James J. Jeffries
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James J. Jeffries was an American heavyweight boxing champion of the early 20th century, best known for coming out of retirement to fight Jack Johnson in the 1910 "Fight of the Century."
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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professional boxer ⓘ world heavyweight boxing champion ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1875-04-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Carroll, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameOutOfRetirementFor | Fight of the Century (1910) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipReignEnd | 1904 ⓘ |
| championshipReignStart | 1899 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1953-03-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Burbank, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeated |
Bob Fitzsimmons
NERFINISHED
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James J. Corbett NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Sharkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedTitleAgainst |
Bob Fitzsimmons
NERFINISHED
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James J. Corbett NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Sharkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Jeffries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fightDateWithJackJohnson | 1910-07-04 ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | International Boxing Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| height | approximately 6 ft 2 in ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coming out of retirement to fight Jack Johnson in 1910
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world heavyweight boxing champion at the turn of the 20th century ⓘ |
| locationOfFightWithJackJohnson | Reno, Nevada, United States GENERATED ⓘ |
| lostTo | Jack Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | James J. Jeffries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
Jim Jeffries
NERFINISHED
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The Boilermaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
boxer
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farmer ⓘ referee ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Fight of the Century (1910) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence |
Burbank, California, United States
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| retiredFromBoxing | 1904 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| stance | orthodox stance ⓘ |
| titleHeld | World Heavyweight Champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainedAs | boilermaker ⓘ |
| weightClass | heavyweight ⓘ |
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