When Jim Corbett & Joe Choynski battled it out as teenagers!

Boxing fans are familiar with the two heavyweight bouts between James J. Corbett and Joe Choynski, but few know of their early encounters when both were in their teens.
This video gives details.

[@ET-RAMBLINGS]

No pics exist showing much of what's discussed in this video. Another point: Support the authors of books on boxing history!

[@mikevaldez7684]

awesome stories! 👍. 😎🙏

[@frederickanderson1860]

The photo looks like taken during the 1910 infamous bout between jim.jeffried and jack Johnson

[@grawakendream8980]

their family's feuded. impressed you're pronouncing his name right

[@Bruins-vq5ey]

Show in ski

[@grawakendream8980]

that's incorrect. the way he's pronouncing it's pronounced

[@josephphoenix1376]

Choyn...ski!

[@grawakendream8980]

@@josephphoenix1376 thats also wrong

[@frankramos3640]

I have read of the encounters between these two ring greats. Their bouts were epic events in the community in which they resided. Unfortunately, their rivalry also smacked of the intense ethnic tensions that existed in this region of California. Their two bouts also foretold the pugilistic geatness that both men were to attain in their respective porfessional careers.

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Frank, someone wrote long ago that without racial-ethnic-national tensions there would be no legalized boxing. Since the tensions exist then maybe having 2 fighters settle things ... at least for awhile ... is a beater alternative to gang fights or actual wars.

[@frankramos3640]

@@ET-RAMBLINGS That is an interesting observation.

[@dashauncarney9651]

​@ET-RAMBLINGS So, a 19th-century version of guns down, glvoes up.

[@michaelhiggs8657]

Bob Fitzsimmons bested both of them!!........

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And refused a Corbett rematch.

[@michaelhiggs8657]

@@peteychops7888 Don't blaim him after being given the run around for so long before Corbett actually got in the ring with him!

[@SimplyThatGuy12]

@@michaelhiggs8657 Then James J. Jeffries battered them all.