James J. Corbett Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
James John "Gentleman Jim" Corbett (September 1, 1866 – February 18, 1933) was an American professional boxer and a former World Heavyweight Champion, best known as the man who defeated the great John L. Sullivan. Despite a career spanning only 24 bouts, Corbett faced the best competition his era had to offer; squaring off with a total of nine fighters who would later be enshrined alongside him in the International Boxing Hall of Fame
September 1, 1866, San Francisco, California, United States
Died
February 18, 1933, Bayside, New York City, New York, United States
Place Of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Height
6' 1" (1.85 m)
Profession
Actor, Writer
Spouse
Olive Lake (m. 1886–1895)
Star Sign
Virgo
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Fact
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Autobiography, "The Roar of the Crowd" (1925)
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His bout with Steve O'Donnell was stopped when Corbett was told of the deaths of his parents. Patrick Corbett had bet his net worth on Jim's 17 March 1897 title defense against Bob Fitzsimmons. Jim's defeat ruined the elder Corbett, whom, police concluded, shot his wife then himself in a fit of dementia. (16 August 1898)
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Fought his brother, Tom, a total of 8 times from July - August 1898. In their 10 August 1898 bout, Jim badly damaged Tom's nose.
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On 21 May 1891, Corbett fought Peter Jackson, an Australian who couldn't get a fight against the reigning champ, John L. Sullivan, because he was black. The match went 61 rounds before it was declared a no-contest.
Generally considered the first scientific fighter because he used his speed and knowledge of his opponent's strengths and weaknesses to develop a strategy for a fight rather than brawn and volume of punches.
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Claimed to have invented the left hook punch.
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Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, 1980.
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World heavyweight boxing champion, 1892-1897. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1990.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
At the Round Table
1930
Short
Happy Days
1929
Interlocutor - Minstrel Show
The Beauty Shop
1922
Panatella
The Prince of Avenue A
1920
Barry O'Connor
The Midnight Man
1919
Bob Gilmore
The Other Girl
1916
Frank Sheldon, 'Kid Garvey'
The Burglar and the Lady
1914
Danvers / Raffles
The Man from the Golden West
1913
Gentleman Jim
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
1894
Short
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gentleman Jim
1942
based upon the life of
James J. Corbett; or, How Championships Are Won and Lost
1910
Documentary short
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
James J. Corbett & Neil O'Brien
1929
Short
Himself - Prizefighter
On Guard
1924
Documentary short
Himself
Broadway After Dark
1924
Himself, Cameo Appearance
Screen Snapshots, Series 2, No. 9-F
1921
Documentary short
Himself
Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 24
1921
Documentary short
Himself
Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 3
1920
Documentary short
Himself
Actors' Fund Field Day
1910
Short
Himself
James J. Corbett; or, How Championships Are Won and Lost
1910
Documentary short
Himself
Reproduction of the Corbett and McCoy Fight
1900
Short
Himself
Corbett and Sharkey Fight
1898
Short
Himself
The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight
1897
Documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004
Documentary
Himself
Known for movies
James J. Corbett; or, How Championships Are Won and Lost (1910) as Writer
James J. Corbett & Neil O'Brien (1929) as Himself - Prizefighter
The Prince of Avenue A (1920) as Barry O'Connor
The Burglar and the Lady (1914) as Danvers / Raffles
$6 Million
