Jim Jacobs

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Jim Jacobs was an American boxing manager and handball champion best known for managing heavyweight champion Mike Tyson during the early part of his professional career.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boxing manager
handball player
human
sports executive
activityPeriod 20th century
areaOfInfluence United States boxing
international handball
causeOfDeath leukemia
coFounded Big Fights, Inc.
collaboratedWith Cus D'Amato
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
fieldOfWork boxing management
handball
genreOfActivity professional boxing management
handballTitles multiple United States national handball championships
world handball championships
hasCollection large archive of historic boxing films
hasFamilyName Jacobs
hasGivenName Jim
influenced presentation of classic boxing on television
public awareness of historical boxing matches
knownAs Jim Jacobs
knownFor co-founding Big Fights, Inc.
collecting classic boxing films
languageSpoken English
managed Edwin Rosario
Mike Tyson
Wilfred Benítez
memberOf International Boxing Hall of Fame
handball halls of fame
nationality American
notableAchievement built one of the world’s largest private boxing film libraries
recognized as one of the greatest handball players of his era
notableFor managing heavyweight champion Mike Tyson
notableWork managing the early professional career of Mike Tyson
occupation boxing manager
handball player
sports executive
partner Bill Cayton
positionHeld manager of Mike Tyson
residence New York City
roleInCareerOf early professional development of Mike Tyson
sexOrGender male
sport handball
workedIn boxing industry
sports promotion

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Mike Tyson managedBy Jim Jacobs
Bill Cayton coManagedWith Jim Jacobs