Could James J Jeffries Have Thrived In Later Eras?

Seamus · May 28, 2024

mcvey said: ↑

But we are putting the Jeffries that actually was into these different eras.imo
Jeffries had 23 fights and had his nose broken 3 times, finished up with scar tissue above both eyes, and a cauliflower ear, that does not suggest his defence was very good does it?
If you finish up like that after 23 fights against supermiddles and light heavies,what would you look like if you had been battling big guys the size of those today?
Jeffries traded on his toughness ,his ability to," take a licking and keep on ticking,"I don't think that would translate favourably for him from the 60's onwards.

Added to which he would not be a young giant among older, smaller men, at 6 feet and 218lbs he would be a small heavy fighting guys much bigger, and his own age.Mike Tyson could do that because he has great handspeed and a ko punch in both hands,reports of Jeffries fights indicate he was a grinder.
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OK, I interpreted the question as being if someone gave you the combat athlete of Jeffries in a different era how good would he be with that era's training, et. al.

No, the version of Jeffries who plied his trade, skill-wise and all, would not translate straight out of a time machine.
So Jeffries had strength, a good chin and stamina, but the question is how successful could he have been in later eras?

mr. magoo · May 28, 2024

He’d need a compete makeover. Different style among other things.

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