I might’ve posted this before but an interesting recording of Johnson talking on the subjects as described in the thread title. Web Page: - https://blogs.bl.uk/sound-and-visio...heavyweight-boxing-champion-of-the-world.html Link straight to 6 min recording: - https://blogs.bl.uk/files/physical-culture.mp3
Great post and find ... was this different than what he said from the ring after the Joe Jennette exhibition in the later 40's ?
Yeah, different. This was part of several recordings Johnson made around 1914/1915? There’s another excerpt I’ve heard (I think I’ve linked that before also) in which Johnson briefly describes his fight vs Jeffries, including his description of the final knockout - that particular recording was made in 1910.
Not exactly the recording I’ve heard before but a different sample excerpt of Johnson speaking re the Jeffries fight. As I’ve gathered from various sources this recording was made 20 days after Johnson defeated Jeffries on July 4, 1910: - https://www.kobo.com/au/en/audioboo...eRpsqcsqVyr_CsIak9Csk7PPf2BwYDZInD_dHhexmuGBO Another excerpt from the 1914 recordings. This is Johnson talking training and particularly re the medicine ball. This recording was made in 1914 for the physical culture recordings - go to 5:15 for the recording: - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b0112fv5 This is Johnson’s former Brit agent and show business manager Claude Jenkins talking about Jack - Mr Jenkins was 83 yo as at the time of the recording - go to 12:35 for the recording: - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b0112fv5
