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Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries

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much-vaunted condition amounted to nothing. He wasn't in it from the first bell tap to the last ... The negro had few friends, but there was little demonstration against him. (Spectators) could not help but admire Johnson because he is the type of prizefighter that is admired by sportsmen. He played fairly at all times and fought fairly ... What a crafty, powerful, cunning left hand (Johnson) has. He is one of the craftiest, cunningest boxers that ever stepped into the ring ... They both fought closely all during the 15 rounds. It was just the sort of fight that Jeffries wanted. There was no running or ducking like
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The "Fight of the Century" earned Johnson $ 65,000 (over $ 2.1 million in 2023 dollars) and silenced the critics, who had belittled Johnson's previous victory over Tommy Burns as "empty", claiming that Burns was a false champion since Jeffries had retired undefeated. John L. Sullivan commented after
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Racial tension was brewing in the lead-up to the fight and in order to prevent any harm from coming to either boxer, guns were prohibited within the arena along with the sale of alcohol and anyone who was under the effects of alcohol. Apples were also banned as well as any weapon whatsoever. Behind
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and John Gleason. The bid guaranteed a purse of $ 101,000 to be divided 75% to the winner and 25% to the loser, as well as two-thirds of the revenues collected from the sales of the right to film the fight (each boxer received one third of the equity rights). Although it was well understood that a
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in which he supported banning not just moving pictures of boxing matches, but a complete ban on all prize fights in the US. He cited the "crookedness" and gambling that surrounded such contests and that moving pictures have "introduced a new method of money getting and of demoralization". The
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did with me in New Orleans (1892). Jeffries did not miss so many blows, because he hardly started any. Johnson was on top of him all the time ... (Johnson) didn't get gay (confident) at all with Jeffries in the beginning, and it was always the white man who clinched, but Johnson was very
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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
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Anticipation for the fight sparked motivation to film the event as it was thought to be a guaranteed money-maker. The fight's promoter, George "Tex" Rickard, (who also refereed the bout) sold exclusive film rights. The film was recorded by nine cameramen and is two hours long.
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Race riots erupted in New York, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Atlanta, St. Louis, Little Rock and Houston. In all, riots occurred in more than 25 states and 50 cities. At least 20 people were killed across the US from the riots, and hundreds more were
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victory for Jeffries was likely to be more profitable than a victory for Johnson, there were no doubts that the event would produce record profits. Jeffries mostly remained hidden from media attention until the day of the fight, while Johnson soaked up the spotlight.
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Johnson's victory over Jeffries provided a lesson much of white America didn't learn gracefully. Johnson-Jeffries touched off America's first national race riot—several days of hundreds of violent street clashes between whites and blacks in cities across the
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the racial attitudes which were being instigated by the media was a major investment in gambling for the fight, with 10–7 odds in favor of Jeffries. The lead-up to the bout was peppered with racist press against Johnson; American author
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careful, and he backed away and took no chances, and was good-natured with it all ... The best man won, and I was one of the first to congratulate him, and also one of the first to extend my heartfelt sympathy to the beaten man.
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A crowd of 18,020 attended in a stadium built for the fight, and telegraphed reports were followed across the nation. Johnson and Jeffries both made over $ 100,000 from the purse, bonuses, and the sale of film rights. The film –
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editorial wrote: "If the black man wins, thousands and thousands of his ignorant brothers will misinterpret his victory as justifying claims to much more than mere physical equality with their white neighbors."
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editorial wrote: "If the black man wins, thousands and thousands of his ignorant brothers will misinterpret his victory as justifying claims to much more than mere physical equality with their white neighbors."
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farmer. However, on October 29, 1909, Johnson and Jeffries signed an agreement to "box for the heavyweight championship of the world" and called promoters to bid for the right to orchestrate the event.
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to New York and Washington, D.C., Johnson's victory over Jeffries had dashed white dreams of finding a "great white hope" to defeat him. Many whites felt humiliated by the defeat of Jeffries.
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noted the explosive nature of Johnson's victory by featuring this cartoon in which a stick of dynamite suggests that it would not have caused as much damage as the fight did.
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film, released the year of the fight, received more public attention in the United States than any other film to date and for the next five years, until the 1915 release of
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PST. Jeffries—who boasted that he had never been knocked down in a fight—fell three times to Johnson's punches, and was being counted out when his manager called the fight.
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controversy surrounding the film directly motivated Congress to ban distribution of all prize-fight films across state lines in 1912; the ban was lifted in 1940.
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significantly favoring Jeffries, who had come back from retirement for the fight. The lead-up to the bout was peppered with racist press against Johnson; author
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described Jeffries two days before the fight as "the chosen representative of the white race, and this time the greatest of them", whilst a
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described Jeffries two days before the fight as "the chosen representative of the white race, and this time the greatest of them", whilst a
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The fight took place on July 4, 1910, in front of nearly 20,000 people, at a ring which was built just for the occasion in downtown
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Blacks, on the other hand, were jubilant, and celebrated Johnson's great victory as a victory for racial advancement. Black poet
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In response, white observers set off arguably the first— ever nationwide race riots in US. history to repress...
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and saw the look on Jeffries's face, stating, "I knew what that look meant. The old ship was sinking."
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In 2005, the film of the Jeffries–Johnson "Fight of the Century" was entered into the United States
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In early December 1909, Johnson and Jeffries selected a bid from the nation's top boxing promoters—
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Johnson beat Jeffries in the fifteenth round, approximately one hour after the fight began at
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later highlighted the black reaction to the fight in his poem "My Lord, What a Morning".
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Johnson later remarked he knew the fight was over in the 4th round when he landed an
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over the following week—the first truly nationwide race riots in the United States.
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The Reno fight triggered the first nationwide race riots in American history
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to end the fight and prevent Jeffries from having a knockout on his record.
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It was one of the most eagerly anticipated boxing matches of all time, with
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Johnson's victory took over the country within three days after the fight.
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the fight that Johnson won deservedly, fairly, and convincingly:
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editorial, May 12, 1910, commenting on the upcoming fight
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and the previously undefeated world heavyweight champion
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Reno, Nevada
Jack Johnson
James J. Jeffries
Galveston, Texas
Carroll, Ohio
TKO
boxing
African American
Jack Johnson
James J. Jeffries
US Independence Day
Johnson–Jeffries riots
betting odds
Jack London
New York Times
Race riots broke out across the country
The Johnson–Jeffries Fight
The Birth of a Nation
censored
film

New York Times
James J. Jeffries
Tommy Burns
alfalfa
Tex Rickard
John L. Sullivan
Jack London
New York Times

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