Corbett, James John
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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CORBETT, JAMES JOHN kor b t, 1866 1933, American boxer, b. San Francisco. "Gentleman Jim" Corbett won (1892) the heavyweight boxing championship from John L. Sullivan at New Orleans and lost (1897) the title...