Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries
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"Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries" was the historic 1910 heavyweight boxing match in Reno, Nevada, where Jack Johnson defeated former champion James J. Jeffries in a racially charged bout widely dubbed the "Fight of the Century."
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| Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10205620 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries Context triple: [Jack Johnson, notableFight, Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries]
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Dempsey–Tunney boxing matches
The Dempsey–Tunney boxing matches were a famous pair of 1920s world heavyweight title bouts between Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney, including the legendary "Long Count Fight," that became some of the most celebrated events in boxing history.
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Freddie and Fitzsimmons
Freddie and Fitzsimmons is a sports talk radio show featuring commentary, analysis, and interviews, broadcast nationally in the United States.
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John V. Sullivan
John V. Sullivan is an American attorney and legislative expert who served as the Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, advising on procedural rules and legislative process.
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James J. Corbett
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Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries Target entity description: "Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries" was the historic 1910 heavyweight boxing match in Reno, Nevada, where Jack Johnson defeated former champion James J. Jeffries in a racially charged bout widely dubbed the "Fight of the Century."
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A.
Dempsey–Tunney boxing matches
The Dempsey–Tunney boxing matches were a famous pair of 1920s world heavyweight title bouts between Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney, including the legendary "Long Count Fight," that became some of the most celebrated events in boxing history.
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B.
Freddie and Fitzsimmons
Freddie and Fitzsimmons is a sports talk radio show featuring commentary, analysis, and interviews, broadcast nationally in the United States.
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C.
John V. Sullivan
John V. Sullivan is an American attorney and legislative expert who served as the Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, advising on procedural rules and legislative process.
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James J. Corbett
James J. Corbett was an American heavyweight boxing champion of the late 19th century, famed for his scientific fighting style and for defeating John L. Sullivan.
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Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman
Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman was a 1991 heavyweight boxing title fight in which the young champion Holyfield defended his crown against the comebacking former champion Foreman in a highly publicized generational showdown.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boxing match
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heavyweight title fight ⓘ world heavyweight championship bout ⓘ |
| attendance | 16000 ⓘ |
| billedAs | Fight of the Century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| challenger | James J. Jeffries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Reno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1910-07-04 ⓘ |
| defendingChampion | Jack Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Jim Crow era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredChallengerEthnicity | white American ⓘ |
| featuredChampionEthnicity | African American ⓘ |
| filmOfFightSubsequentlyBannedInUS | true ⓘ |
| followedBy | Jack Johnson vs. Jim Flynn ⓘ |
| gloveWeightOz | 5 ⓘ |
| governingBody | no single unified sanctioning body ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Jack Johnson
NERFINISHED
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James J. Jeffries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAlsoKnownAs |
Johnson vs. Jeffries
NERFINISHED
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Johnson–Jeffries Fight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | one of the most famous boxing matches in history ⓘ |
| location | Reno, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | James J. Jeffries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
extensive newspaper coverage
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motion picture film recording ⓘ |
| precededBy | Jack Johnson vs. Stanley Ketchel ⓘ |
| promoter | Tex Rickard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purseLoserShare | 10000 ⓘ |
| purseTotal | 101000 ⓘ |
| purseWinnerShare | 65000 ⓘ |
| referee | Tex Rickard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultType | technical knockout ⓘ |
| ringShape | square ⓘ |
| roundsCompleted | 15 ⓘ |
| roundsScheduled | 45 ⓘ |
| significance |
major event in African American sports history
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symbolic challenge to white supremacy in sport ⓘ |
| socialContext | racially charged ⓘ |
| state | Nevada ⓘ |
| stoppageRound | 15 ⓘ |
| ticketPriceMaximum | 50 ⓘ |
| titleOnTheLine | World Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOnHoliday | Independence Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOutdoors | true ⓘ |
| venue | custom-built outdoor arena in Reno ⓘ |
| weightClass | heavyweight ⓘ |
| winner | Jack Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1910 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries Description of subject: "Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries" was the historic 1910 heavyweight boxing match in Reno, Nevada, where Jack Johnson defeated former champion James J. Jeffries in a racially charged bout widely dubbed the "Fight of the Century."
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