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James Jackson Jeffries ("The Boilermaker") (born April 15, 1875 in Carroll, Ohio, United States – died March 3, 1953 in Burbank, California) was a world heavyweight boxing champion. Image File history File links Jeffries. ...
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A boilermaker, also known as a depth charge, is a cocktail consisting of a shot of whiskey, or vodka, and a glass of beer. ...
April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ...
1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Carroll is a village located in Fairfield County, Ohio in the United States of America. ...
March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ...
1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ...
This article or section should be merged with Burbank, Los Angeles County, California This article is about the Burbank in Southern California. ...
This is a chronological list of world heavyweight boxing champions, as recognized by the following organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963, The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983, The World Boxing Organization...
Jeffries was the prototype for the modern athlete. He stood 6 ft 1 1/2 in tall and weighed about 214 lb in his prime. Despite his bulk, Jeffries, who was not a trained sprinter, could purportedly run the 100 yard dash in a little over 10 seconds. The world record in 1900 for the 100 meter dash was 10.8 seconds. While working as a sparring partner for James J. Corbett, Jeffries consistently outsprinted Corbett. Corbett, whose brother was skilled enough to play professional baseball, was an outstanding all around athlete and had never lost a footrace to any of his campmates. Jeffries was also nimble and could purportedly high jump over six feet. Another story told by Jeffries was that he once purportedly drank a gallon of whiskey while bedridden, in order to cure pneumonia. James John Corbett, born September 1, 1866 in San Francisco, California, United States – died February 18, 1933 in Bayside, New York, was a heavyweight boxing champion. ...
His greatest assets were his enormous strength and stamina. Using a technique taught to him by middleweight boxer Tommy Ryan, Jeffries fought out of a crouch with his left arm extended forward. He was able to absorb tremendous punishment while wearing his opponents down. A natural left-hander, he possessed one punch knockout power in his left hook.
Biography
Youth In 1891, his father moved his family from their Ohio farm to Los Angeles, California where the powerfully built and athletic teenager boxed as an amateur until age 20 when he started fighting professionally, going undefeated. On June 9, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York he defeated Bob Fitzsimmons to win the Heavyweight championship of the world. That August, he embarked on a tour of Europe putting on exhibition fights for the fans. Jeffries was involved in several motion pictures recreating portions of his championship fights. Parts of his other bouts and films of some of his exhibition matches survive to this day. Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ...
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Becoming champion Jeffries has the record for the quickest KO in a heavyweight title fight ever, which was 55 seconds against Finnegan. During his reign as champion, Jeffries defended his title seven times, including two knockout victories over former champion Corbett. Despite the fact that Jack Johnson was at the time the preeminent challenger, Jeffries adhered to a colorline that then existed in professional boxing regarding the heavyweight championship. Whites and blacks had fought one another in sanctioned bouts for years, but at the time sports insiders and the population at large were decidedly against risking the loss of the championship to a non-white fighter. Jeffries refused to give Johnson a chance at the title, deciding instead to retire undefeated in May of 1905. He served as a referee for the next few years, including the bout in which Marvin Hart defeated Jack Root to stake a claim at Jeffries' vacated 'title.' Corbett is a common surname in English, see Harry Corbett Harry H. Corbett James J. Corbett Jim Corbett Matthew Corbett William Corbett Rab Corbett and also: the Jim Corbett National Park, Indias first national park. ...
John Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), better known as Jack Johnson and nicknamed the Galveston Giant, was an American boxer and arguably the best heavyweight of his generation. ...
Marvin Hart, born September 16, 1876 in Fern Creek, Kentucky, United States - died there on September 17, 1931, was a heavyweight boxing champion. ...
