Show CORBETT A MARATHON RACER so says john L sullivan who witnessed jims longest run according to john L sullivan the former champion thomas J hicks docs does not hold the record for marathon runs sullivan claims that james J corbett holds this honor and that be he von won ohp right to to the title when he fought himself john lawrence at ew orleans OrI cans on sept 7 1902 corbett covered nore more than miles when he fought me said sullivan and he went the route in faster time than hicks ill bet I 1 hold any stopwatch stop watch on him for I 1 was engaged others other Alse ise I 1 was trying to knock his block off it he lie been able to sprint so fast id have beaten him I 1 catch him that was aas all and ill say this that I 1 can beat ana an man today bar jeffries or fitzstmmons in a match at six rounds catch weights 1 I 1 know im heavy just now but istook off more than fifty pounds to fight corbett Cor bott I 1 weighed far above the pound mark when alien I 1 started in to train train foi him and I 1 only weighed about when lien I 1 entered the ring I 1 dont care if the pugilistic records do say that I 1 weighed pounds I 1 know what I 1 scaled if anybody does I 1 much above corbetts weight at that time |