James J. Corbett - Revision history

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	==Professional Record==		==Professional Record==
	'''Championship Record'''		'''Championship Record'''
	*~~May has defeated~~ [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) ~~for the World Heavyweight Title~~.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) beaten in world championship bouts.

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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	'''Championship Record'''		'''Championship Record'''
	*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title.		*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title.

	~~'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Legitimate]] Championship Record'''~~
	*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title between September 7, 1892 and March 17, 1897.

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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	*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title.		*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title.

	'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|~~Non-Paper~~]] Championship Record'''		'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Legitimate]] Championship Record'''
	*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title between September 7, 1892 and March 17, 1897.		*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title between September 7, 1892 and March 17, 1897.

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	*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title.		*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title.

	'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Non-Paper]] Championship ~~Reigns~~ Record'''		'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Non-Paper]] Championship Record'''
	*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title between September 7, 1892 and March 17, 1897.		*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title between September 7, 1892 and March 17, 1897.

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	[[Nat Fleischer]], founder of [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine, ranked Corbett as the 5th greatest heavyweight of all-time in 1958.		[[Nat Fleischer]], founder of [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine, ranked Corbett as the 5th greatest heavyweight of all-time in 1958.

			==Professional Record==
			'''Championship Record'''
			*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title.

			'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Non-Paper]] Championship Reigns Record'''
			*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title between September 7, 1892 and March 17, 1897.

	==External Links==		==External Links==

Ric: YouTube video linked

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YouTube video linked

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	[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1338&dat=19330220&id=9tFXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5_QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4148,4056579 Associated Press - Feb. 20, 1933]<br>		[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1338&dat=19330220&id=9tFXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5_QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4148,4056579 Associated Press - Feb. 20, 1933]<br>
	[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/corbett.htm Cyber Boxing Zone]<br>		[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/corbett.htm Cyber Boxing Zone]<br>
	[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=64319&GRid=230& Find A Grave]		[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=64319&GRid=230& Find A Grave]<br>
			[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTQm6X30VqU 'James J Corbett - The Gentleman Prizefighter' video]

Earl at 05:41, 13 February 2014

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	Following his retirement from boxing, Corbett returned to acting. He appeared on stage and in film.		Following his retirement from boxing, Corbett returned to acting. He appeared on stage and in film.

	Corbett ~~first~~ published his memoirs in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' in six weekly installments in October ~~and November of~~ 1924. The following year, his memoirs were published as a book, ''[[The Roar of the Crowd\|The Roar of the Crowd: The Rise and Fall of a Champion]]''. In 1942, Warner Bros. made Corbett's story into a motion picture entitled ''Gentleman Jim''~~, starring~~ Errol Flynn as Corbett.		Corbett published his memoirs in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' in six weekly installments beginning on October 11, 1924. The following year, his memoirs were published as a book, ''[[The Roar of the Crowd\|The Roar of the Crowd: The Rise and Fall of a Champion]]''.

			In 1942, Warner Bros. made Corbett's story into a motion picture entitled ''Gentleman Jim''. Errol Flynn, one of the popular actors of the time, starred as Corbett.

	Corbett died at 2:10 p.m. on February 18, 1933, at his home in Bayside, Long Island, New York. United Press reported that Corbett was 67-years-old and died from "a glandular disorder which induced heart disease." However, the Associated Press reported that Corbett died from "cancer of the liver and heart trouble."		Corbett died at 2:10 p.m. on February 18, 1933, at his home in Bayside, Long Island, New York. United Press reported that Corbett was 67-years-old and died from "a glandular disorder which induced heart disease." However, the Associated Press reported that Corbett died from "cancer of the liver and heart trouble."

