1866 - 1933
James J. Corbett American Boxing
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James J. Corbett dating history
Relationships
James J. Corbett was previously married to Jessie Taylor (1895) and Olive Lake Morris (1886 - 1895).
James J. Corbett was in a relationship with Maxine Elliott.
About
American Boxer James J. Corbett was born on 1st September, 1866 in San Francisco, California, United States and passed away on 18th Feb 1933 Bayside, Queens, New York City, U.S. aged 66. He is most remembered for Father of Modern Boxing. His zodiac sign is Virgo.
Relationship Statistics
Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
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Married | 2 |
129 years, 2 months
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69 years, 1 month
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9 years
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Dating | 1 |
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-
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Total | 3 |
129 years, 2 months
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46 years
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9 years
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Details
First Name |
James
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Middle Name |
J.
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Last Name |
Corbett
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Full Name at Birth |
James J. Corbett
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Alternative Name |
Gentleman Jim
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Birthday |
1st September, 1866
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Birthplace |
San Francisco, California, United States
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Died |
18th February, 1933
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Place of Death |
Bayside, Queens, New York City, U.S.
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Cause of Death |
Cancer Of The Liver
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Buried |
Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
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Height |
6' 1" (185 cm)
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Build |
Athletic
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Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation |
Boxing
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Claim to Fame |
Father of Modern Boxing
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James John "Jim" Corbett (September 1, 1866 – February 18, 1933) was an American professional boxer and a World Heavyweight Champion, best known as the only man who ever defeated the great John L. Sullivan (hence the "man who beat the man" concept of the championship boxing lineage.) Despite a career spanning only 20 bouts, Corbett faced the best competition his era had to offer; squaring off with a total of 9 fighters who would later be enshrined alongside him in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Corbett introduced a truly scientific approach to boxing, in which technique triumphed over brute force, he pioneered the daily boxing training routine and regimen, which, being adopted by other boxers elsewhere, almost intact survived to modern days. A "big-money fighter," Corbett was one of the first athletes, whose showmanship in and out of the ring was just as good as his boxing abilities, also being arguably the first sports sex symbol of the modern era after the worldwide airing of his championship prizefight versus Robert Fitzsimmons popularized boxing immensely among the female audience, and did so in an era while the prizefighting was illegal in 21 states and still considered among the most infamous crimes against morality.
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