- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRobert James Fitzsimmons
- Nicknames
- Ruby Robert
- Speckled Bob
- The Freckled Wonder
- Height5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
- Bob Fitzsimmons was born on May 26, 1863 in Helston, Cornwall, England, UK. He died on October 22, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Middleweight boxing champion, 1891-1897; heavyweight boxing champion, 1897-1899; and light heavyweight boxing champion, 1903-1905.
- Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1990.
- Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, 1980.
- Inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.
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