Jeffries 1910 Reno Or Jackson1898 ? Who Was Farthest Over That Hill?

Here is a link to a possible little known fight that Peter Jackson had about a year or so before he fought Jeffries.

http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cd...----189-en--20--41--txt-IN-peter+jackson----#

This is quite interesting, because Jackson is still being talked up as an opponent for Corbett.

 

And this is as good a place as any to put this up about the Lambert ND, which sounds like a bit of a farce and more an exhibition than an actual contest.

http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cd...----189-en--20--41--txt-IN-peter+jackson----#
Not really topical, but interesting none the less.

 

This one doesnt mean anything, but it does show that Peter was actively chasing fights during his hiatus and certainly seemed to be ducked by a few of the major young contenders. In some ways, maybe jeffries needs a bit more credit, not for winning the fight, but for actually taking it.

http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cd...----189-en--20--81--txt-IN-peter+jackson----#

 

And another one, full credit to Jeffries for (presumably) willingly sparring at the benefit of Peter Jackson 1899.

http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cd...---189-en--20--101--txt-IN-peter+jackson----#

 

http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cd...---189-en--20--121--txt-IN-peter+jackson----#

This is from September 1897. JAckson is still billed as the coloured champion, and seems still to be wanting to fight the big fight.

 

this guy pretty much got it right, and it is hard to believe that this wasnt how the real smart insiders saw things, despite what was reported in the papers.

http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cd...---189-en--20--121--txt-IN-peter+jackson----#




http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cd...---189-en--20--121--txt-IN-peter+jackson----#

Here is a really good blow for blow report of the Jackson jeffries fight. Peter sounds like the definite fan favourite. If you read the first round, you do have to wonder whether or not this might have been what was in store for Jeffries in a prime for prime fight. You also wonder how, at this point a Jackson Corbett fight would have went. Hard to believe that they didnt have a rematch. Looking at the aging of the fighters, i would have thought Corbett must have been the favourite. In hindsight, i bet he wishes he fought Jackson instead of Fitzsimmons.

 

and here is another out of context, but what appears to be an unrecorded fight for Jeffries against Tom Johnstone. An easy victory for jeffries on what seems to have been a hectic schedule of 4 rounders he was fighting.

http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cd...---189-en--20--121--txt-IN-peter+jackson----#

 

http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cd...---189-en--20--141--txt-IN-peter+jackson----#

this is quite a bit before the Jeffries fight, but although inactive it seems that the word was that Peter did have one or two fights left him in. It is a good little article written by Jimmy Carroll, well worth a read to give insight on what some of the thinking was during this time.

here is an interesting account of Parson's speech at the last show of uncle toms cabin.

http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cd...---189-en--20--181--txt-IN-peter+jackson----#

And here is an article which shows how bad things really were for coloured's back in the day. I must say, i am a little disappointed to read that sharkey drew the coloured line against Jackson.

http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cd...---189-en--20--181--txt-IN-peter+jackson----#

 

http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cd...---189-en--20--221--txt-IN-peter+jackson----#

I think this might have been an interesting one. I am pretty sure that Peter would have beaten Charlie Mitchell too.
(by the way, not that i am disagreeing with anything you have said McVey).

here is a really good article by Jackson though admittedly he seems desperate to get a big money fight. He considers Jeffries the only fighter to have beaten him. Also interesting that he wanted the winner of Corbett mcCoy.

http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cd...---189-en--20--281--txt-IN-peter+jackson----#

 

To be fair, that isnt too different to what he did for the previous 6 years!

By the way, when did the black prince nickname originate for peter. I have never seen him referred by this nickname in any articles. The only nickname i have seen him use was that of Professor Peter Jackson, which he was given in his early Australian days, but seems to have been lost when he left Australia for the usa.