#JIM JEFFRIES BOXER SERIES#

Observers marveled at his ability to throw bone-breaking punches and to absorb punishment without weakening. Jeffries did not fight outside of California until he defeated Bob Armstrong on 5 August 1898 in New York City. Two months later he scored a twenty-round decision win over 'Sailor' Tom Sharkey.Īll these early matches took place in San Francisco. On 22 March 1898 he knocked out Peter Jackson, who had gone undefeated for fourteen years. Learning from Corbett's skill and agility, Jeffries took on experienced fighters Joe Choynksi and Gus Ruhlin, battling both to a draw.

#JIM JEFFRIES BOXER SERIES#

Heading for San Francisco, he won a series of bouts and, in 1897, became the sparring partner for heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries began boxing at Los Angeles's East Side Athletic Club, knocking out his first five opponents. His youthful feats included killing a large deer on a hunting expedition, then carrying it nine miles on his shoulders to his camp without stopping to rest. He found work as a boilermaker in Los Angeles during his teenage years, and tried his handĪt mining in nearby Temecula as well. At age sixteen Jeffries had already reached six feet, two inches in height and was displaying the exceptional strength and agility that would mark him as a fighter.

The family, which grew to include five sons and three daughters, moved to Los Angeles in 1882. 3 March 1953 in Burbank, California), heavyweight boxer considered one of the best champions of all time, but better known as the 'Great White Hope' who lost to Jack Johnson in 1910.īorn in rural Ohio, Jeffries was the child of minister and farmer Alexis Jeffries and Rebecca Boyer Jeffries. He was certainly more competitive against Corbett in the early rounds than jeffries was against old corbett.( b. And Corbett in his prime couldnt beat Jackson in 60 rounds even though many say he had an injured foot and the flu. Fitz was just too small to even be considered a chance for a fight with jackson. Fitzsimmons, when in his prime was not considered to be in the same class as Peter Jackson, even though they both trained together at Larry Foleys. Putting the class of fighters into perspective, on one view of things, depending on what you believe of course, Jeffries went tooth and nail with old versions of Corbett and Fitzsimmons and you would assume would struggle much worse with prime versions of both. He is very emphatic that (while he did not know it going into the fight), the victory he had over Jackson was not a victory over the real Peter Jackson. But to suggest that Jackson was even close to his prime form, as seems to be happening, and to base this on pre fight reports is just crazy, imo. In fact, i would probably lean to agreeing. I have no problem with arguing that Jackson was a better win than Jeffries is given credit, because of the manner, or Jackson was capable of beating other fighters not named Jeffries. Jeffries of course was in fine form for Johnson. Fitzsimmons was a true master showing unbeatable skills for Bill Lang or Jack Johnson. In fact, with the right promotion, you will find that Mike Tyson was in his best form for Lewis, Williams and McBride.

The press are going to be told by everyone how great he looked because the fight is being hyped. Jackson (like Jeffries) was in good shape and would have beat some decent top fighters.īut, zero credence can be given to the News reports of the fighters condition and his training. Jackson did not turn up a blubbering mess like, i dont know say James toney in some of his heavyweight fights. The win by Jeffries was impressive, because of the manner. THERE IS A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF JACKSON'S PATHETIC CHALLENGE TO JEFFRIES ON PAGE 166 OF THIS LINK IT STATES THE BEST PUNCH JACKSON THREW WAS AN ACCIDENTAL ONE ,WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER HIS OWN FEET IN THE FIRST ROUND.! THERE IS ALSO QUITE A BIT OF DETAIL ABOUT JACKSON'S DECLINE INTO BOOZE,BEING DRUNK EVERY AFTERNOON AND STAGGERING ALONG THE STRAND IN LONDON. SILER, WHO WAS A FAN OF JACKSON'S GAVE HIM A LONG COUNT AGAINST GODDARD. JEFFRIES WAS 35, HAD 18 MONTHS TO TRAIN FOR JOHNSON DID NOT SUFFER FROM ALCOHOLISM OR TB, AND WAS DOWN TO WEIGHT NINE MONTHS BEFORE THE FIGHT. IT WOULD NOT BE SO FARCICAL A STATEMENT IF THE BUFFOON MAKING IT DID NOT EMPHATICALLY AVER THAT JEFFRIES WAS TOTALLY SHOT WHEN HE FOUGHT JOHNSON. SINCE JACKSON HAD NOT FOUGHT A REAL FIGHT IN 6 YEARS, ONE WONDERS ON WHAT BASIS THESE PAPERS MADE THIS OPINION?:huh HE WAS AN ALCOHOLIC, TUBERCULAR AND 37 YEARS OLD, IN THREE YEARS HE WOULD BE DEAD.

JACKSON HAD ONE MEANINGLESS NO CONTEST AGAINST A NOBODY IN THE PREVIOUS SIX YEARS LEADING UP TO HIS DEBACLE WITH JEFFRIES. I could produce a report from ringside that states Jackson was absolutely awful against Jeffries. Click to expand.THis post is ok until the underlined section.

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