Have Bob Fitzsimmons and James John Corbett ever fought each other?

Yes. Bob Fitzsimmons and James John Corbett met once on March 17, 1897, and Bob Fitzsimmons won by KO in round 14.

Who has the better record, Fitzsimmons or Corbett?

Bob Fitzsimmons is 69-12-14 and James John Corbett is 24-4-3. James John Corbett has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Fitzsimmons or Corbett?

Bob Fitzsimmons has 57 knockout wins and James John Corbett has 12. Bob Fitzsimmons has more.

Do Fitzsimmons and Corbett have any common opponents?

Bob Fitzsimmons and James John Corbett share 4 common opponents: James J. Jeffries, Tom Sharkey and Joe Choynski (and 1 other). James John Corbett fared better against 2 of them.

Who is bigger, Fitzsimmons or Corbett?

James John Corbett is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 3 cm above the other. James John Corbett also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fitzsimmons and Corbett?

This comparison is drawn from 96 bouts tracked for Bob Fitzsimmons and 27 bouts tracked for James John Corbett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bob Fitzsimmons vs James John Corbett — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Bob Fitzsimmons (69-12-14) and James John Corbett (24-4-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Fitzsimmons

Wins57 KO · 83%

Losses

Draws96 tracked bouts

Corbett

Wins12 KO · 50%

Losses

Draws27 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Fitzsimmons leads 1–0

Bob Fitzsimmons and James John Corbett have met 1 time; Fitzsimmons leads 1–0.
Met	1897Mar 17	Series
Bob FitzsimmonsFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
James John CorbettFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR14Fitzsimmons vs Corbett	1Meeting

Fitzsimmons vs Corbett · Mar 17, 1897

The Numbers

Fitzsimmons 4 · Corbett 3 of 7 measurable rows

FitzsimmonsEdge = longer wingCorbett

Record: 69-12-1424-4-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 80%
82.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 57: 57 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%: 82.61% (edge)
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 84% (edge)
60%
Times stopped^†max 7: 7
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 3.3: 3.3 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 96: 96
27

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+1″: Bob Fitzsimmons: 6′0″; James John Corbett: 6′1″ (edge)
Reach+1″: Bob Fitzsimmons: 72″; James John Corbett: 73″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Bob Fitzsimmons: Died aged 54; James John Corbett: Died aged 66
Stance: Bob Fitzsimmons: Orthodox; James John Corbett: Orthodox

Bob Fitzsimmons left, James John Corbett right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Bob Fitzsimmons69 wins · from 96 tracked bouts

58 by KO/TKO 84%3 on the cards 4%8 by another method or unrecorded 12%

James John Corbett15 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

9 by KO/TKO 60%5 on the cards 33%1 by another method or unrecorded 7%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bob Fitzsimmons 96, James John Corbett 27 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Fitzsimmons better on 1 · Corbett better on 2 · even on 14 shared · Bob Fitzsimmons better on 1 · James John Corbett better on 2 · even on 1

FitzsimmonsBob Fitzsimmons

Opponent

CorbettJames John Corbett

Bob Fitzsimmons
0–2 against
Loss, KO 8
1902Jul 1902
Loss, KO 11
1899Jun 1899
JeffriesJames J. JeffriesUnited States 19–1–2 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–2 both
James John Corbett
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 10
1903Aug 1903
Loss, KO 23
1900May 1900
Bob Fitzsimmons
1–1 against
Win, KO 2
1900Aug 1900
Loss, DQ 8
1896Dec 1896
SharkeyTom SharkeyUnited States 37–9–6 · HeavyweightFitzsimmons betterBob Fitzsimmons better — 1–1 to 0–1–1
James John Corbett
0–1–1 against
Loss, DQ 9
1898Nov 1898
Draw, PTS
1896Jun 1896
Bob Fitzsimmons
Draw, PTS
1894Jun 1894
ChoynskiJoe ChoynskiUnited States 59–17–6 · HeavyweightCorbett betterJames John Corbett better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
James John Corbett
1–0 against
Win, KO 27
1889Jun 1889
No contest, NC
1889May 1889
Bob Fitzsimmons
No contest, ND
1886Oct 1886
SmithAustralian Billy SmithCorbett betterJames John Corbett better — 2–0 to 0–0
James John Corbett
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1889Dec 1889
Win, PTS
1889Dec 1889

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Bob Fitzsimmons has won two straight since losses to Jack Johnson and Bill Lang. Fitzsimmons last boxed on Feb 20, 1914.WLLWW

Haghey Jan 1906Johnson Jul 1907Lang Dec 1909Sweeney Jan 1914Bellew Feb 19143.3 tracked bouts per year

James John Corbett had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to James J. Jeffries. Corbett last boxed on Aug 14, 1903.LLLWL

Fitzsimmons Mar 1897Sharkey Nov 1898Jeffries May 1900McCoy Aug 1900Jeffries Aug 19031.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Bob Fitzsimmons and James John Corbett ever fought each other?: Yes. Bob Fitzsimmons and James John Corbett met once on March 17, 1897, and Bob Fitzsimmons won by KO in round 14.
Who has the better record, Fitzsimmons or Corbett?: Bob Fitzsimmons is 69-12-14 and James John Corbett is 24-4-3. James John Corbett has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Fitzsimmons or Corbett?: Bob Fitzsimmons has 57 knockout wins and James John Corbett has 12. Bob Fitzsimmons has more.
Do Fitzsimmons and Corbett have any common opponents?: Bob Fitzsimmons and James John Corbett share 4 common opponents: James J. Jeffries, Tom Sharkey and Joe Choynski (and 1 other). James John Corbett fared better against 2 of them.
Who is bigger, Fitzsimmons or Corbett?: James John Corbett is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 3 cm above the other. James John Corbett also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fitzsimmons and Corbett?: This comparison is drawn from 96 bouts tracked for Bob Fitzsimmons and 27 bouts tracked for James John Corbett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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