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[CORBETT & FITZSIMMONS]

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[CORBETT & FITZSIMMONS]
<p><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>[CORBETT & FITZSIMMONS] </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'>The “fight of the century” between <b>James Corbett</b> and New Zealander <b>Robert Fitzsimmons</b> (1862-1917), the only fighter to hold championship titles in middleweight, heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions. A 1950 double page print from the <i>Police Gazette</i>, reprinted from Dec 15, 1894, promoting their upcoming fight. Corbett and Fitzsimmons are illustrated squaring off with an elaborate championship belt in the background featuring oval portraits of both fighters plus defeated champion John L. Sullivan. Unobtrusive punctures at center fold where removed from magazine; else Fine. Nicely double matted and contained under glass within simple frame. Overall 25½"x18".</span></p>