EXTREMELY RARE 1897 JAMES CORBETT v BOB FITZSIMMONS Championship SOUVENIR medal

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Offered here is a
EXTREMELY RARE
SOUVENIR
CORBETT - FITZSIMMONS CONTEST
WORLD'S HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
JAMES J. CORBETT
vs
ROBERT (BOB) FITZSIMMONS
March 17, 1897
CARSON CITY, NV
Stunning thick souvenir medal from the World Heavyweight Championship picturing World Champion JAMES CORBETT and BOB FITZSIMMONS in very fine detail as he appeared in 1897.
Banner at top reads:
SOUVENIR
On perimeter of medal reads:
GREAT FIGHT
CORBETT & FITZSIMMONS
CARSON CITY, NEV
MAR 17, 1897
BACKSIDE reads,
along perimeter:
SOUVENIR
CORBETT - FITZSIMMONS CONTEST
center reads:
FOR THE
CHAMPIONSHIP OF THW WORLD
CARSON CITY, NEV
MARCH 17, 1897
On March 17, 1897, Gentleman Jim Corbett fought a 14 round classic but lost his title to very little respected multi-weight class champion Blacksmith "Bob" Robert Fitzsimmons. The contest lasted 14 rounds witnessed by approximate, 5000 thousand fans. Corbett out punched Fitzsimmons for most of the title contest but in the 14 suffered a series of tremendous blows preventing Corbett from continuing.
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING AND EXTREMELY RARE  1897 BOXING HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SOUVENIR.
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