Fight of the Century, bah! Once paid a nickel to watch "Gentleman Jim Corbett" fight an Eskimo fellow bare-knuckled for 113 rounds, if the fight lasted less than fifty rounds, we demanded our nickel back.
Oswaldo Ortega Looks like I'm the first person to recognise that quote haha. A Simpsons classic, one of Mr.Burns better ones. Your comment has been here 9 months but it's just got its first thumbs up. Guess there's not too many Simpsons fans that are also boxing fans.
@@ricd2821 DREDERICK: I don't know who this Homer Simpson is, and I don't have a problem with him. But I'm going to make orphans of his children. REPORTER: I believe they have a mother, champ. DREDERICK: Yes, but I imagine she will die of grief.
Deadly DartsX16 I think that the problem is that the Simpsons have slipped out of most people’s minds over the last 20 years. Nothing touches pre-1998 Simpson’s
Most of the boxing clips in this video are in HD. I also did some cleaning up and stabilizing. Which means that this should be by far clearest footage you can see online of Jim Corbett boxing.
thanks , all i needed to know is that you did not give up as i know it is a long hard process to do it , take your time as i know you will give us a masterpiece !
Reznick Boxing I just stumbled on your videos today and I'm proud to be a subscriber. the respect you have for this, the scientific warfare, of sports is respectable. alongside great music that's fitting to each film. A wonderful way for new fans and old fanatics of boxing to view the greatest fighters this sport has offered. Great job!
I've heard the name Gentleman Jim for years but this is the first time its really been brought to life for me. I could watch these videos all the live long day
Amazing, you've really highlighted what a marvelous boxer James J Corbett was. Not only that, you've shown how much of an influence he had on boxing as a entirety. At 2:25 to 2:35 you see him sparring with Gene Tunney prior to his first fight with Jack Dempsey, Corbett was 59 in that clip. Tunney went and took the heavyweight title from Dempsey by out boxing him, similar to how Corbett defeated John L Sullivan. Speaking of which, you see the two old foes playfully squaring off at 3:06 to 3:08 just before the Jim Jeffries - Jack Johnson fight. Corbett was in the corner of Jeffries for that fight. So many great things to take from this video, one of those is Corbetts stance. He kept his hands low, but his right hand always higher ready to counter. His chin was protected by his left shoulder for the most part, and he always moved his head and kept it off center. Along with great footwork to control range, this made him an idol to the idols. Thanks so much for all the hard work you do making these videos Rez! For all your patience shifting through footage, I think this quote fits you nicely... "Only those who have patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily." -James J Corbett
The dna of modern boxing started with fitz and him. But I’d say in the composite, Corbett was more vital. Ring generalship and strategy, footwork, feinting and neck back D, jab and move, uppercut, flurry then move out and back in. He took the sport away from the barroom and boatdecks to the sweet science. Johnson took a lot from Corbett and combined more power. Dempsey and Langford then took the fluidity moves but inserted the bob and weave and attack forward style. Then Tunney polished up the Corbett techniques... but again, Corbett was the template innovator. Very gifted graceful athlete. Probably would excel at many other sports. Had gifted fluidity, balance, timing and grace. Lastly, even before Dempsey and Johnson he was also the first to understand and know how to use the new emerging media mediums and promotion. If he had emerged in the 20s he would’ve even been bigger. He set the 20th century tone of what a celebrity athlete was. Vital figure in the sport.... thanks for this amazing footage and editing.
I see the movie "Gentleman Jim" this 2 Champions him and John l sullivan make the history of boxing the last scene was incredible.... This 2 are boxing !!!!
Great short. Loved the way he moved and used his pivot, not too many fighters did that in that era. It's a shame how the ostracized black fighters in that time, we missed a lot of great matches.
You could see Gentlemen Jim Corbett's blazing foot speed, educated jab, spectacular head movement and most of all his excellent Ring Generalmanship. The clip of Corbett sparring with the next great Boxer Gene Tunney is awesome. If you want to see the mirror image of Muhhamud Ali's boxing style in his prime watch the "Long Count" match between Tunney and Dempsey. It's a mirror image of Ali vs. Frazier.
Apparently, he gave Jeffries a boxing lesson in their first fight until Jeffries finally hit home. It would have been interesting to see Johnson fight Corbett. I feel Johnson would have schooled a prime Jeffries, but, not Corbett.
When I first watched this video I assumed Corbett defeated Fitzsimmons. I recently learned that Fitzsimmons stopped Corbett with a shot to the solar plexus in round 14.
