert James "Bob" Fitzsimmons of Great Britain, weighed 165 pounds when he won the title by knocking out James J. Corbett". Random House Publishing Group, 1997
Daftar pustaka
sunting- Ingram, Brian S (2012). Australian Boxing World Champions. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4771-0731-7.[sumber terbitan sendiri?]
- Kieza, Grantlee (2015). Boxing in Australia. Canberra: National Library of Australia. ISBN 978-0-6422-7874-6.
- Nicholson, Kelly Richard (2011). Hitters, Dancers and Ring Magicians: Seven Boxers of the Golden Age and Their Challengers. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4990-3.
Bacaan tambahan
sunting- Kiwis With Gloves On by Brian F O'Brien, published 1960, Reed.
Pranala luar
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- Catatan tinju profesional untuk Bob Fitzsimmons dari BoxRec
- A New Zealand tribute site
- Robert Fitzsimmons in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
- Biography in the 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand (birth year wrong)
- "FACETIOUS "BOB" SLUGGER-ACTOR". Sacramento Union. 20 May 1908. hlm. 12. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2017-09-21. Diakses tanggal 8 January 2017.
- "NURSING BOTTLE DEFEATS FITZ Former Heavyweight Champion Succumbs to Attack by Theater Manager". Sacramento Union. 26 July 1908. hlm. 12. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2017-12-22. Diakses tanggal 8 January 2017.
- "HEROES OF THE RING IN DOUBT". Los Angeles Herald. 28 June 1906. hlm. 10. Diakses tanggal 8 January 2017.
Jim Corbett was a bank clerk. He's an actor at present. Bob Fitzsimmons was a blacksmith. He is running a farm now, doing monologue turns and fighting between times.
- "RING VETERAN TO GIVE VIEWS". San Francisco Call. 27 June 1910. Diakses tanggal 8 January 2017.
After all the contest on July 4 between Jeffries and Johnson will be a fight, and who better than a fighter can convey the idea of the intensity of the struggle, the courage that is required, the force that will be exerted and who better than Bob Fitzsimmons...
- "DEATH OF 'LANKY BOB' SHOCKS LA FRIENDS". Los Angeles Herald. 22 October 1917. Diakses tanggal 8 January 2017.
died in a Chicago hospital early this morning of pneumonia
 | Artikel bertopik petinju Inggris ini adalah sebuah rintisan. Anda dapat membantu Wikipedia dengan mengembangkannya. |