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Bob Fitzsimmons, hand-made horse-shoe, stamped at top 'Bob…
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Melbourne
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16-May-2017
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Bob Fitzsimmons, hand-made horse-shoe, stamped at top 'Bob Fitsimmons', and impressed with 15 stars, together with book 'The Fighting Blacksmith - The Story of Bob Fitzsimmons' by Odd (London, 1976). {Bob Fitsimmons (1863-1917, born in Helston, Cornwall, lived in Timaru New Zealand 1872-83, before moving on to Australia & USA. He made boxing history as the sport's first three-division world champion, and World Heavyweight Champion 1897-99. One of the hardest punchers in boxing history, he achieved fame beating Gentleman Jim Corbett (the man who beat John L.Sullivan)
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