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	[[~~file~~:Corbett.~~jpg~~\|left\|thumb\|280px]]		[[File:Corbett 60 57.JPG\|left\|thumb\|280px\|James J. Corbett]]
	[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1990<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/corbettjamesj.html click]]]		[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1990<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/corbettjamesj.html click]]]
	[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]		[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
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	'''Division''': Heavyweight<br>		'''Division:''' Heavyweight<br>
	'''Trainers''': [[Willam Delaney]], [[Con McVey]], [[William Ruhlins]]<br>		'''Trainers:''' [[Willam Delaney]], [[Con McVey]], [[William Ruhlins]]<br>
	'''Managers''': [[William A. Brady]], [[Charles Stenzel]], [[Charles Edward (Parson) Davies\|Parson Davies]], [[George Considine]], ~~and~~ [[James J. McDevitt]]<br>		'''Managers:''' [[William A. Brady]], [[Charles Stenzel]], [[Charles Edward (Parson) Davies\|Parson Davies]], [[George Considine]], [[James J. McDevitt]]<br>
	'''[[:Category:James J. Corbett Gallery\|James J. Corbett Gallery]]'''		'''[[:Category:James J. Corbett Gallery\|James J. Corbett Gallery]]'''


	'''James John Corbett''' has been called the "Father of Modern Boxing" because of [[Jim Corbett's Innovations\|his innovations]] that changed ~~prize-fighting~~ from a brawl to a scientific art-form.		'''James John Corbett''' has been called the "Father of Modern Boxing" because of [[Jim Corbett's Innovations\|his innovations]] that changed prizefighting from a brawl to a scientific art-form.

	Corbett won the World Heavyweight ~~Boxing~~ Championship by knocking out [[John L. Sullivan]] in the 21st round. His victory made him the first heavyweight boxer to win a championship under the [[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]] which~~, among other things, established fights~~ of three-minute rounds and ~~boxers to wear leather~~ boxing gloves.		Corbett won the [[World Heavyweight Champion\|World Heavyweight Championship]] by knocking out [[John L. Sullivan]] in the 21st round on September 7, 1892. His victory made him the first heavyweight boxer to win the championship under the [[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]], which included the establishment of three-minute rounds, the ten-second count for a knockout and the use of boxing gloves.

	Corbett ~~eventually~~ lost the ~~Heavyweight Title~~ to [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] on March 17, 1897, in Carson City, Nevada.		During his title reign, Corbett traveled the country boxing exhibitions and starring in plays. His plays included ''Gentleman Jack'' and ''A Naval Cadet''.

			Corbett lost the title to [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] on March 17, 1897, in Carson City, Nevada. Fitzsimmons was dropped in round six, but he came back to knock out Corbett with a body shot in the 14th round.

	~~Following his retirement from boxing,~~ Corbett ~~returned~~ to ~~acting, appearing on stage and in film. He authored his autobiography under~~ the title ''[[~~The Roar of the Crowd~~]]''. It was serialized by the ''Saturday Evening Post'' in six weekly installments during October/November of 1924. The following year, G. P. Putnam's Sons published it in book form, marketing it under the title of ''True Tale of the Rise and Fall of a Champion''. In 1942, the story was made into a Hollywood motion picture entitled ''Gentleman Jim'', starring Errol Flynn as Corbett.		Corbett tried twice to regain the title, losing both times by knockout to [[James J. Jeffries]].

	Corbett ~~died~~ of ~~liver cancer~~, ~~say some. Newspaper accounts~~ of the ~~day report, however, that he died~~ of a ~~"glandular [thyroid~~] ~~disorder which induced heart disease~~.~~" He~~ died at 2:10 p.m. at his home in Bayside, Long Island, ~~NY, USA~~. Dr. G. ~~Willard Dickey~~ was ~~his attending physician~~. ~~He was reported by these newspaper accounts~~ as ~~being 67~~-~~years~~-~~old~~.		Following his retirement from boxing, Corbett returned to acting. He appeared on stage and in film.

			Corbett first published his memoirs in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' in six weekly installments in October and November of 1924. The following year, his memoirs were published as a book, ''[[The Roar of the Crowd\|The Roar of the Crowd: The Rise and Fall of a Champion]]''. In 1942, Warner Bros. made Corbett's story into a motion picture entitled ''Gentleman Jim'', starring Errol Flynn as Corbett.

			Corbett died at 2:10 p.m. on February 18, 1933, at his home in Bayside, Long Island, New York. United Press reported that Corbett was 67-years-old and died from "a glandular disorder which induced heart disease." However, the Associated Press reported that Corbett died from "cancer of the liver and heart trouble."

			Corbett was interred in the Cypress Hills cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

			[[Nat Fleischer]], founder of [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine, ranked Corbett as the 5th greatest heavyweight of all-time in 1958.

