Bob Fitzsimmons

British boxer (1863-1917)

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Born

26 May 1863, Helston

Died

22 October 1917, Chicago

Citizenship

United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United States

Sport

boxing

Discipline

heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight

Occupation

boxer, actor

Height

182 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Recorded fight record

74 wins, 8 losses, 3 draws

Robert James Fitzsimmons (26 May 1863 – 22 October 1917) was a Cornish-New Zealand professional boxer who was the sport's first three-division world champion. In 1897, he knocked out "Gentleman Jim" Corbett to win the World Heavyweight Championship, becoming the first British-born fighter to hold the title. He is also listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the lightest heavyweight champion, weighing just 167 pounds when he won the title. Nicknamed Ruby Robert and The Freckled Wonder, he took pride in his lack of scars and appeared in the ring wearing heavy woollen underwear to conceal the disparity between his trunk and leg-development.

Awards and honours

• International Boxing Hall of Fame 1990

Films

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikiquote
• BoxRec
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q472506 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.