Middleweight–Heavyweight · Bare-Knuckle & Gloves (1880–1919)
Bob Fitzsimmons
"Ruby Robert"
Top 100 · #22 · 66.2 points61
Wins
8
Losses
4
Draws
57
KOs
93%
KO %
- Born
- 1863
- Died
- 1917
- Nationality
- UK / New Zealand
- Career
- 1880–1914
Boxing's first three-division world champion, a spindly-legged puncher who knocked out men far heavier than himself.
Titles & Honours
- World Middleweight Champion
- World Heavyweight Champion
- World Light Heavyweight Champion
Career Timeline
1880–1914- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Joe Riddle · W PTS
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Thomas Robbins · RTD. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs James J. Corbett · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs James J. Corbett
W KO14 James J. Corbett (1897) · The Race Track Arena, Carson City, Nevada, US
- Signature fight
vs James J. Jeffries
L KO11 James J. Jeffries (1899) · Coney Island Athletic Club, Brooklyn, New York, US
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Jersey Bellew · W NWS. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Title wins · dates not yet documented
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
5 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885-03-01 | W | Joe Riddle | PTS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1885-04-01 | W | Alf Brinsmead | KO | 2 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1885-05-01 | W | Jack Greentree | KO | 3 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1886-02-02 | W | Pablo Fanque | KO | 2 | The Green, Sydney, Australia |
| 1886-05-01 | D | Pablo Fanque | NWS | 3 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1886-05-08 | D | Brinsley | NWS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1886-05-15 | L | Mick Dooley | RTD | 3 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1886-05-22 | ND | Steve O'Donnell | ND | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1886-06-02 | L | Mick Dooley | NWS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1886-06-05 | L | Mick Dooley | NWS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1886-08-07 | W | McArdle | NWS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1886-08-25 | L | Tom Lees | NWS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1886-10-07 | NC | Australian Billy Smith | ND | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1886-10-09 | ND | McArdle | ND | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1886-12-04 | D | Jack Malloy | PTS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1887-01-01 | D | Frank Slavin | NWS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1887-02-12 | W | Jack Bonner | NWS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1887-02-15 | W | George Seale | PTS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1887-03-01 | W | Dick Sandall | RTD | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1887-03-20 | W | Bill Slavin | TKO | 5 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1887-04-04 | W | George Eager | KO | 2 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1887-05-28 | L | Jim Hall | NWS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1887-09-24 | W | Dave Travers | KO | 3 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1888-01-01 | ND | Frank Slavin | ND | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1888-01-23 | D | Dan Hickey | PTS | 4 | Centennial Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1888-01-26 | D | Tom Taylor | NWS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1888-02-11 | D | Billy McCarthy | NWS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1888-03-05 | W | Bill Slavin | TKO | 7 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1888-03-17 | D | Bill Slavin | NWS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1888-04-17 | D | Bill Slavin | NWS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1888-05-01 | ND | Mick Dooley | ND | 4 | Amateur Athletic Club, Sydney, Australia |
| 1888-11-10 | W | Jim Hall | NWS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1888-11-24 | D | Jim Hall | NWS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1888-12-01 | W | McEwan | NWS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1889-01-19 | W | Jim Hall | RTD | 5 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1889-11-26 | D | Pat Kiely | NWS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1889-11-30 | W | Professor Jack West | KO | 1 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1889-12-16 | W | Dick Ellis | RTD | 3 | Royal Standard Theatre, Sydney, Australia |
| 1890-02-01 | W | Dave Conway | KO | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1890-02-10 | D | Edward Starlight Rollins | NWS | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1890-02-11 | L | Jim Hall | KO | 4 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1890-02-22 | W | Edward Starlight Rollins | TKO | 9 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1890-03-01 | W | Professor Jack West | KO | 1 | Foley's Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| 1890-05-17 | W | Frank Allen | RTD | 1 | California Athletic Club, San Francisco, California, US |
| 1890-05-29 | W | Billy McCarthy | RTD | 10 | California Athletic Club, San Francisco, California, US |
| 1890-07-28 | W | Arthur Upham | KO | 9 | Audubon Athletic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
