Bob Fitzsimmons (English Wikipedia)

"Robert Fitzsimmons". Encyclopædia Britannica. 24 May 2023. British boxer, the first fighter to hold the world boxing championship in three weight divisions.

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Tribune, Chicago (24 June 1985). "MICHAEL SPINKS FACES BIG PROBLEM". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 February 2025.

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"The Aspen Daily Chronicle March 9, 1893 — Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection". www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org. Retrieved 28 February 2025.

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"The Lineal Boxing World Champions". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
"The Lineal Middlleweight Champions". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
"The Lineal Heavyweight Champions". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009.
"The Lineal Light Heavyweight Champions". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.

doi.org

Baker, Anne Pimlott (2011) [2004]. "Fitzsimmons, Robert [Bob]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37418. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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Reilly, Joe. "Born To Uphold The Law: Frank Sulloway's Principles Applied to the Earp-Clanton Feud of 1879–1882" (PDF). Drexel E-Repository and Archive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2011.

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"Fitzsimmons, Robert". Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. Retrieved 27 February 2025.

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"On this day: Old man Fitzsimmons becomes first three-weight champ". ESPN.com. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
"Fitzsimmons, the first three weight boxing champion". ESPN.com. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2025.

eugenecarsey.com

"Robert Fitzsimmons vs James Hall 1893 Boxing Newspaper". www.eugenecarsey.com. Retrieved 28 February 2025.

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"Robert Fitzsimmons - Genealogy". Fitzsimmons.co.nz. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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"Urbana Daily Courier 12 October 1906 — Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections". idnc.library.illinois.edu. Retrieved 27 February 2025.

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"FITZSIMMONS, ROBERT THEATRE PROGRAM (1897-AS CHAMPION)". JO Sports Inc. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
"FITZSIMMONS, ROBERT PLAY & EXHIBITION PR OGRAM (1904-A FIGHT FOR LOVE)". JO Sports Inc. Retrieved 27 February 2025.

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Shillingberg, William B. (Summer 1976). "Wyatt Earp and the Buntline Special Myth". Kansas Historical Quarterly. 42 (2): 113–154. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012.

latimes.com

Rasmussen, Cecilia (4 June 2000). "LA Then and Now: Mrs. Wyatt Earp Packed Her Own Punch". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 June 2011.

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"The Mace Combination Company". Timaru Herald. 10 June 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 21 December 2021 – via Papers Past. A feature of the entertainments given by the troupe is that amateurs are invited to contest in boxing and wrestling matches for silver medals

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Physical Freak Flattened Men "Like Texas Cyclone", The Barrier Miner, (Thursday, 25 November 1954), p. 7.

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"Corbett-Fitzsimmon Fight | SHPO". shpo.nv.gov. Retrieved 27 February 2025.

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Barra, Alan (26 November 1995). "BACKTALK;When Referee Wyatt Earp Laid Down the Law". New York Times. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
"RUHLIN WINS STRAIGHT; Fitzsimmons Loses Match in Madison Square Garden". The New York Times. 10 July 1901. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
"FITZSIMMONS WON FIGHT; Scenes of Wild Disorder in Madison Square Garden. RUHLIN WAS KNOCKED OUT The Akron Pugilist, Bruised and Bleeding, Succumbed to Fearful Drubbing in the Sixth Round". The New York Times. 11 August 1900. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
Freeman, Mike (3 March 2003). "BOXING; For Jones, Victory Only Adds To Legacy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
Crist, Steven; Jr, Robert Mcg Thomas (10 April 1987). "SCOUTING; Triple Crowns". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 February 2025.

oocities.org

"Bob Fitzsimmons". OOCities.org. Retrieved 27 February 2025.

oxforddnb.com

Baker, Anne Pimlott (2011) [2004]. "Fitzsimmons, Robert [Bob]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37418. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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"Frames from 'The Corbett Fitzsimmons Fight' | Science Museum Group Collection". collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2025.

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"Boxing Fans Furious Over Mike Tyson 'Greatest Punchers' Ranking Snub". KO On SI. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.

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McMillan, N.A.C. "Fitzsimmons, Robert". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
Romanos, Joseph (5 September 2013). "Boxing and wrestling – Professional boxing". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
Romanos, J. "Statue of Bob Fitzsimmons, Timaru", Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, 27 January 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2016.

thefightcity.com

"Jeffries vs Fitzsimmons II. Champ Beats The Most Dangerous Man Alive". The Fight City. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2025.

thegruelingtruth.com

Raspanti, John (15 August 2024). "Robert Fitzsimmons | Three-Division World Champion". TGT USA. Retrieved 28 February 2025.

theguardian.com

Carpenter, Les (22 July 2015). "The forgotten story of … Wyatt Earp and the 'fixed' heavyweight title fight". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

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"Bob Fitzsimmons..."The most deadly and accurate hitter of his class."". coxscorner.tripod.com. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
"Boxing: Historians, Sportswriters, and Organizations Rankings of The Great Heavyweights". coxscorner.tripod.com. Retrieved 27 February 2025.

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"Nellie Mighels Davis". Nevada Women's History Project. University of Nevada, Reno. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2012.

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"Boxing Hall of Fame names first inductees". UPI. Retrieved 27 February 2025.

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Brett, Henry (1924). "White Wings (volume I)". Auckland, New Zealand: The Brett Printing Company Limited. p. 152.

wbaboxing.com

"BOB FITZSSIMONS: FIRST TRIPLE CHAMPION". World Boxing Association. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2025.

web.archive.org

"Box rec.com. boxer: Bob Fitzsimmons". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
Reilly, Joe. "Born To Uphold The Law: Frank Sulloway's Principles Applied to the Earp-Clanton Feud of 1879–1882" (PDF). Drexel E-Repository and Archive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
Shillingberg, William B. (Summer 1976). "Wyatt Earp and the Buntline Special Myth". Kansas Historical Quarterly. 42 (2): 113–154. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012.
"The Lineal Heavyweight Champions". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009.
"Nellie Mighels Davis". Nevada Women's History Project. University of Nevada, Reno. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2012.

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"BKB Figureheads". THE HISTORY OF BAREKNUCKLE BOXING. Retrieved 28 February 2025.

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Carpenter, Les (22 July 2015). "The forgotten story of … Wyatt Earp and the 'fixed' heavyweight title fight". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
"RUHLIN WINS STRAIGHT; Fitzsimmons Loses Match in Madison Square Garden". The New York Times. 10 July 1901. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
"FITZSIMMONS WON FIGHT; Scenes of Wild Disorder in Madison Square Garden. RUHLIN WAS KNOCKED OUT The Akron Pugilist, Bruised and Bleeding, Succumbed to Fearful Drubbing in the Sixth Round". The New York Times. 11 August 1900. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
Freeman, Mike (3 March 2003). "BOXING; For Jones, Victory Only Adds To Legacy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
Crist, Steven; Jr, Robert Mcg Thomas (10 April 1987). "SCOUTING; Triple Crowns". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 February 2025.