GREAT stuff! PLEASE do one on Joe Gans, Sam Langford, George Dixon, Barbados Joe Walcott! I know many fans care more for the HW's, and GJC was perhaps a little earlier in the 1890's, but was he really earlier in showing modern skills, and was he really more advanced than George Dixon and Joe Gans? thanks! (I read all those "Black Dynamite" books by Nat Fleischer when I was an adolescent in the early 1960's)
@@nelsonmcatee3721 I had ALL of them .. circa 1965 or 66 .. from what I remember Fleischer seemed to think prime Peter Jackson would have beaten Corbett.
Idk who he is to me but I am related to Jim, I’ve done some research and I have a book about him. Today I really want to watch the movie about Jim Corbett also I have looked on his family tree and found my family members. Turns out I am also related to Jim Corbett but this is a different Jim. He was hired to hunt a singular lion who killed over 400 people.
For organization and simplicity, I would advise/consider/ask nicely/just saying you don't have to put HD or highlights on your videos. Just for a cleaner look, love you channel.
In his day he was considered a feather-fisted runner. His fight with Peter Jackson went 61 rounds because Corbett ran from Jackson or clinched when he got close. When Fitzsimmons finally got in striking distance he hammered Corbett.
Fight of the Century, bah! Once paid a nickel to watch "Gentleman Jim Corbett" fight an Eskimo fellow bare-knuckled for 113 rounds, if the fight lasted less than fifty rounds, we demanded our nickel back.
Oswaldo Ortega Looks like I'm the first person to recognise that quote haha. A Simpsons classic, one of Mr.Burns better ones. Your comment has been here 9 months but it's just got its first thumbs up. Guess there's not too many Simpsons fans that are also boxing fans.
Drederick Tatum compilation next please
@@ricd2821
DREDERICK: I don't know who this Homer Simpson is, and I don't have a problem with him. But I'm going to make orphans of his children.
REPORTER: I believe they have a mother, champ.
DREDERICK: Yes, but I imagine she will die of grief.
Deadly DartsX16 I think that the problem is that the Simpsons have slipped out of most people’s minds over the last 20 years. Nothing touches pre-1998 Simpson’s
Most of the boxing clips in this video are in HD. I also did some cleaning up and stabilizing. Which means that this should be by far clearest footage you can see online of Jim Corbett boxing.
absolutely great mate ! he turned boxing into a sweet science.P.S are you working on the joe louis in colour ?
thanks , all i needed to know is that you did not give up as i know it is a long hard process to do it , take your time as i know you will give us a masterpiece !
Pleasures all mine! =)
you should make a Carmen Basilio highlight lots of good film
Reznick Boxing
I just stumbled on your videos today and I'm proud to be a subscriber. the respect you have for this, the scientific warfare, of sports is respectable. alongside great music that's fitting to each film. A wonderful way for new fans and old fanatics of boxing to view the greatest fighters this sport has offered. Great job!
Been boxing and training for 31 years. Resnik you are a gift to the boxing world
Brilliant what you've been able to do with such little footage. Great quality!
Yes
This is possibly the best video available of Jim Corbett on RUclips! Excellent work as always.
I've heard the name Gentleman Jim for years but this is the first time its really been brought to life for me. I could watch these videos all the live long day
I’m just so impressed with your ability to make footage more than a 100 years old look so crisp and clear.
Amazing, you've really highlighted what a marvelous boxer James J Corbett was. Not only that, you've shown how much of an influence he had on boxing as a entirety. At 2:25 to 2:35 you see him sparring with Gene Tunney prior to his first fight with Jack Dempsey, Corbett was 59 in that clip. Tunney went and took the heavyweight title from Dempsey by out boxing him, similar to how Corbett defeated John L Sullivan. Speaking of which, you see the two old foes playfully squaring off at 3:06 to 3:08 just before the Jim Jeffries - Jack Johnson fight. Corbett was in the corner of Jeffries for that fight. So many great things to take from this video, one of those is Corbetts stance. He kept his hands low, but his right hand always higher ready to counter. His chin was protected by his left shoulder for the most part, and he always moved his head and kept it off center. Along with great footwork to control range, this made him an idol to the idols. Thanks so much for all the hard work you do making these videos Rez! For all your patience shifting through footage, I think this quote fits you nicely...
"Only those who have patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily." -James J Corbett
Jamie Lee
@Chris Tasse I've seen that video as well from Tom yankello I believe
It is amazing to watch this footage from 125 years ago.
Hi Reznick. Thank you for wonderful pictures from the Corbett vs Fitzsimmons fight. The best pictures from that fight I ever seen.
2:49 how beautiful is that move.
there is something magnificient at watching old documentary boxing movies.As always brilliant job!Thanks a lot dude! =)) keep on making movies
Awesome. Thank you Reznick this is the clearest images and film i have ever seen of Gentleman Jim.
you deserve millions of subs bro keep up the content PLEASE
You only having 11k subscribers is a travesty; every one of your videos is A-grade. Please keep it up, your recognition will come in due time!
