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Corbett's great-great-great-nephew, Dan Corbett, was a professional heavyweight boxer from San Antonio, Texas, who won the United States Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organization Intercontinental Heavyweight titles before retiring. James J. Corbett is not related to fellow boxing Hall of Famer Young Corbett II.
Gentleman Jim is a 1942 film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn as heavyweight boxing champion James J. Corbett (1866–1933). The supporting cast includes Alexis Smith, Jack Carson, Alan Hale, William Frawley, and Ward Bond as John L. Sullivan. The movie was based upon Corbett's 1894 autobiography, The Roar of the Crowd. The role ...
Gentleman Jim, a 1942 film starring Errol Flynn as the boxer James J. Corbett; Gentleman Jim, an 1878 publication of Elizabeth Prentiss; Gentleman Jim, a 1980 book by children's author Raymond Briggs "Gentleman Jim", an episode of the animated children's show Tracey McBean; Ch. Gentleman Jim, one of the first champion Staffordshire Bull Terriers
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James J. Corbett (1866–1933), a.k.a. "Gentleman Jim", American professional boxer, world heavyweight champion. Jim Corbett (athletic director) (1919–1967), American athletics director at LSU, first president of the NACDA, namesake of Corbett Award; James Corbett (American football) (born 1955), American football player; Jimmy Corbett (born ...
Robert James Fitzsimmons (26 May 1863 – 22 October 1917) was a British professional boxer who was the sport's first three-division world champion. [1] [2] He also achieved fame for beating Gentleman Jim Corbett (the man who beat John L. Sullivan), and he is in The Guinness Book of World Records as the lightest heavyweight champion, weighing just 167 pounds when he won the title. [3]
During this period, he was a friend and supporter of Irish boxer Ike Weir, who became America's first Featherweight boxing champion in 1889. Both Weir and Sullivan were Boston natives, and Sullivan occasionally appeared at Weir's bouts. Sullivan agreed to defend his title in 1892, against challenger "Gentleman Jim" Corbett.
Shannon Airport (Irish: Aerfort na Sionainne) [4] [5] (IATA: SNN, ICAO: EINN) is an international airport located in County Clare in Ireland. It is adjacent to the Shannon Estuary and lies halfway between Ennis and Limerick .