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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 ...
Home of former Governor Jim McGreevey. Plainfield was settled in 1684 by Quakers, [27] and incorporated as a city in 1869. Formerly a bedroom suburb in the New York metropolitan area, it has become the urban center of 10 closely allied municipalities, with diversified industries, including printing and the manufacture of chemicals, clothing, electronic equipment, and vehicular parts.
The fight of the century is over and a black man is the undisputed champion of the world. It was a poor fight as fights go, this less than 15-round affair between James J. Jeffries and Jack Johnson. Scarcely has there ever been a championship contest that was so one-sided. All of Jeffries much-vaunted condition amounted to nothing.
Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes 35 Loss 23–4–5 (3) James J. Jeffries: TKO 10 (20) 14 Aug 1903 Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. For world heavyweight title: 34 Win 23–3–5 (3) Kid McCoy: KO 5 (25) 30 Aug 1900 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. 33 Loss 22–3–5 (3) James J ...
The city's 2017 budget documents indicated Burbank should be spending at least $5 million more annually to address the backlog of maintenance on infrastructure and update Burbank's facilities. [138] Regardless, the city forecasts it will post a deficit for at least the next five years, projecting about $9.4 million in red ink in fiscal year ...
James or Jim Jeffries may refer to: James Jeffries (Louisiana politician) (1807–1898), American politician; Jim Jeffries (politician) (James Edmund Jeffries, 1925–1997), American politician; James J. Jeffries (1875–1953), American boxer; Jim Jeffries (baseball) (1893–1938), American baseball player
The Square was named for the Jersey Journal. The Labor Bank Building at 26 Journal Square was the city's first skyscraper.. Prior to its development as a commercial district Journal Square was the site of many farmhouses and manors belonging to descendants of the original settlers of Bergen, the first chartered municipality in the state settled in 1660 and located just south at Bergen Square.
Choynski was never given an opportunity to fight for the heavyweight title, but enjoyed some stunning successes against famed heavyweights James J. Jeffries and Jack Johnson before they became champions. For example, he held the heavier, larger, and stronger Jeffries to a 20-round draw on November 30, 1892.