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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 ...
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.
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.
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 National Personnel Records Center(s) (NPRC) is an agency of the National Archives and Records Administration, created in 1966. It is part of the United States National Archives federal records center system and is divided into two large Federal Records Centers located in St. Louis, Missouri, and Valmeyer, Illinois.
Herb Jeffries (1913–2014), American singer and actor; James Jeffries (disambiguation), several people, including: James Jeffries (Louisiana politician), Louisiana Lt. Governor; James Edmund Jeffries (1925–1997), Kansas congressman; James J. Jeffries (1875–1953), boxing champion; Jim Jeffries (baseball) (1893–1938), American Negro league ...
In 1957, the records were then transferred to MPRC in St. Louis. United States Marine Corps records had previously been transferred to the center, under Navy auspices, in 1957. Coast Guard records began to be received in 1958. [7] On July 1, 1960, control of the Military Personnel Records Center was transferred to the General Services ...
The Metropoint Tower, otherwise known as 600 Interchange Tower, is a 20-story high rise office building located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States.Originally known as Shelard Tower upon its completion in 1975, [2] the tower is the tallest building within the 494/694 interstate beltway outside of Minneapolis or Saint Paul, Minnesota.