Find the monument to Bob Fitsimmons, his forge used to be near by on Stafford Street.
Middleweight Champion of the World 1891-94 undefeated at age 29
Heavyweight Champion of the World 1897-99 at age 35
Lightweight Champion of the World 1903-05 at age 41
Blacksmiths had an important role in the community. Which is a nice segway to another sporting hero in Timaru, Phar Lap who won the 1930 Melbourne Cup. Foaled in Timaru, New Zealand, he was trained and raced in Australia.
Sculpture by Margriet Windhausen. Bob Fitzsimmons. Bronze. 1987