Jack Johnson Vs. James J Jeffries ( July 4th, 1910)
The Fight of the Century In 1910, former undefeated heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries came out of retirement and said, I feel obligated to the sporting public at least to make an effort to reclaim the heavyweight championship for the white race. .. . I should step into the ring again and demonstrate that a white man is king of them Jeffries had not fought in six years and had to lose weight to get back to his championship fighting weight. The fight took place on July 4, 1910 in front of
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