Known as "Gentleman Jim," James John Corbett was credited as being boxing's first heavyweight champion of the world having knocked out the Boston Strong Boy, John L. Sullivan, in Corbett became famous for his elegant style in and out of the ring as well as for inventing the left hook. He held the heavyweight title for five years until he was defeated by the Australian boxer, Robert Fitzsimmons, in
In Corbett and his wife, Vera, moved to Bayside Boulevard and Third Avenue (now st Street and Corbett Road) and purchased this Queen Anne style home built by architect Louis Berger from real estate developer John Dayton.
After Corbett's championship defeat he continued to box for a short period of time while also pursuing other endeavors. Corbett owned a saloon on lower Broadway in Manhattan and had a career as an actor. Gentleman Jim made his film debut in The Man from the Golden West, which opened in September , and continued on to make a dozen feature films, shorts, and serials as well as perform on the Vaudeville stage.
Corbett lived in this Bayside home until his death of liver cancer in His wife, Vera, remained in the home until her death in
Ge
&#;Gentleman Jim&#; and the legacy he left Bayside
By Greater Astoria Historical Society
In conjunction with the Greater Astoria Historical Society, the TimesLedger newspaper presents noteworthy events in the borough&#;s history
Champion heavyweight boxer, actor and Queens resident Jim Corbett was born in San Francisco, Calif. on Sept. 1, Known as &#;Gentleman Jim,&#; Corbett was raised in a middle-class family headed by his Irish immigrant father. He attended college and worked as a bank clerk before mastering the pugilistic arts at a local gym.
Fighting from an orthodox stance, the champion notched 14 wins, five by knockout, in a career spanning 17 years from to After retiring from the ring, Gentleman Jim found a successful and lucrative second calling as a Broadway and screen actor. Corbett&#;s younger brother Dan was a Major League baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles and other teams, and his great-great-great nephew, also Dan Corbett, was a heavyweight boxer in the s.
First entering the ring professionally in Salt Lake City, Utah in , the heavyweight
"Gentleman Jim" Corbett&#;s House in Bayside
You are here
Collection: Postcard Collection at the Archives at Queens Library
Description: James J. Corbett Residence, Bayside, Long Island. James J. "Gentleman Jim" Corbett was the world heavyweight boxing champion from to After retiring from boxing, he acted in both the theatre and movies, and was a popular figure around Bayside, where he lived from until his death in The street on which his home still stands was renamed Corbett Road in his honor.
"Gentleman Jim" Corbett Knocks Out
John L. Sullivan,
Printer Friendly Version >>>
John L. Sullivan became a legend in his own time. He had won the Heavyweight Championship title in and had successfully defended it for 10 years. He was the last of the bare-knuckle champions who pounded each other without gloves for hours in marathon matches that lasted for as many as 75 rounds. Sullivan rose to the pinnacle of his profession at a time when many states and local jurisdictions outlawed boxing matches giving the sport a status that lay somewhere between marginal respectability and outright criminal behavior. Nonetheless, Sullivan's championship matches attracted thousands.
The introduction of the Marquis of Queensberry rules improved the status of professional boxing by regulating the participants'
| Sullivan defends his title, The last bare-knuckled Heavyweight Championship |
Jim Corbett represented the
Biographies you may also like
Biography jimmy fallon comedian subway Jimmy Fallon (American, Comedian) was born on Get more info like birth place, age, birth sign, biography, family, relation & latest news g: subway.
Jim thorpe biography timeline books In a new book, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer David Maraniss goes into great detail about the events and the myths that shaped Jim Thorpe and his legacy. It's called "Path .
Nic robertson cnn biography Nic Robertson is CNN’s award-winning International Diplomatic Editor whose experience, knowledge and expertise have established his reputation as one of the finest .
Tomihiro hoshino biography of michael Profile of Tomihiro Hoshino; 星野富弘プロフィール（中国語） 撮影者：阿部了. 年. 群馬県勢多郡東村（現みどり市東町）に生まれる. 年. 群馬大学教育学部体育科卒業 中学校の教 Missing: michael.
Maclaine shirley meryl streep movie florence Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Gene Hackman, Dennis Quaid and Richard Dreyfuss star in Mike Nichols' hilarious blockbuster film about a very real mother-daughter /5.
Jahni raz biography template Unlock the secrets to crafting a compelling biography with the Sample Biography Outline Template from This free download provides a structured framework to guide Missing: jahni raz.