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James Jackson Jeffries (April 15, 1875 – March 3, 1953) was an American professional boxer and world heavyweight champion. He was known for his enormous strength and stamina. Using a technique taught to him by his trainer, former welterweight and middleweight Champion Tommy Ryan , Jeffries fought out of a crouch with his left arm extended ...
The Fight of the Century or the Johnson–Jeffries Prize Fight was a boxing match between the first African American world heavyweight champion of boxing Jack Johnson and the previously undefeated world heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries on July 4, 1910, U.S. Independence Day.
Below is a list of world heavyweight boxing championship records and statistics. Championship recognition ... James J. Jeffries: October 29, 1895: June 9, 1899: 13 ...
Thomas "Sailor Tom" Sharkey (November 26, 1873 – April 17, 1953) was a boxer who fought two fights with heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries. Sharkey's recorded ring career spanned from 1893 to 1904. He is credited with having won 37 fights (with 34 KOs), 7 losses, and 5 draws.
James J. Jeffries: World: June 9, 1899: May 15, 1905 ... World heavyweight boxing championship records and statistics; List of Olympic medalists in heavyweight boxing;
As this welterweight champion American boxer transitioned into becoming a middleweight title holder, Robinson amassed a 128-1-2 record that included 84 knockouts. Despite over 200 matches, he ...
Hart, nicknamed "the Louisville Plumber" because of his former trade, gained considerable prominence after a 1905 win over future champion Jack Johnson.That year, the heavyweight title was left vacant as a result of the retirement of champion James J. Jeffries and Hart's record earned him a chance to fight for the championship against top-ranked Jack Root (1876–1963), a much more experienced ...
Mike Jeffries left the company in 2014 with a retirement package valued at around £20.5m ($26m) ... James Jameson, each face a count of sex trafficking and 15 counts of interstate prostitution ...