Isaac well said and so true 👍🏼
So you've done Tunney and Corbett I think Tommy Loughran is in order. Great job as always!
Rez....you've done it again..(no surprise there!)...keep up the great work!!
The dna of modern boxing started with fitz and him. But I’d say in the composite, Corbett was more vital. Ring generalship and strategy, footwork, feinting and neck back D, jab and move, uppercut, flurry then move out and back in. He took the sport away from the barroom and boatdecks to the sweet science. Johnson took a lot from Corbett and combined more power. Dempsey and Langford then took the fluidity moves but inserted the bob and weave and attack forward style. Then Tunney polished up the Corbett techniques... but again, Corbett was the template innovator. Very gifted graceful athlete. Probably would excel at many other sports. Had gifted fluidity, balance, timing and grace. Lastly, even before Dempsey and Johnson he was also the first to understand and know how to use the new emerging media mediums and promotion. If he had emerged in the 20s he would’ve even been bigger. He set the 20th century tone of what a celebrity athlete was. Vital figure in the sport.... thanks for this amazing footage and editing.
I'm related to him
Thank you so much for this. You never cease to amaze me. I'm speechless.
I see the movie "Gentleman Jim" this 2 Champions him and John l sullivan make the history of boxing the last scene was incredible.... This 2 are boxing !!!!
WOW! Great footage from the late 19th and early 20th centuries!
Great short. Loved the way he moved and used his pivot, not too many fighters did that in that era. It's a shame how the ostracized black fighters in that time, we missed a lot of great matches.
Great footage Rez. Best quality footage Ive seen from Corbett vs Fitz.
welcome back....hope more to come... long time fan
Good post. Corbett gets viscous with them knockouts.
Thanks for posting this. There’s a lot to be learned from the early legends of the sport.
Reznick, your boxing videos are genius. Thank You.
You could see Gentlemen Jim Corbett's blazing foot speed, educated jab, spectacular head movement and most of all his excellent Ring Generalmanship. The clip of Corbett sparring with the next great Boxer Gene Tunney is awesome. If you want to see the mirror image of Muhhamud Ali's boxing style in his prime watch the "Long Count" match between Tunney and Dempsey. It's a mirror image of Ali vs. Frazier.
loving your work reznick. not only great content but paired with brilliant music
Boxing has evolved so much now, thanks to these guys , the sport was able to evolve👍🏾
brilliant love the old timers
You are the God of old school HD footage, Reznick. How do you actually clean the footage up?
Thanks!
I try to find the best sources, and do things like fix speed, bad frames, color, and shake in post.
Reznick Boxing Any update on the Joe Louis in color?
Reznick Boxing I'm also looking forward to seeing joe Louis in color. Thanks Reznick for the amazing content you've been giving us!
Who the hell downvotes a reznick video??
some total fool.
Punch-drunk punks, that's who.
bums & tomato cans > keyboard warriors
cringey but true
Wow amazing man ! Its important to dont forget the history of boxing ♡
Hmm I didn't know who this guy was! This video has made me very interested though. Great work once again Rez.
What a great video, excellent work!!!!
Amazing video! He had a great punch very technical
Somebody needs to hire you if they haven't already, man.
Wow, how am I just now finding your channel? Great work!
Great stuff! Thanks for uploading these.
thank you for posting my distant relatives' highlights. subbed!
hes my great great great grandpa😂
Спасибо за великолепную работу.
Fantastic upload. Many thanks.
Reznick, you're incredible!
James J Jeffries is in the scene with the cattle.
That is my great great great-uncle on my mother's side.
Oh my god they wore mankinis back then haha... damn man Thong... amazing video and great editing man.. thank you
Gentleman Jim was one of the guys who put the Smart in smarty-pants.
in high school we use to hang around CORBETT LANE IN BAYSIDE NY WHERE JIM CORBETTS VICTORIAN MANSION WAS ON THE CORNER
Great video man!
DUDE TOTALLY LOVE THE NEW PROFILE PICTURE AND COVER ART
Thank you!
Reznick Boxing Stay clean, stay concise, stay strong, avoid repetition. 👌👊
Like Always, you put together great video's with outstanding music. great job!!
Wow - this is one of my favorite clips of yours. Such remarkable footage of Corbett!
Is that him training Gene Tunney?
LOL at 5 seconds in, why do I feel like Corbett tricked her into walking over that vent?😏😆
the man was and always be great !
I’m related to this amazing amazing man
hey same, what’s up
agitheninja woah really that’s so cool!!!!
