Too bad they did not fight in 1905. Johnson would not have been able to hold off Jeffries. In their prime, Jeffries would win too. Big Jim may have been the best ever. Johnson was not. He got his reputation for defeating the old Jeffries.
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Too bad they did not fight in 1905. Johnson would not have been able to hold off Jeffries. In their...
Tracy Callis
Jul 25, 2010 10:37
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