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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.

Question: Had he won any titles before this one?
Self-contained rewrite: Had Bob Fitzsimmons won any titles before this one?