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Rare Footage from The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight and edited together to Highlight reel of the fight....
14.03.07 – By Sam Gregory: On St. Patrick’s Day March 17, 1897 in Carson City, Nevada heavyweight champion of the world James J.
Corbett lost the heavyweight title to Bob Fitzsimmons in what came to be known as “The Fight of the Century.”
Jim Corbett was the reigning heavyweight champion having won the title in 1892 from John L. Sullivan at “The Battle of New Orleans.” Corbett was considered the first heavyweight champion of the “Queensberry Era” rules of boxing.
The end of the bare-knuckle brawling days, it marked a turning point for the sport of boxing.
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One of the rules stated heavyweight fighters must wear gloves in a championship bout.
Not only was this fight considered a classic by boxing standards, in 1897 it also exceeded all expectations for a financial endeavor of any kind.
In “The Fight of the Century” Fitzsimmons earned a purse of $15,000, took Corbett’s stake money of $10,000 and pocketed $13,000 from the Edison Picture Company which filmed the event. The to
