Bob Fitzsimmons' incredible 1891-1897 run

Fitzsimmons, between 1891-1897, went 32-1-2 with 31 KOs, the loss was a questionable DQ.

In this period of time he won the Middleweight title from Nonpariel Jack Dempsey, and the Heavyweight title from James J Corbett. He averaged 6 fights a year. He also beat Peter Maher x2, and was one of the very few people in boxing history to have defeated a man nearly double his weight (Fitz 160lbs vs Millard Zender 300lbs), during this run.

http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Bob_Fitzsimmons_vs._Joe_Choynski

^Fitzsimmons' draw with Choynski (another good name) was due to police intervention halfway into the fight. Choynski was clearly losing "helpless against the ropes" before the police intervention.

http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Bob_Fitzsimmons_vs._Tom_Sharkey_(1st_meeting)

^Fitz's DQ with Tom Sharkey (ANOTHER good name) was highly questioned, many thought Fitz had been robbed of victory due to a poor call for a battered Sharkey.

https://news.google.com/newspapers?...AAIBAJ&sjid=wfMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6887,492247&hl=en

^States that Fitz was actually even outweighed by Nonpariel, but despite that, it was an extremely dominant performance by Fitzsimmons


It's possible that Ruby Robert could've gone 34-0-1 with 33 KOs during this period. Why isn't this talked about more often? It's one of the most dominant runs I've ever seen