James J. Corbett Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

James J. Corbett Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

James John "Jim" Corbett (September 1, 1866 â€" 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.In 1854, Jim's father, Patrick

Corbett, emigrated from Ballycusheen, Ballinrobe, County Mayo,

Ireland, to the US. James Corbett returned to Ballinrobe in 1894, and

among the highlights of his visit were the boxing demonstrations he

gave in Ballinrobe Town Hall. The proceeds from the event's entrance

fees were donated for the upkeep of Partry Church, where his uncle,

the Reverend James Corbett, was then parish priest. He also donated a

stained glass window to the church. He coached boxing at the Olympic

Club in San Francisco. He stood at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), with a reach of

73 inches (185 cm).Dubbed by the media Gentleman Jim Corbett, he

graduated from Sacred Heart High School in San Francisco, California

and was rumored to have a college education. He also pursued a career

in acting, performing at a variety of theatres. He has been called the

"Father of Modern Boxing" for his scientific approach and innovations

in technique.
James J. Corbett Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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