			==External Links==
			[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1970&dat=19330218&id=ogkyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AeQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3016,4204655 United Press - Feb. 18, 1933]<br>
			[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1338&dat=19330220&id=9tFXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5_QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4148,4056579 Associated Press - Feb. 20, 1933]<br>
			[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/corbett.htm Cyber Boxing Zone]<br>
			[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=64319&GRid=230& Find A Grave]

	~~Corbett was interred in the Cypress Hills [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=64319&GRid=230& Cemetery] in Brooklyn, New York.~~

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	Following his retirement from boxing, Corbett returned to acting, appearing on stage and in film. He authored his autobiography under the title ''[[The Roar of the Crowd]]''. It was serialized by the ''Saturday Evening Post'' in six weekly installments during October/November of 1924. The following year, G. P. Putnam's Sons published it in book form, marketing it under the title of ''True Tale of the Rise and Fall of a Champion''. In 1942, the story was made into a Hollywood motion picture entitled ''Gentleman Jim'', starring Errol Flynn as Corbett.		Following his retirement from boxing, Corbett returned to acting, appearing on stage and in film. He authored his autobiography under the title ''[[The Roar of the Crowd]]''. It was serialized by the ''Saturday Evening Post'' in six weekly installments during October/November of 1924. The following year, G. P. Putnam's Sons published it in book form, marketing it under the title of ''True Tale of the Rise and Fall of a Champion''. In 1942, the story was made into a Hollywood motion picture entitled ''Gentleman Jim'', starring Errol Flynn as Corbett.

	~~On his passing in 1933~~, ~~Corbett was interred in~~ the ~~Cypress Hills~~ [~~http~~:~~//www~~.~~findagrave~~.~~com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=64319&GRid=230& Cemetery]~~ in ~~Brooklyn~~, ~~New York~~. ~~On its creation, he~~ was ~~elected posthumously to the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]]~~.		Corbett died of liver cancer, say some. Newspaper accounts of the day report, however, that he died of a "glandular [thyroid] disorder which induced heart disease." He died at 2:10 p.m. at his home in Bayside, Long Island, NY, USA. Dr. G. Willard Dickey was his attending physician. He was reported by these newspaper accounts as being 67-years-old.

	Corbett ~~died of liver cancer, say some. Newspaper accounts of~~ the ~~day report, however, that he died of a "glandular~~ [~~thyroid] disorder which induced heart disease." He died at 2~~:~~10 p~~.m. ~~at his home~~ in ~~Bayside~~, ~~Long Island, NY, USA. Dr. G. Willard Dickey was his attending physician. He was reported by these newspaper accounts as being 67-years-old~~.		Corbett was interred in the Cypress Hills [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=64319&GRid=230& Cemetery] in Brooklyn, New York.

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-'''James John Corbett''' has been called the "Father of Modern Boxing" because of his innovations that changed prize-fighting from a brawl to a scientific art-form.
+'''James John Corbett''' has been called the "Father of Modern Boxing" because of [[Jim Corbett's Innovations|his innovations]] that changed prize-fighting from a brawl to a scientific art-form.
 Corbett won the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship by knocking out [[John L. Sullivan]] in the 21st round. His victory made him the first heavyweight boxer to win a championship under the [[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]] which, among other things, established fights of three-minute rounds and boxers to wear leather boxing gloves.
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 Corbett died of liver cancer, say some. Newspaper accounts of the day report, however, that he died of a "glandular [thyroid] disorder which induced heart disease."  He died at 2:10 p.m. at his home in Bayside, Long Island, NY, USA. Dr. G. Willard Dickey was his attending physician. He was reported by these newspaper accounts as being 67-years-old.
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	*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title.		*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title.

	'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|~~Non-Paper~~]] Championship Record'''		'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Legitimate]] Championship Record'''
	*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title between September 7, 1892 and March 17, 1897.		*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title between September 7, 1892 and March 17, 1897.

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	*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title.		*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title.

	'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Non-Paper]] Championship ~~Reigns~~ Record'''		'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Non-Paper]] Championship Record'''
	*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title between September 7, 1892 and March 17, 1897.		*May has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|2 opponents]] (2 by KO) for the World Heavyweight Title between September 7, 1892 and March 17, 1897.