EXTREMELY RARE 1897 JAMES CORBETT Championship souvenir boxing coin token Jim

Description

Offered here is a
EXTREMELY RARE
SOUVENIR
CORBETT - FITZSIMMONS CONTEST
WORLD'S HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
JAMES J. CORBETT
vs
ROBERT (BOB) FITZSIMMONS
March 17, 1897
CARSON CITY, NV
Stunning thick souvenir coin from the World Heavyweight Championship picturing World Champion James Corbett in very fine detail as he appeared in 1897 on front side, under his image reads:
JAS. J. CORBETT
BACKSIDE reads,
along perimeter:
SOUVENIR
CORBETT - FITZSIMMONS CONTEST
center reads:
FOR THE
CHAMPIONSHIP OF THW WORLD
CARSON CITY, NEV
MARCH 17, 1897
On March 17, 1897, Gentleman Jim Corbett fought a 14 round classic but lost his title to very little respected multi-weight class champion Blacksmith "Bob" Robert Fitzsimmons. The contest lasted 14 rounds witnessed by approx. 5000 thousand fans. Corbett out punched Fitzsimmons for most of the title contest but in the 14 suffered a series of tremendous blows preventing Corbett from continuing.
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING AND EXTREMELY RARE  1897 BOXING HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SOUVENIR PICTURING JAMES CORBETT.
If you never own one of these souvenirs, you will be amazed of the great detail in this 1897 coin.
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