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James John Corbett (September 1, 1866 – February 18, 1933) was an American professional boxer and a World Heavyweight Champion, best known as the only man who ever defeated John L. Sullivan (hence the "man who beat the man" concept of the championship boxing lineage).
In 1896, James J. Corbett, the first heavyweight champion crowned under the Marquess of Queensberry Rules, [5]: 109 hadn't defended his title in three years. [6] In November 1895, Corbett gave up the championship to play the role of Ned Cornell, a boxer, in the play A Naval Cadet. [7]
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.
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
James J. Corbett November 27, 1896 Leslie Bradley Cutler: March 24, 1890 Edward DeSaulnier: January 8, 1921 Maurice A. Donahue: September 12, 1918 Charles E. Ferguson January 30, 1894 William Daniel Fleming April 14, 1907 Mary L. Fonseca: March 30, 1915 A. Frank Foster February 8, 1910 Donald Linwood Gibbs August 7, 1904 Joseph Francis Gibney
In 1989 Corbett was convicted of conspiracy in plotting the death of Dianne Masters, the wife of Alan Masters, an attorney with ties to the Chicago mafia. Corbett received a sentence of 20 years. He was released from prison in 1998, two years early, after helping the FBI solve several mob-related crimes.
James J. Corbett November 27, 1896 Leslie Bradley Cutler: March 24, 1890 Maurice A. Donahue: September 12, 1918 George Jelly Evans February 4, 1909 Michael A. Flanagan February 21, 1890 William Daniel Fleming April 14, 1907 Richard I. Furbush: January 4, 1904 Joseph Francis Gibney January 9, 1911 Philip A. Graham: May 21, 1910 Charles W. Hedges
John J. Long December 10, 1927 William Longworth August 17, 1914 John Donald Bain Macmillan July 14, 1917 J. Robert Mahan December 14, 1903 Francis Joseph Marr October 10, 1927 Rico Matera June 21, 1917 Joseph F. McEvoy Jr. April 27, 1918 John J. McGlynn: February 26, 1922 James McIntyre (politician) May 25, 1930 Manuel Victor Medeiros March 15 ...