Jim Jeffries sparring clip

Jefferies was an all-around athlete in his prime....not the old guy who fought Johnson. At 218 lbs today, he would still be a solid heavyweight contender. Too bad that the early 1900's era is so controversial on who gets shots at the title.
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I have never doubted Jeffries as a great athlete. I just don't see a lot of boxing skill demonstrated. He is throwing slapping, really poor hooks but I think that is partly intentional as he's not in there to slaughter his brother. I don't see boxing greatness there. I see someone doing a rather mundane drill, the point of which we may never entirely know.

Good luck on your boxing. But don't get too high on your power. I even had John David Jackson tell me I hit really hard. But a lot of guys can have great power against a bag or focus pads but those things don't hit back. Trust me, it's a lot more difficult to commit with power when someone is looking to counter or has excellent footwork or just has you figured out.

And don't go into a gym thinking you know more than the trainers there. You will pay for that.

But again, good luck with it.

 

Mr reznick is a miracle for boxing fans...this footage looks clear as day...fantastic !!!

 

Yes agreed, and both in this recording and what we have from other fights I've noted little use of a straight right hand or for his reputed strength any real show of backing up opponents. He threw a good hook to the body but theres nothing two fisted about his attacks. On the plus side he ducked and slipped well for a big man but as Seamus wrote the leaning back should have been trained out of him.

 

Ali got away with leaning back because of his unmatched movement which also let him get away with not being adapt at slipping or blocking, Johnson seldom leaned back and never like Ali did or even as Jeff was doing in this sparring clip. Banks, Cooper, and Frazier didn't floor Ali when he was leaning back but when he was in range and the lack of blocking skill caused him to be dumped each time.

 

Lots of misinformation here. Snapping back from punches has been taught since the days of Corbett ....keeping on balance its a move done by the greatest of fighters through the years to this day. Ali leaned way back off balance to avoid many punches which has always been a Nono. He did it with impunity because he was Ali.

 

Where is the short Jeffries footage of him pulling the cables ?

 

Ali had 61 fights for total of 548 rounds fighting well past his prime up to 40.
Jack Johnson had 77 fights ,703 rounds fighting into his 50's
Neither had cauliflower ears , sustained a broken nose,or had ridges of scar tissue.
Jeffries had 24 fights ,221 rounds nearly all of them against lightheavies and cruisers, he had his nose broken three times, had a cauliflower ear ,and had scar tissue over both eyes.
He also had only one fight when past prime.

You don't get those "souvenirs" if you are defensively adept.