An example of Jeffries ability to absorb punishment and recover from a severe battering to win a bout came in his rematch for the title with Fitzsimmons, who is regarded as one of the hardest punchers in boxing history. After losing his crown to Jeffries, Fitzsimmons fought and knocked out Jim Daly, Ed Dunkhorst, Gus Ruhlin, and Tom Sharkey. This earned him a rematch with Jeffries, which occurred on July 25, 1902 in San Francisco. For this fight Jeffries each day would have to run 14 miles, 2 hours of skipping, medicine ball training, 20 minutes on the heavy bag and at least 12 rounds of sparring. He also training in wrestling, so he would be able to break Fitzsimmons clunches! Sailor Tom Sharkey (b. ...
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For nearly eight rounds Fitzsimmons subjected Jeffries to a vicious and merciless battering. Jeffries suffered a broken nose, both his cheeks were cut to the bone, and gashes were opened over both eyes. It appeared that the fight would have to be stopped, as blood freely flowed into Jeffries' eyes. Then in the eighth round, Jeffries lashed out with a terrific right to the stomach, followed by a lethal left hook to the jaw which knocked Fitzsimmons unconscious.
Comeback Five years after retiring, Jeffries made a comeback and on July 4, 1910 at Reno, Nevada. He fought champion Jack Johnson, who had staked his claim to the heavyweight championship by defeating Tommy Burns at Rushcutter's Bay in Australia in 1908. Johnson defeated Jeffries in the 15th round after Jeffries, who had never been knocked down in his career, was knocked down repeatedly, causing his corner to throw in the towel. Image File history File links Johnson_jeff. ...
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City nickname: The Biggest Little City in the World Downtown Reno at night Founded May 13, 1868 County Washoe County Mayor Bob Cashell Area - Total - Land - Water 179. ...
John Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), better known as Jack Johnson and nicknamed the Galveston Giant, was an American boxer and arguably the best heavyweight of his generation. ...
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Johnson's reign as heavyweight champion provoked racial hostility and spawned the "great white hope" era in boxing. Johnson, who was a skilled and fearless champion, easily defeated the "white hopes" who challenged him. The newspapers of the day began clamoring for the undefeated Jeffries to come out of retirement to reclaim the heavyweight championship for the white race. Although, Jeffries hadn't fought in six years, was 35 years old and had reportedly ballooned to over 300 lb (136 kg), he allowed himself to be persuaded to accept the match.
It didn't take long for Jeffries to realize he had made a big mistake. Johnson easily controlled him and appeared able to end the bout whenever he pleased. It was obvious to all that this was not the same Jeffries who had reigned as champion. He was rusty, and was said to have lost over 100 lb (45 kg) in preparing for the fight. This ordeal weakened him and he was unable to bull Johnson around, as he had every other ring opponent he faced. Jeffries, who had been known for his seemingly superhuman stamina, faded fast under the mid day Reno heat. Aside from a few flashes of the Jeffries of old, the results of the fight were never in doubt.
Jeffries, however, made no excuses. After the fight he stated that he never would have been able to defeat Johnson, even if they had fought in his prime. Jeffries later changed his tune and in his biography implicated that he had been drugged prior to meeting Johnson. Jeffries never acknowledged Johnson's quality as a fighter; Johnson, in his own biography, named Jeffries as the greatest heavyweight of all time.
In his later years, Jeffries trained boxers and worked as a fight promoter. He promoted many fights out of a structure known as "Jeffries Barn." Jeffries Barn is now part of Knott's Berry Farm, a Southern California amusement park. On his passing in 1953, he was interred in the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California. Knotts Berry Farm is a theme park in Buena Park, California, and a manufacturer of food specialty products (primarily jams and preserves) based in Placentia, California. ...
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An all-around fighter with a devastating punch, many consider him one of the great heavyweight champions of all time. James J. Jeffries was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta. ...
See also The lineal heavyweight championship is a mythical title bestowed upon the professional boxer who is viewed as a direct descendant of James J. Corbett (The Man who Beat the Man, who Beat the Man), or viewed by the general public as the best heavyweight in the world. ...
This is a chronological list of world heavyweight boxing champions, as recognized by the following organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963, The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983, and The World Boxing...
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This is a chronological list of world heavyweight boxing champions, as recognized by the following organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963, The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983, and The World Boxing...
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