One of the Most Desperate Ring Fights Ever Known -- January 20, 2016

New York Clipper, 13-January-1906

On 20-December-1905, Light Heavyweight champ Bob Fitzsimmons fought Philadelphia Jack O'Brien at the Mechanics Pavilion in San Francisco.  This was their second fight.  O'Brien won when Fitzsimmons retired after the 13th round.  Fitzsimmons had won a 24-July-1904 fight against O'Brien in Philadelphia.  Fitzsimmons was a former heavyweight champ.

The Lubin Manufacturing Company offered the complete 13 rounds or the "six best rounds."

"The Greatest Money Maker of the 20th Century."

Corbett-Fitzsimmons:
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2015/11/varioscopes-to-be-operated-at-corbett.html

O'Brien-Burns:
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-famous-burns-obrien-contest-january.html

The Famous Burns-O'Brien Contest -- January 24, 2014

From the 18-May-1907 Moving Picture World. 

Heavyweight champ Tommy Burns, a Canadian, met Philadelphia Jack O'Brien for the second time on 08-May-1907 in Los Angeles.  Their first fight had ended in a draw.  Burns won the second fight, but spectators thought the results smelled like a fix.  Retired heavyweight champ Jim Jeffries was the referee.  Miles Brothers, famous now for producing "A Trip Down Market Street," distributed the film.  Boxing films were very important to the early industry.  Note that the film could be purchased or rented for a week or a day. 

From the 05-May-1907 Los Angeles Herald.