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Robert James Fitzsimmons (26 May 1862 – 22 October 1917) was a British professional boxer who was the sport's first three-division world champion.
Newspaper decision for Fitzsimmons from the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Record, in favor of Grim. "Grim was down twice in the second round, once in the third (an accidental fall), three times in the fourth, six times in the fifth and eight times in the sixth." (Philadelphia Record).
May 26, 2024 · Bob Fitzsimmons, aka "The Fighting Blacksmith," was boxing's first triple crown king and one of the hardest punchers of all-time.
May 22, 2024 · Robert Fitzsimmons (born May 26, 1863, Helston, Cornwall, England—died October 22, 1917, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) was a British -born boxer, the first fighter to hold the world boxing championship in three weight divisions. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on boxing.)
Nov 30, 2020 · Robert James Fitzsimmons was the world’s first ever three weight world champion, claiming crowns from middleweight up to heavyweight. What makes the achievement even more impressive is that he achieved this pioneering accolade at a time when only eight weight divisions existed.
The first boxer to win world titles in three weight divisions. Knocked out in two rounds by Jack Johnson in 1907. Father of Young Bob Fitzsimmons, who boxed professionally as a heavyweight from 1919 to 1931. Died of pneumonia in Chicago, Illinois, on October 22, 1917.
Apr 24, 2023 · A man has found and restored the abandoned grave of one of the earliest world heavyweight boxing champions. Bob Fitzsimmons was world champion in three different boxing weight divisions in the...
