Show LAST ROUNDS IN GREAT FIGHTS 1 How Champions Rave Have Gone Down to Defeat 1 HISTORIC BATTLES OF PAST INTERESTING DOPE ON SIX BIG CHAMPIONSHIP STRUGGLES STRUGGLES There have been six bh bl pulled off of durin durIn the last few years namely name c of o Fitzsimmons orb It Jeffries orbett Jeffries orbett orbet The final rounds of o these thee fights are arc r sure to prove rO interesting reading matter nater mat The Il first one tells of or the big bis encounter between Sulivan and Corbett Corbet when the wrested the championship from the until then invincible John L Sept 7 1902 Round 21 Sullivan S Uvan rushed but but Corbett Corbett stepped nimbly aside aide and smashed the tc bIg fellows sore and bleeding ble with wih nt fists causing the blood to flow fow In Insi Ina Ina a si torrent nt I Sullivan Sulvan was bewildered re and began bocan bosn to 10 f sl of nt early collapse Corbet I like Uke a u school hool boy bo hooked a right 1 I antler to t t the sido tido of oC the l steadied st himself He lie sent a u aI I tard ard right to tho the oar and followed with t L terrific left lef to the jaw and Sullivan Sulan i t ml 11 unconscious Iou to the floor foor of ot the tho ring Tim lit lt was not nut knocked out but was too ex cx to rte rise rie f rb ll h round lusted lasted lale 9 little over a a minute and when finally Sullivan arose bruised nd blo bleeding and staggering to 10 the thu roias rOl 6 for lor support moved his hie battered and lips and said In a tone hoarse with and weakness w 4 It Iti the Uie old old story ator I am Km like Ute the theU U hr that went to the well wel once too J tl Ills His voice ole broke and gulping down a sob fob he continued c hI I can cn only say 53 that j J t am glad that I have ha yc been beaten beaten by b an un American March 17 1897 Round Hound 14 landed that left jab I Iu nain on Fitzs head Fitz Fits countered with witha wih a u terrific on Corbetts neck necks s t nd zid he had Corbett going back for a few seconds FIz landed land d a terrible lefthand J jb ib b on Corbetts stomach and Corbett Wt went t to his lila knees with wih u it u ir r look of agony non on his face The timekeepers called callo eal the seconds One on two three four five six seven sove eight ight nine ten but Corbett came to his hist f ft t t and rushed rushe to Fitz and endeavored to him rge Slier declared Fitzsimmons had bad TV on Time June 9 1899 Round Bound 11 came up slowly lowb but as assumed tOed the aggressive lve Jeff Jef stood off oc evi evidently dently waiting for tor a knockout They h y clinched o three thre times Coming to todo close do clo quarters Jeff put two hard bard rights Or oer Fitzs heart heart sending sending him back Then J ff rr sent a straight left leCt to the neck he followed with wIt a loft left lor to We Wethe h the hest at Fitz FIz crowded in He tried Ms ls Is right for tho the jaw jan but was short ie e succeeded in blocking the COi return Jeff JeC then jabbed his hI left let to the head ana ari sent bent his right to the point of ot E lz jaw Jaw Fitz liil went down May 11 1900 Round 23 After a couple cuple of passes passe Jeff Jerr s swung sung ung his right to jaw a t i d him to a 1 neutral corner At close quarters Corbett Corbet hooked the left let twice to tiK 11 face sending the blood spurting again agin rm Jeffs Jeffs face Jt ff threw In two hard lefts to th the loI and sent the left again ain to Corbetts Corbets f fac ic forcing Corbetts head bead H ad back Then Jeffries crowded crowde Corbett to the tho th rOl na flU n with a a full ful swing swin left smash on the jaw JW sent stitt Corbett rolling rolling down and out head hlad struck the floor foor heavily heny mid od he rolled In a vain aln attempt to regain resal his feet teto 25 1902 1 Round Hound S Bob stood up straight feInt jg with wih his left and drawing Jeffries J on J UJ through his bloody tea fea features rea tures ducking a 8 left let wIng awing and landing a n hard har left on n th ribs Ji forced the Lighting fighting at this stage low and carrying coln his right high n imi left Ift tar far ar back back They The rushed to a candi cHeh Ys s 5 Fitzsimmons stepped back he smiled ar anI ari l spoke s oke to Jeffries JeffrIe and before beCore he ho could euld K gt rt t out of reach Jeffries Jefrie quickly hooked his left l ft on on the Jaw and Fitz Fiu went down i n his Ills bank back ba k and before ho lie could get bet up the counted counte him out Aug 14 1903 It Jeffries stood straight up and C Inc after his man without hesitation o seemed s to be making a n waiting f fight ht They exchanged lefts let to the face faceS facea S a ad d Jeffries JefrIe made a vicious effort Jeff Jeffries ries sent ent st i left hook to the stomach and went down for nine seconds He Hegt got gt up and aud received a n left In the stomach aril nn right on n the jaw jw He tic 1 went elf down and ad after the count of ofen off f E en n Tommy Tomm Ryan threw up the sponge ge Corbett torbett was suffering pain and a chair Vas was brought brought for him After a minutes S r t he recovered got up Ul and shook hands with wih Jeffries J |