Heavyweight · United States
Bob Fitzsimmons 72-12-16, 6 NC 58 KO · 1885–1914
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Bob Fitzsimmons was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born May 26, 1863. Record 72-12-16, 6 NC with 58 knockouts over 1885–1914. Bob Fitzsimmons last fought Jersey Bellew on Feb 20, 1914 and won.
Also: Боб Фицсиммонс · باب فٹزسیمنز · باب فیتزیمونز +17 more بوب فيتزسيمونز · ボブ・フィッシモンズ · 鮑伯·菲茨西蒙斯 · 밥 피츠시먼스 · Fitzsimmons · Robert Fitzsimmons · Robert J. Fitzsimmons · Robert James Fitzsimmons · Боб Фитцсиммонс · Роберт Джеймс Фитцсиммонс · Роберт Джеймс Фицсиммонс · Роберт Фицсиммонс · Роберт-Джеймс Фитцсиммонс · Фитцсиммонс, Боб · Фитцсиммонс, Роберт-Джеймс · Фицсиммонс · Фицсиммонс Роберт Джеймс
Born May 26, 1863
Died Oct 22, 1917
Country 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Stance Orthodox
Height 182 cm
Reach 181.5 cm
Nickname Bob · Ruby Rob · The Freckled Wonder
Debut Mar 1, 1885
Career 1885–1914
Rounds boxed 299
KO share 81%
Born in Helston, Cornwall, England
Titles World light-heavyweight title 1903
Confirmed bouts 14 of 106
Career record Record
72-12-16, 6 NC, 58 KOs · 1885–1914
Last result W
Jersey Bellew
6 · Municipal Hall, South Bethlehem, 🇺🇸
The record 106 bouts, 1885–1914, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 74-8-3
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 101, Wikipedia (ru) · 63
W
Jersey Bellew
6 · Municipal Hall, South Bethlehem, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 71-12-16 · Bellew —
W
Dan Sweeney
6 · Athletic Club, Williamsport, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 70-12-16 · Sweeney —
L
For Australian heavyweight title KO 12/20 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 70-11-16 · Lang —
W
Jim Paul
20 · Benson Mines, New York, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 69-11-16 · Paul —
L
KO 2/6 · Washington Sports Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 69-10-16 · Johnson 42-5-8
W
Charlie Haghey
KO 4/6 · Webster, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 68-10-16 · Haghey —
L
For world light-heavyweight title RTD 13/20 · Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 68-9-16 · O'Brien 132-8-20
W
6 · Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 67-9-16 · O'Brien 116-6-19
W
Won world light-heavyweight title PTS 20/20 · Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 66-9-16 · Gardiner 37-5-3
W
6 · Southern Athletic Club, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 65-9-16 · Grim —
W
Con Coughlin
TKO 1/6 · Washington Sporting Club, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 64-9-16 · Coughlin —
W
Mike Ranke
KO 2/4 · Bozeman, Montana, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 63-9-16 · Ranke —
W
Steward
KO 1/4 · Butte, Butte, Montana, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 62-9-16 · Steward —
L
For world heavyweight title KO 8/20 · San Francisco Athletic Club, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 62-8-16 · Jeffries 16-0-2
W
KO 2/25 · Coney Island A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 61-8-16 · Sharkey 36-5-6
W
KO 6/25 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 60-8-16 · Ruhlin —
W
Ed Dunkhorst
KO 2/25 · Hercules Athletic Club, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 59-8-16 · Dunkhorst —
W
Jim Daly
TKO 1/6 · First Regiment Armory, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 58-8-16 · Daly —
W
Geoff Thorne
KO 1/6 · Tattersalls, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 57-8-16 · Thorne —
L
For world heavyweight title claim KO 11/20 · Coney Island Athletic Club, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 57-7-16 · Jeffries 10-0-2
Show all 106 bouts W
Lew Joslin
KO 2/4 · Leadville, Leadville, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 56-7-16 · Joslin —
W
Won world heavyweight title KO 14/25 · The Race Track Arena, Carson City, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 55-7-16 · Corbett 26-0-6
L
For world heavyweight title claim DQ 8/10 · Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 55-6-16 · Sharkey 20-2-3
W
Won World Heavyweight Title KO 1 · Coahuila de Zaragoza, 🇲🇽
Fitzsimmons 54-6-16 · Maher 1-3-1
W
Mike Connors
KO 1/4 · New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 53-6-16 · Connors —
W
Al Allich
KO 3/4 · New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 52-6-16 · Allich —
W
Retained world middleweight title KO 2/25 · Olympic Club, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 51-6-16 · Creedon —
W
Frank Kellar
KO 2/4 · Buffalo Driving Park, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 50-6-16 · Kellar —
D
PTS 5/8 · Boston Theater, Boston, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 50-6-15 · Choynski 25-6-0
W
Jack Hickey
TKO 3/4 · Caledonian Park, Newark, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 49-6-15 · Hickey —
W
Dan Coner
KO 1/4 · Philadelphia Athletic Club, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 48-6-15 · Coner —
W
Mike Brennan
KO 4/4 · Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 47-6-15 · Brennan —
W
Alexander Kilpatrick
KO 4/4 · Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 44-6-15 · Kilpatrick —
W
Mike Monoghan
KO 1/4 · Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 44-6-15 · Monoghan —
W
Joe Godfrey
KO 1/4 · Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 44-6-15 · Godfrey —
W
Jack Sheridan
TKO 1/4 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 43-6-15 · Sheridan —
W
Alexander Kilpatrick
KO 3/4 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 40-6-15 · Kilpatrick —
W
Hank Smith
KO 1/4 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 40-6-15 · Smith —
W
Dan Curry
KO 2/4 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 40-6-15 · Curry —
W
Jack Warner
TKO 1/4 · Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 39-6-15 · Warner —
W
Phil Mayo
KO 2/4 · 2nd Regiment Armory, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 38-6-15 · Mayo —
D
Dan Bayliff
PTS 4/4 · Indianapolis, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 38-6-14 · Bayliff —
W
Retained world middleweight title KO 4 · Crescent City Club, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 37-6-14 · Hall —
W
Jack Britton
RTD 2/4 · Newark, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 36-6-14 · Britton —
