Contemporary reports on the poor punching technique of Jim Corbett against Fitzsimmons.

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  1. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Bob N Weave Full Member

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    Corbett is a lot of things… A pretty extreme racist even for the late 1800s early 1900s… short tempered… prone to fits of violence… a bit of a ego maniac at times? something of a con man at times? even a bit of a street thug in his youth… once he told Fitz they’d meet every day in the street till they had a rematch, Fitz told Jim if he hit him he’d shoot him…. Is reading his book a bit of a PG American Psycho (American Dandy?) unreliable narrator and all? Yes… but a weirdo… sort of, not really, he was a social wonder people loved him.
     
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  2. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    'I rarely tried to put full force into a blow until I had my man where I wanted him and was ready to put over the finishing touch. I contented myself with jabbing and good hard jolts that would gradually weaken my opponent and maneuvre him into position..'

    - James J. Corbett
     
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  3. Anomalocaris

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    No matter how **** he looks on film there is no absolutely doubt that he had the finest arse-cheeks in all of Christendom.
     
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  4. Sailor Joe

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    Fantastic.

    Also, this made me think of Oscar Dela Hoya... Oh, how things never change...
     
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