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James John Gentleman Jim Corbett (September 1 1866 – February 18 1933) was an American professional boxer and a former World Heavyweight Champion best known as the man who defeated the great John L. Sullivan. Despite a career spanning only 24 bouts Corbett faced the best competition his era had to offer; squaring off with a total of nine fighters who would later be enshrined alongside himself in the International Boxing Hall of Fame
