<p>In Episode 8, you learned how Bob Fitzsimmons won the heavyweight championship on a sandbar in the Rio Grande.  In this bonus episode, learn how Fitzsimmons’ next fight cost the legendary Wyatt Earp his gun…and his reputation!</p>
<p><div id="attachment_136" style="width: 246px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/earp-1896-1.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-136"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-136" class="wp-image-136 size-full" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/earp-1896-1.jpg" alt="earp 1896" width="236" height="272" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-136" class="wp-caption-text">Wyatt Earp in 1896, around the time of the fight</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_134" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fitzsimmonssharkey_bout.png" rel="attachment wp-att-134"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-134" class="wp-image-134 size-medium" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fitzsimmonssharkey_bout-300x162.png" alt="fitzsimmonssharkey_bout" width="300" height="162" srcset="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fitzsimmonssharkey_bout-300x162.png 300w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fitzsimmonssharkey_bout-768x416.png 768w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fitzsimmonssharkey_bout.png 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-134" class="wp-caption-text">artist rendering of the Fitzsimmons-Maher fight</p></div></p>
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In Episode 8, you learned how Bob Fitzsimmons won the heavyweight championship on a sandbar in the Rio Grande. In this bonus episode, learn how Fitzsimmons’ next fight cost the legendary Wyatt Earp his gun…and his reputation! Wyatt Earp in 1896, around the time of the fight artist rendering of the Fitzsimmons-Maher fight Share Post Share

<p>In Episode 8, you learned how Bob Fitzsimmons won the heavyweight championship on a sandbar in the Rio Grande. &nbsp;In this bonus episode, learn how Fitzsimmons’ next fight cost the legendary Wyatt Earp his gun…and his reputation!</p>
<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/earp-1896-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>Wyatt Earp in 1896, around the time of the fight</p><p></p>
<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fitzsimmonssharkey_bout.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>artist rendering of the Fitzsimmons-Maher fight</p><p></p>

		
						
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