Prime Jim Corbett v. prime Jim Jeffries

The San Fran Newspaper says Munroe was 210 for this fight, not 186 as Box Rec reports. Looking at the photo's of Armstrong, he's over 200 pound for sure. Many old timers understated their weights.

 

Neither man looks in very good shape,and there was no reason for Jeffries to exert himself unduly in training.
Munroe seems to be flabby and carrying surplus around his arse. Jeffries showing the left that broke ribs.

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Rex Layne with the old Champ.

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Two photos joined, for promotional purposes.

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It all started innocently enough, an exhibition contest between the reigning Heavyweight Champion of the World and former Heavyweight Champion, Robert Fitzsimmons who were touring together in the Mid West . As part of the show, Jeffries issued the standard challenge to the crowd, offering $500 to any man who could stay four rounds with him. An employee of the local Anaconda mine named Jack Munroe came forward. Although out weighed by some forty pounds Munroe prove quick and evasive, to the degree that he clearly out pointed the Champion in the first two rounds. An angry Jeffries came out for round three and managed to knock Munroe down three times, but come the end of the appointed four rounds Jack Munroe was still standing and had won the challenge and $500 of the Champion's money. But then, the trouble began in earnest, local referee Duncan McDonald allowed that not only was Jack Munroe entitled to the $500, but that he had in fact won the fight! Jeffries was incensed and what folllowed was two years of press build-up, two cancelled fight dates, a knockout of Peter Maher and a fight to draw with Jack Sharkey featuring the miner Munroe and finally...

James J. Jeffries

vs.

Jack Munroe

World's Heavyweight Championship



" Never before had I gone into a ring disliking an opponent or determined to knock him out and hurt him if posssible."

-James J. Jeffries

"The first blow I swung at him was the hardest I ever let go in my life, and one that missed..." I swung with all my power, and with such great force that when I missed his jaw I threw myself entirely off my feet and went sprawling on hands and knees."

Jeffries regained his feet and dropped Munroe with the next punch, as Munroe arose and clinched he said "Let me make a showing, Jim." Jeffries responded, " Like hell I will." Munroe was saved by the bell. At the beginning of the round two Jeffries rushed in viciously..."In a couple of seconds he was reeling around the ring like a drunken man. After one minute I stepped clear and was measuring him to time the knockout punch when Graney stepped between us and put up a hand to stop me."

"Nothing doing, Jim." he (Graney) said " I don't want to see anyone killed."1





Size: 2 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches





1Fullerton, Hugh. Two Fisted Jeff. pp. 233-240 . A box seat for this sorry affair was $20

 

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I put this link up on the 3rd of March at 7.22pm.
My exact post. As follows.

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You can trawl through my posts if you wish Mendoza.

 

Of course he was. He was 33 when he met Jeffries , and had not had a fight in 2 years ,that one a loss by dsq to Sharkey when he was on the verge of being beaten.Corbett had not won a fight in 6YEARS .
If you can convince people this was Corbett's best effort, it makes your idol Jeffries look better,agenda driven post.

 

I did not know that Corbett's eyesight was a possible issue in some of his fights but it does make sense that it could be as a fighter grows older. It sounds like close vision might be more critical than distance vision for a fighter.

My dad had 20/10 distance vision all of his life until he passed away at age 67. At around age 50 he got reading glasses for close work, but that's not as critical as the close vision ability a fighter needs.

I sometimes think my dad's vision may have been better than 20/10, because some eye exams do not test beyond 20/10. When we would be on the road in the car my dad would see signs in the distance I know he had never seen before, and he would be able to read every word when everyone else with normal 20/20 vision could only make out the shape of the sign, without seeing any of the words until we got a good deal closer.

I hope your eyesight difficulty has improved. :yep

 

Many wonderful photos I have never seen before. Many thanks!:happy

 

A fantastic photographic gold mine.:happy

 

Indeed.

 

A wonderful boxing film that is still fun to watch no matter how many times one has seen it before.

According to some of the Flynn biographies, Errol had a mild heart attack during the filming, and he may also have had tuberculosis. For a time he was said to have been staying home more often at night because he had read that the night air was less healthy for tuberculosis victims. In some of his scenes Flynn looks a little too thin. He was a heavy smoker and a party animal fond of various substances.

 

Billy Conn did the footwork for Fynn :good