| Show FIVE OF THE GREATEST HEAVY WEIGHTS HOW HOV THEY WON AND LOST THEIR TITLES JOnK JOHN L. L SULLIVAN held Held the championship from February 7 1 1 1882 to September 7 i. 1892 1802 Was born in Boston October 18 13 1858 Won Won- tho title by knocking out Paddy Paddy Ryan Byan in nino nine rounds at Mississippi City I Lost ost tho the champion championship ship when Jim Corb tt stopped him in ono twenty rounds at New Orleans After being defeated Sullivan en entered r tho the ring rin but once boxing a three-round three exhibition tion bout with Tom Toni Sharkey Sharley in in New Yo York on August 13 1896 Sullivan Sullivan's s 's biggest big est fights wore were Paddy Ryan Byan London prize ring rules bare baro knuckles a side sido and championship nine rounds Charlie Mitchell at Chantilly France Prance March 10 1888 bare knuckles 2500 O a sido side and tho the championship thirty nine rounds called a draw Jake Kilrain at Richburg Miss Tul July 8 1859 1859 a side elde and championship champion ship bare baro knuckles event bix r James J 1 T Corbett Corbeit 25 OO purse purge and a side Marquis of rules ounce five gloves for the championship S JAMES r. r CORBE CORBETT T the tho championship from September 7 1892 to Mach MachIi Ii 17 1897 Was born in San Francisco Francico on September 1 1866 Won the title of American champion by stopping Sullivan Won the worlds world's heavy wei ht championship by knocking out Charley Mit Mitchell hell of En England Lost his honors when Robert Fitzsimmons laid him low with tho the eolar rolar plexus blow in the tho fourteenth four four- round at Carson Cit City l jf Mitchell heJl and Fitzsimmons Fitasimmons were Corbetis only opponents only opponents durin during his rei reign as ns champion although he boxed short exhibition bouts with Peter Courtney Tom Shurkey y and Jim lini After the title Corbett entered the tho rin ring four our times Ho lie was twice do de fated by Jim J Jeffries f r es lost Jost on a foul to Sharkey and ana lost host in five nyc rounds to Kid McCoy Corbetts bigg fi fight ht and lar largest e t purse fou fought ht for was when he be defeated John L. L Sullivan ln at Now New Orleans for a 1 purse of and stake money monel total tota Marquis Maiquis of rules ounce five ounce vo-ounce gloves es 10 for tho the World worlds world's s IS Cham chain winning n in in twenty one rounds ROBERT FITZSIMMONS Was Was tho recognized heavy weight champion from March 17 lie to Juno 0 D 1899 1809 Born Juno Juno- 4 1 1862 1562 at n C Cornwall En Eng Eng- land Won tho the title when hen ho he defeated Corbett in fourteen rounds at Carson City Did not enter t Jo tiD ring between en time of winning championship and losing losin n it to Fought Jeffries again in San Franci Francisco o on July 25 5 1102 when he no o was defeated in eight rounds Made ade his Sr fir t appearance at N. N Z at Jem Maces Mace's tournament 1880 winnin winning tho the amateur championship of Now Zealand In 1881 1581 entered at the same place and beat five o men in one among them the tho groat Maori Herbert Slade Blade JA JAMES IES J. J JEFFRIES WaS Was heavy weight champion from Juno 9 1899 1890 to July 4 1910 During tho last lire five years vears of this period he ho was out of or of the ring and was referred to as II the tho tho retired retire lurs and undefeated d heavy weight champion of the world Was born in in Carroll 0 O. on aD April 1 15 1875 1815 Won the title by knock knock- ing jug out Fitzsimmons Fitasimmons in eleven rounds at Coney Island Iland Lost Lort the champion championship p to Jack Johnson on at Reno Jeffries twice beat orbett Corbett Fitzsimmons and ana Sharkey Sharey Also 1 defeated Ruhlin Peter Jackson and aDd Jack Munroe Jeffries' Jeffries largest pur purse e fought for was with Jack Johnson at Reno Nov eV Jeffries received 40 per cent for losing a bonus bonu bonus of ot and for or picture privileges total TO TOMMY DIY BURNS BURNS Ri BURNS Bight Right bt name Noah Koah Brusso porn Jam June 17 1881 at Hanover Han Ran lOYer over Canada Canade Was accepted 39 as tho the heavy weight champion during the period of J Jeffries' Jeffries retirement After fter J Jeffries had ad quit tho the riD ring Marvin in aT Hart Hatt defeated Jack Boot Root and claimed th the title Burns Durn won twenty round decision over Hart in Los Angeles ou on February Feb Fob 2 22 2 Burns beat Bill Squires in one ope round ronno at Colma on July 4 1907 He then toured tho ho world orld bo boxing in iu in En England land Ireland Franco anco and Australia a. a vHo Bo e met mot men of weak reputation but earned a a. fortune fortuno while dOln doing l so 60 His HUt opponents were e-cro Gunner Molt Moir Jack Palmer Jim Jini Roche Jewey Smith Bill DiU Squires and Bill LaD Lang J Lost the tho title to Jack Johnson Johnon at Sydney on December 26 1908 As a result of this battle hattle Jeffries came out of retirement |
