The Fitzsimmons-Corbett Fight,
1897
J. H. Squire
J. H. Squire , who has had adventures all over the globe, is to describe one of the greatest fights in the annals of the ring-the triumph of Bob Fitzsimmons , the redoubtable Cornishman, who challenged Jim Corbett , the fight taking place at Carson City, Nevada, in 1897, and resulting in a sensational victory for the challenger. By winning, Fitzsimmons became the first middle-weight to gain the heavyweight title ; he was also destined to become the last British heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out ' Gentleman Jim ' in the fourteenth round with his famous solar-plexus blow.