| 1891-01-14 | W | Nonpareil Dempsey | RTD | 13 | Olympic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
| 1891-04-27 | W | Abe Coughle | TKO | 2 | Battery D Armory, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| 1891-05-01 | ND | Harris Martin | ND | 4 | Washington Rink, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US |
| 1892-03-02 | W | Peter Maher | RTD | 12 | Olympic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
| 1892-04-26 | W | Charles Puff | KO | 2 | Newark, New Jersey, US |
| 1892-04-27 | W | James Malone | RTD | 2 | Newark, New Jersey, US |
| 1892-04-28 | W | Thomas Robbins | RTD | 3 | Newark, New Jersey, US |
| 1892-04-28 | W | Tom Burns | RTD | 3 | Newark, New Jersey, US |
| 1892-04-29 | W | James Farrell | KO | 2 | Newark, New Jersey, US |
| 1892-05-06 | W | Joe Godfrey | RTD | 2 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| 1892-05-11 | W | Jerry Slattery | KO | 2 | Miners 8th St Theater, New York City, New York, US |
| 1892-09-03 | W | Millard Zender | KO | 1 | Anniston, Alabama, US |
| 1892-12-10 | W | Jack Britton | RTD | 2 | Newark, New Jersey, US |
| 1893-03-08 | W | Jim Hall | KO | 4 | Crescent City Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
| 1893-03-15 | D | Dan Bayliff | PTS | 4 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US |
| 1893-03-25 | W | Phil Mayo | KO | 2 | 2nd Regiment Armory, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| 1893-03-31 | W | Jack Warner | TKO | 1 | Baltimore, Maryland, US |
| 1893-04-12 | W | Dan Curry | KO | 2 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| 1893-04-12 | W | Hank Smith | KO | 1 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| 1893-04-12 | W | Alexander Kilpatrick | KO | 3 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| 1893-04-15 | W | Jack Sheridan | TKO | 1 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| 1893-04-21 | W | Joe Godfrey | KO | 1 | Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| 1893-04-21 | W | Mike Monoghan | KO | 1 | Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| 1893-04-21 | W | Alexander Kilpatrick | KO | 4 | Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| 1893-05-06 | W | Mike Brennan | KO | 4 | Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| 1893-05-30 | W | Dan Coner | KO | 1 | Philadelphia Athletic Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| 1893-09-05 | W | Jack Hickey | TKO | 3 | Caledonian Park, Newark, New Jersey, US |
| 1894-06-18 | D | Joe Choynski | PTS | 5 | The Boston Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| 1894-07-28 | W | Frank Kellar | KO | 2 | Buffalo Driving Park, Buffalo, New York, US |
| 1894-09-26 | W | Dan Creedon | KO | 2 | Olympic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
| 1895-04-16 | W | Al Allich | KO | 3 | New York City, New York, US |
| 1895-04-19 | W | Mike Connors | KO | 1 | New York City, New York, US |
| 1896-02-21 | W | Peter Maher | KO | 1 | Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico |
| 1896-12-02 | L | Tom Sharkey | DQ | 8 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California US |
| 1897-03-17 | W | James J. Corbett | KO | 14 | The Race Track Arena, Carson City, Nevada, US |
| 1897-06-05 | W | Lew Joslin | KO | 2 | Leadville, Colorado, US |
| 1899-06-09 | L | James J. Jeffries | KO | 11 | Coney Island Athletic Club, Brooklyn, New York, US |
| 1899-10-28 | W | Geoff Thorne | KO | 1 | Tattersalls, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| 1900-03-27 | W | Jim Daly | TKO | 1 | First Regiment Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| 1900-04-30 | W | Ed Dunkhorst | KO | 2 | Hercules Athletic Club, Brooklyn, New York, US |
| 1900-08-10 | W | Gus Ruhlin | KO | 6 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 1900-08-24 | W | Tom Sharkey | KO | 2 | Coney Island Athletic Club, Brooklyn, New York, US |
| 1902-07-25 | L | James J. Jeffries | KO | 8 | San Francisco Athletic Club, San Francisco, California, US |
| 1902-12-19 | W | Steward | KO | 1 | Butte, Montana, US |
| 1902-12-27 | W | Mike Ranke | KO | 2 | Bozeman, Montana, US |
| 1903-09-30 | W | Con Coughlin | TKO | 1 | Washington Sporting Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| 1903-10-14 | W | Joe Grim | NWS | 6 | Southern Athletic Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| 1903-11-25 | W | George Gardiner | PTS | 20 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US |
| 1904-07-23 | W | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | NWS | 6 | Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| 1905-12-20 | L | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | RTD | 13 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US |
| 1906-01-31 | W | Charlie Haghey | KO | 4 | Webster, Massachusetts, US |
| 1907-07-17 | L | Jack Johnson | KO | 2 | Washington Sports Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| 1909-12-27 | L | Bill Lang | KO | 12 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
| 1914-01-29 | W | Dan Sweeney | NWS | 6 | Athletic Club, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, US |
| 1914-02-20 | W | Jersey Bellew | NWS | 6 | Municipal Hall, South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, US |
Showing 101 of 101 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-11. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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