Bob Fitzsimmons on Jeffries versus Johnson, one day after the fight

Wasn't it Ketchell who had thought of entering the ring before the fight and sucker-punching Jeffries so that the fight would not take place? Thus was his estimation of Jeffries remaining abilities.

 

Gunboat Smith said, that Johnson drove out to Jeffries training camp . just prior to the fight and said," this isnt California ,every man for himself".
What credence you place on it is up to you. If true ,neither participant comes out of it smelling of roses.
San Francisco was the original site for the fight.Religious and business objections cancelled that.
Reno ,Goldfield,and Salt Lake City all bid for it,Rickard chose Reno ,because of the railroad facilities,and because the Mayor assured him that a 22,000 seat stadium could be built within the two weeks before the fight was to take place.
Rickard had allready sold $133,000 worth of tickets.behind the scenes,Governor Dickerson ,assured Rickard that no reform movement had any power in Nevada ,and, that the fight was safe there .

 

Wanted to bring up this post again, to see if any newer forum members had any comments on Johnson's statements (which I thought fairly appreciative of Johnson, aside from thinking that prime Jeff' would do him up in two -- that's a bit far out, and I'm a Jeffries fan).