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When did Bob Fitzsimmons win the middleweight title?
On 14 January 1891, in New Orleans, Bob Fitzsimmons won his first middleweight title from Jack Dempsey.
Was it expected that Bob Fitzsimmons would win against his opponent Sharkey?
In Bob Fitzsimmons' match against Sharkey, Fitzsimmons was favoured to win, and bets flowed heavily his way.
Had Bob Fitzsimmons won any titles before this one?
Bob Fitzsimmons had not won any titles until he won the middleweight title against Jack Dempsey.
Is there anything else interesting about Bob Fitzsimmons winning this title?
Reportedly, two freak accidents happened that day, June 2,1890: one of them being that Bob Fitzsimmons hit the bag so hard that it broke.

Question: Did Hall take the title?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Hall take the middleweight title from Bob Fitzsimmons?