The inevitable music......... ! contrast this with the previous history of John l Sullivan! a calm informative education!
must also be the rare footage of bob fitzsimmons ,the first NZ heavyweight champion,good tosee
Bob Fitzsimmons was the first British heavyweight champ.
Reznick это лучшие хайлайты , что я видел , чувак ты красава
Jim Corbett, the Inventor of the "HOOK"
thank you. These are great
"an over rated dude" lol thats awesome! >D to think that they also used that word
Can you please make captions for this video? My grandfather is a former fighter and would love to see the words as he is hard of hearing.
Errol Flynn made a really good movie playing JIm Corbett
I'm definitely glad the trunks are not the same as that era
A real man won't wear them that was his choice
Crazy to think I'm related to him.
People are commenting on Corbett's indecorous trunks. I've seen footage of Billy Papke fighting bare-assed. I mean I didn't save it. But I saw it.
3:07
When the ongoing feud from the 1880”s was
Crushed with a
Handshake (film was
Cut before it Happened here)
beautiful.
Apparently, he gave Jeffries a boxing lesson in their first fight until Jeffries finally hit home. It would have been interesting to see Johnson fight Corbett. I feel Johnson would have schooled a prime Jeffries, but, not Corbett.
Do you have long version of Corbett vs Fitzsimmons in good quality? I'd love to see Fitz in HD and I know some high quality clips are available.
When I first watched this video I assumed Corbett defeated Fitzsimmons. I recently learned that Fitzsimmons stopped Corbett with a shot to the solar plexus in round 14.
"It only shows what a boy can do when he just takes care of himself."
James Jim Corbett stava dominando l'incontro contro Fitzsimmons poi purtroppo un solo pugno dell'inglese risolse il Match 🥊🥊🥊
GREAT stuff! PLEASE do one on Joe Gans, Sam Langford, George Dixon, Barbados Joe Walcott! I know many fans care more for the HW's, and GJC was perhaps a little earlier in the 1890's, but was he really earlier in showing modern skills, and was he really more advanced than George Dixon and Joe Gans? thanks! (I read all those "Black Dynamite" books by Nat Fleischer when I was an adolescent in the early 1960's)
I was able to get one volume. The others were all out of print by the time I got interested in boxing in 1969.
@@nelsonmcatee3721 I had ALL of them .. circa 1965 or 66 .. from what I remember Fleischer seemed to think prime Peter Jackson would have beaten Corbett.
Who downs thumbed it? Good piece of film recovery.
Idk who he is to me but I am related to Jim, I’ve done some research and I have a book about him. Today I really want to watch the movie about Jim Corbett also I have looked on his family tree and found my family members. Turns out I am also related to Jim Corbett but this is a different Jim. He was hired to hunt a singular lion who killed over 400 people.
Wow boxing had so many round look how fit they were
Pretty slick for those times.
Man those shorts are riding all the way up
Why did they call him The Gentleman?
Beautiful! 💕
That’s my great great great uncle
Make em miss make em pay.. that's boxing
Holy shit, he almost got decked by Otto Von Bismarck.
He’s on my top 3:
Muhammad Ali
Jim Corbett
John L Sullivan
Reality was - Corbett should have never lost to Fitzimons. But. He did.
Why not Fitzsimmons was a big puncher and could knock anyone out while Corbet only defended his title 3 times in 5 years while Fitz was active
Reznick are you planning to make a footage for John L Sullivan ? :) Regards...
Serious amount of under-butt in this video. +1
This guy was incredible master boxer
The Neutral corner rule had not been introduced as yet. Noted at 2:44
Great Work
For organization and simplicity, I would advise/consider/ask nicely/just saying you don't have to put HD or highlights on your videos. Just for a cleaner look, love you channel.
Agreed. Done :)
Keep up the effort, this is the only channel I watch for this content!
Who wins a Corbett - Tunney fight at 20 round distance?
Hey Reznick, what do you think about a video over Marcel Cerdan? Favorite French boxer of all time
Is Sulivan in the minuted 3:08 ?
Yes it was Sullivan. It was in the morning of Jeffries VS Johnson in Reno Nevada 1910.
So... Before Mike, Muhammad & Kaosai He's a great boxer in that day...
takes a real man to fight in a thong.
thats my distant relative. woot woot.
lmao
Cant blame him. They used to fight high noon in the hottest places in the western hemisphere
a real man fights in anything cuh
@@LastbutNotFirst congrats. Have you spoken with anyone in your family who knew him before he passed?
That's my great great great grandfather Im not lying
In his day he was considered a feather-fisted runner. His fight with Peter Jackson went 61 rounds because Corbett ran from Jackson or clinched when he got close. When Fitzsimmons finally got in striking distance he hammered Corbett.