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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 ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Below is a list of world heavyweight boxing championship records and statistics. ... James J. Jeffries: October 29, 1895: June ...
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.
This is the fifth chapter of James J. Jeffries' own story of his career as a boxer. "VETERAN TOM SHARKEY FIRST TO TAKE UP BOXING AS SPORT IN U. S. NAVY". Los Angeles Herald. 12 February 1918 Tom Sharkey, old-time heavyweight boxer and now partner of Jim Jeffries "CORBETT LIKED TO BOTHER SHARKEY".
James J. Jeffries: World: June 9, 1899: May 15, 1905 2,166 def. Tom Sharkey on November 3, 1899 def. John Finnegan on April 6, 1900 def. James J. Corbett on May 11, 1900 def. Gus Ruhlin on November 15, 1901 def. Bob Fitzsimmons on July 25, 1902 def. James J. Corbett on August 14, 1903 def. Jack Munroe on August 26, 1904: 2, 6 [5] 5 Marvin Hart ...
In the weeks before arriving at the venue for a bare-knuckle fight, Gunn and his opponent will pay “kick-in money,” perhaps 20 percent of the total purse, to a trusted third party to hold—a ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Boxing record [1] Total fights: 24: ... and James J. Jeffries had won a 1900 title fight in 55 seconds. ...
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 ...