Are people aware Fitzsimmons killed a guy?

was news to me... I didn't know.

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I can't recall seeing someone strike with a forearm blow in the ring seems very MMA. Not like that photo. It almost looks like a ***** slap.

This is Dec 1894 just a matter of 2 months after the Creedon fight. This is when he wanted Corbett and was training for it with this sparring partner.

Look at how long it took Corbett to fight him. It's embarrassing the dodging job the guy does. He was forced to say Fitz was "okay" after the creedon fight. I have the clip. He sounds like the most mega narcissist ever. He would just say "get a reputation they get back to me" no killer instinct at all.

The guy literally refused to defend title and sit on his mountain top yelling not worthy at all foes. But Corbett would be more than happy to spar (he did with creedon) months before Fitz-Creedon. Because he would collect big pay days play fighting tamely for an audience. But he would never dream of fighting Creedon for real. He was more than happy not fighting...

It took him the press totally pressuring him just to do something. They were baiting & trolling him monthly. Eventually after dodging Fitz for over a year.

Corbett had to learn from the example that John L Sullivan set don't fight anyone & reign king forever... Can't lose if you don't fight.

 

We shall see what Adam Pollack says he wrote his book he will know the most... I'm sure he will check in.

 

I was thinking this had to play a huge part in how inactive he was post Creedon. He had to be dealing with "stuff" as he was barely active the following year just wasting his prime. This happened 2 months after the Creedon fight & his career just stalled after the huge fight.

 

That's was my exact thought's too. Creedon kinda had a hard time securing the match with him as Fitz was dodging him somewhat. I just read the lead in to Creedon. So I assumed he didn't wanna lose his #1 Status with any losses.

But this information I didn't know. As I stated when Riordan died Fitz was in training for Corbett. So I do think it had some kind of an impact on his activity level. I certainly thought the same as you.

It very much reminds me very directly to a replay that already happened in boxing.
Jake Kilrain he waited & waited for Sullivan and was inactive for year & half at least because he didn't wanna lose the top contender status.
By the time kilrain vs Sullivan happened I just don't think it was the real version of Kilrain he was SO rusty. He was kinda faded being inactive so long. Sullivan was inactive just as long. But expecting both to deal with the same way is ridiculous. It affected Kilrain way more than Sullivan.

Fitz was following the same blueprint Kilrain took. It's a shame boxer had to forfeit "their prime" just to secure a match. But Sullivan set the bad example that other's followed.