1867 Heavyweight Champion
Elliott was an agile, strong, tough, and aggressive boxer who was tricky and used unfair tactics; He had great ability, but never trained seriously; Because of his unrestrained anger, he was twice arrested and sentenced to jail for armed robbery and assault and battery with intent to kill
Jimmy always seemed to turn up at the wrong place at the wrong time; On March 1, 1883, he was shot by gambler Jere Dunn in a Chicago saloon and died shortly afterwards; He is buried in Calvary Cemetery
During his career, Elliott defeated such men as Bill Davis, Charley Gallagher, Dick Eagan and "Captain" James Dalton
Elliott was an agile, strong, tough, and aggressive boxer who was tricky and used unfair tactics; He had great ability, but never trained seriously; Because of his unrestrained anger, he was twice arrested and sentenced to jail for armed robbery and assault and battery with intent to kill
Jimmy always seemed to turn up at the wrong place at the wrong time; On March 1, 1883, he was shot by gambler Jere Dunn in a Chicago saloon and died shortly afterwards; He is buried in Calvary Cemetery
During his career, Elliott defeated such men as Bill Davis, Charley Gallagher, Dick Eagan and "Captain" James Dalton
1867 Heavyweight Champion
Elliott was an agile, strong, tough, and aggressive boxer who was tricky and used unfair tactics; He had great ability, but never trained seriously; Because of his unrestrained anger, he was twice arrested and sentenced to jail for armed robbery and assault and battery with intent to kill
Jimmy always seemed to turn up at the wrong place at the wrong time; On March 1, 1883, he was shot by gambler Jere Dunn in a Chicago saloon and died shortly afterwards; He is buried in Calvary Cemetery
During his career, Elliott defeated such men as Bill Davis, Charley Gallagher, Dick Eagan and "Captain" James Dalton
Elliott was an agile, strong, tough, and aggressive boxer who was tricky and used unfair tactics; He had great ability, but never trained seriously; Because of his unrestrained anger, he was twice arrested and sentenced to jail for armed robbery and assault and battery with intent to kill
Jimmy always seemed to turn up at the wrong place at the wrong time; On March 1, 1883, he was shot by gambler Jere Dunn in a Chicago saloon and died shortly afterwards; He is buried in Calvary Cemetery
During his career, Elliott defeated such men as Bill Davis, Charley Gallagher, Dick Eagan and "Captain" James Dalton
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