It was the year 1894 and “Gentleman” Jim Corbett was riding high. Or at least, he should have been. He was the heavyweight champion of the world, the man who’d dethroned the great John L. Sullivan two ...

Heavyweight boxer Jim Corbett was a Bayside resident. He was champion between 1892, when he knocked out John L. Sullivan in the first-ever bout using padded leather boxing gloves, to 1897, when he ...

Gentleman Jim Corbett could not handle the power of James Jefferies, despite being the superior boxer. As one boxing historian stated, “If Jeffries could not outbox an opponent, he could certainly ...

This week marks the 125th anniversary of a boxing match promoted as the "Second Battle of New Orleans." It was credited with reinventing the sport of prizefighting and solidified New Orleans' place in ...