James J. Corbett

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James J. Corbett was an American heavyweight boxing champion of the late 19th century, famed for his scientific fighting style and for defeating John L. Sullivan.

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James J. Corbett canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
professional boxer
world heavyweight boxing champion
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1866-09-01
dateOfDeath 1933-02-18
dateOfEvent 1892-09-07
defeated John L. Sullivan NERFINISHED
defeatedInBout John L. Sullivan NERFINISHED
endTimeOfTitle 1897-03-17
era late 19th century
ethnicGroup Irish American
familyName Corbett NERFINISHED
fullName James John Corbett NERFINISHED
genreOfWork autobiography
givenName James
hallOfFameInduction International Boxing Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
hasInfluenced modern boxing technique
knownFor being the first gloved world heavyweight champion under the Marquess of Queensberry rules
defeating John L. Sullivan
introducing a scientific style of boxing
languageSpoken English
locationOfEvent New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED
memberOf Olympic Club NERFINISHED
methodOfVictory knockout
nickname Gentleman Jim NERFINISHED
occupation actor
boxer
participatedIn World heavyweight boxing championship NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
portrayedIn Gentleman Jim (1942 film) NERFINISHED
positionInHistory early gloved-era heavyweight champion
religion Roman Catholicism
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States

San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sport boxing
startTimeOfTitle 1892-09-07
style counterpunching
defensive footwork
scientific boxing
titleHeld World Heavyweight Champion
trainedAt Olympic Club, San Francisco NERFINISHED
usedRuleSet Marquess of Queensberry rules NERFINISHED
weightClass heavyweight
wroteWork The Roar of the Crowd NERFINISHED

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Gentleman Jim characterRole James J. Corbett
Gentleman Jim portrays James J. Corbett
Gentleman Jim subject James J. Corbett
Gentleman Jim hasTitleCharacter James J. Corbett
Gentleman Jim portraysRealPerson James J. Corbett
Corbett hasNotableBearer James J. Corbett