This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIX AN ACCOUNT OF THE WARRIOR BY A. J. DREXEL BIDDLE The fighting record of Robert Fitzsimmons is conceded by the leading authorities on pugilism throughout the world to be by far the greatest and most remarkable record held by any one pugilist in the annals and history of the prize ring. Early in his career he began fighting the great pugilists and the champions, and his long list of speedy victories, first in Australia and then during the past twelve years in this country, over leading aspirants for both middle-weight and heavyweight championship honors, has won for him universal recognition as the greatest fighter the ring has ever had. After many decisive victories over the great fighters of Australia, Fitzsimmons came to this country, where, as the easy victor in stormy and sensational knockout battles, he soon became the terror of all pugilistic aspirants. Since November, 1889, he has fought thirty-six important battles, not enumerating his many quick victories over pugilists of little note, and in twenty-eight of these important battles he knocked out his opponents: in thirty-three he scored decisive victories. In the twenty-eight famous battles in which Fitzsimmons scored knockouts, twenty were against the world's greatest fighters--Dempsey, Maher, Hall, Creedon, Corbett, Ruhlin, Sharkey, and others of like note--and the average number of rounds of each of these twenty knockout battles would figure out at about three rounds to the battle. Aside from these twenty knockouts of pugilistic stars is the enviable record scored by Fitzsimmons in Chicago, about two months previous to the opening of the World's Fair. It was there, in a single evening, that he encountered and knocked out seven pugilistic aspirants: each of these...

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