W
Millard Zender
KO 1/4 · Elliston, Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 35-6-14 · Zender —
W
Jerry Slattery
KO 2/4 · Miners 8th St Theater, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 34-6-14 · Slattery —
W
Joe Godfrey
RTD 2/4 · Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 33-6-14 · Godfrey —
W
James Farrell
KO 2/4 · Newark, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 32-6-14 · Farrell —
W
Tom Burns
RTD 3/4 · Newark, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 30-6-14 · Burns —
W
Thomas Robbins
RTD 3/4 · Newark, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 30-6-14 · Robbins —
W
James Malone
RTD 2/4 · Newark, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 29-6-14 · Malone —
W
Charles Puff
KO 2/4 · Newark, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 28-6-14 · Puff —
W
RTD 12 · Olympic Club, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 27-6-14 · Maher 0-1-0
NC
4 · Washington Rink, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 27-6-14 · Martin 46-2-11
W
Abe Coughle
TKO 2/3 · Battery D Armory, Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 26-6-14 · Coughle —
W
Jack Dempsey
20 · Olimpik, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 24-6-14 · Dempsey —
W
Won world middleweight title RTD 13 · California A.C., San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 24-6-14 · Dempsey 51-1-10
W
Arthur Upham
KO 9 · Audubon Athletic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 23-6-14 · Upham —
W
Artur Apkhem
Audubon Club, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 22-6-14 · Apkhem —
W
RTD 10 · California Athletic Club, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 21-6-14 · McCarthy —
W
Frank Allen
RTD 1/3 · California Athletic Club, San Francisco, California, 🇺🇸
Fitzsimmons 20-6-14 · Allen —
W
Professor Jack West
KO 1/4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 19-6-14 · West —
W
TKO 9 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 18-6-14 · Rollins —
L
For Australian middleweight title KO 4/20 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 18-5-14 · Hall —
D
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 18-5-13 · Rollins —
W
Dave Conway
KO 4/15 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 17-5-13 · Conway —
W
Dick Ellis
RTD 3/20 · Royal Standard Theatre, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 16-5-13 · Ellis —
W
Professor Jack West
KO 1/8 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 15-5-13 · West —
D
Pat Kiely
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 15-5-12 · Kiely —
D
Pat Keely
4 · Sydney, New South Wales, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 15-5-11 · Keely —
W
Won Australian middleweight title RTD 5/8 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 14-5-11 · Hall —
W
McEwan
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 13-5-11 · McEwan —
D
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 13-5-10 · Hall —
W
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 12-5-10 · Hall —
NC
Mick Dooley
4 · Amateur Athletic Club, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 12-5-10 · Dooley —
D
Bill Slavin
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 12-5-9 · Slavin —
D
Bill Slavin
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 12-5-8 · Slavin —
W
Bill Slavin
TKO 7/8 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 11-5-8 · Slavin —
D
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 11-5-7 · McCarthy —
D
Tom Taylor
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 11-5-6 · Taylor —
D
Dan Hickey
PTS 4/4 · Centennial Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 11-5-5 · Hickey —
NC
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 11-5-5 · Slavin —
W
Dave Travers
KO 3 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 10-5-5 · Travers —
L
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 10-4-5 · Hall —
W
George Eager
KO 2/4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 9-4-5 · Eager —
W
Bill Slavin
TKO 5/8 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 8-4-5 · Slavin —
W
Dick Sandall
RTD 4/4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 7-4-5 · Sandall —
W
George Seale
PTS 4/4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 6-4-5 · Seale —
W
Jack Bonner
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 5-4-5 · Bonner —
D
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 5-4-4 · Slavin —
D
Jack Malloy
PTS 4/4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 5-4-3 · Malloy —
D
Jack Malloy
4 · Sydney, New South Wales, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 5-4-2 · Malloy —
NC
McArdle
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 5-4-2 · McArdle —
NC
Australian Billy Smith
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 5-4-2 · Smith —
L
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 5-3-2 · Lees —
W
McArdle
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 4-3-2 · McArdle —
L
Mick Dooley
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 4-2-2 · Dooley —
L
Mick Dooley
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 4-1-2 · Dooley —
NC
Steve O'Donnell
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 4-1-2 · O'Donnell —
L
Mick Dooley
RTD 3/4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 4-0-2 · Dooley —
D
Brinsley
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 4-0-1 · Brinsley —
D
Pablo Fanque
3 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 4-0-0 · Fanque —
W
Pablo Fanque
KO 2/4 · The Green, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 3-0-0 · Fanque —
W
Jack Greentree
KO 3/4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 2-0-0 · Greentree —
W
Alf Brinsmead
KO 2/4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 1-0-0 · Brinsmead —
W
Joe Riddle
PTS 4/4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Fitzsimmons 0-0-0 · Riddle —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Bob Fitzsimmons's record? Bob Fitzsimmons's professional record is 72-12-16, 6 NC with 58 knockouts.
Who did Bob Fitzsimmons fight last? Bob Fitzsimmons last fought Jersey Bellew on Feb 20, 1914 and won. Sources Boxerbook ID 12320 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/12320 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
