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Article: First there was Fitzsimmons; Jones attempts to duplicate feat of 1897.(SPORTS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- February 26, 2003
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Byline: Thom Loverro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
LAS VEGAS - Roy Jones Jr. is attempting to add his name to history, a kind of which has not been made since an Englishman named Bob beat a Gentleman named Jim in 1897 surrounded by a cast of Wild West characters.
Jones faces World Boxing Association heavyweight champion John Ruiz at Thomas & Mack Center here on Saturday night. If Jones wins, he will become the first former middleweight champion to win the heavyweight belt since "Ruby" Robert Fitzsimmons knocked out "Gentleman" Jim Corbett in the 14th round on St. Patrick's Day in 1897 in the first sanctioned prize fight in Nevada.
That fight was ...