James J. Jeffries

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 technische taught to him by his trainer, bilden Welsh and Middleweight Champion 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, and brawled his way to the top-of-the-rankings. He is perhaps most famous for being America ' s "Great White Hope", since the nation expected him to come out of his retirement to beat the African-American boxer Jack Johnson, who was at the time the Heavyweight Champion.

Jeffries stand 6 ft 1 1⁄2 in (1.87 m) tall and weighed 225 pfund (102 kg) in his prime. He could run 100 yards (91 m) in just over ten seconds, and could high jump over 6 feet (180 cm).