Título: Bob Fitzsimmons
Seção: Winning the Middleweight title
Background: Robert James Fitzsimmons was born on 26 May 1863 in Helston, Cornwall, England, the youngest of seven boys and five girls born to James and Jane (nee Strongman) Fitzsimmons. Not long before his birth, his parents had moved from his father's native Ireland to Cornwall, where his mother came from, in order for his father to find work as a policeman. Fitzsimmons received his early education at the National school in Helston. In 1873, the family moved again; James, Jane and their youngest five children sailed on the Adamant for the 93 day journey to Lyttelton, New Zealand.

Conteúdo: Moving on to the United States, Fitzsimmons fought four more times in 1890, winning three and drawing one.  Then, on 14 January 1891, in New Orleans, he won his first world title from Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey. Fitzsimmons knocked out Dempsey (from whom the later Jack Dempsey took his name) in the 13th round to become the World Middleweight Champion. Fitzsimmons knocked Dempsey down at least 13 times and by the finish left him in such a pitiable condition that he begged him to quit. Since Dempsey would not do so, Fitzsimmons knocked him out and then carried him to his corner. On 22 July, police broke off his fight with Jim Hall after he had knocked Hall down several times.  Fitzsimmons spent the next two years fighting non-title bouts and exhibitions until giving Hall a chance at the title in 1893. He retained the crown by a knockout in round four. He spent the rest of that year doing exhibitions, and on 2 June, he had scheduled a two-way exhibition where he would demonstrate in public how to hit the boxing bag and then how to box against a real opponent. Reportedly, two freak accidents happened that day: Fitzsimmons hit the bag so hard that it broke, and then his opponent of that day allegedly slipped, getting hit in the head and the boxing exhibition was cancelled.  At a public sparring performance on 16 November 1894 at Jacob's Opera House, Syracuse, New York, Fitzsimmons knocked out sparring partner Con Riordan, who was carried off unconscious and died several hours later.

user: When did he win the middleweight title?

assistant: on 14 January 1891,

user: Was it expected that he would win?

assistant: Fitzsimmons knocked Dempsey down at least 13 times

user: Had he won any titles before this one?

assistant: he won his first world title from Jack

user: Is there anything else interesting about him winning this title?

assistant: Fitzsimmons spent the next two years fighting non-title bouts and exhibitions until giving Hall a chance at the title in 1893.

user: Did Hall take the title?

assistant: He retained the crown by a knockout in round four.

user: Where was he when he won the middleweight title?

assistant: in New Orleans,

user: Are there any other interesting tidbits about this title?

assistant: Fitzsimmons knocked out sparring partner Con Riordan,

user: Has he knocked anyone else out?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: Fitzsimmons knocked out sparring partner Con Riordan, who was carried off unconscious and died several hours later.