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Bob Fitzsimmons beat Philadelphia Jack O'Brien by NWS at 1:22 in round 6 of 6
- Date: 1904-07-23
- Location: Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Referee: Ernest Crowhurst
- Fight by rounds: [1], [2]
- Newspaper draw from Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Press, Lou M. Houseman (Chicago Inter Ocean), Robert Edgren (New York Evening World), W.O. Inglis (New York World), Associated Press.
- Newspaper decision for Fitzsimmons from Philadelphia Public Ledger, Philadelphia Record, Pittsburgh Press.
- Newspaper decision for O'Brien from Philadelphia Item.
- Referee Crowhurst unofficially stated that he'd have ruled the bout a draw had decisions been allowed in Philadelphia.
- The last round of the bout was cut short, causing some secondary sources to incorrectly list the result as a TKO victory for Fitzsimmons.
- Captain Hamm stopped the fight after Fitzsimmons caught O'Brien with a straight left hand punch to the chin that floored him in the sixth and last round. The timekeeper clanged the bell ending the fight as soon as he saw the Captain. It was said that the officials stopped the fight to prevent O'Brien getting knocked out. Watches around ringside noted there were 1 minute and 38 seconds left in the round. (New York Times)