Johnson & Jeannette's Common Opponents

I'm saying Theodore Vienne had a vested interest in withdrawing title recognition from Johnson and promoting a fight between Langford and Jeannette as for the vacant title.

I'm saying Vienne tried to have Johnson banned as an undesirable alien immediately after he had signed to fight Moran for a rival promoter.

Two parties bid for the Johnson v Moran fight, one was Vienne, the fight to take place at his venue Lunar Parc The fight ended up at the Velodrome d' Hiver under a rivals promotional banner.

Have a look where Jeannette had all his major fights in France, he was virtually Vienne's house fighter.

Jack Johnson, heavyweight champion, was matched to-day to fight Frank Moran in this city during the second week of January, 1914, for the heavyweight championship of the world. Two clubs, the Nouveau Cirque and the Wonderland Francais, are now bidding for the match, and the decision will be made known Saturday.[3]
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The Nouveau Cirque, which holds its bouts at the Velodrome d'Hiver in Passy, will seat 30,000 persons, and it has offered Johnson 50 percent of the gross receipts, with 25 percent for Moran. The Wonderland Club, which is under the control of Theodore Vienne, the leading fight promoter of France, will submit its bid tomorrow
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I'm saying Vienne had no interest in talking up Johnson who refused to fight for him. therefore I view anything he says on the subject of Jack Johnson with suspicion.

.Barney Curley said he would love to promote Johnson against one of the other three leading black heavyweights ,and that it would develop into a great fight but that the American public would not pay to see it,Jim Coffroth concurred, what motive could they possibly have lying?
Below is a link stating Johnson retires because he cannot get his price for a title defence.

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NZH19120801.2.73


ps Sorry if I was touchy about the way you worded things. I accept you had no ulterior motive, my mistake.

 

Thats what we need, more objectivity.

 

Johnson came to London to fight Wells ,the British Home Office vetoed the fight. By the time Johnson was fighting in Paris he was 35 and 36 years old well overweight and had been inactive for a year and a half. career.Neither Jeannette or McVey were eligible to be European Champion as both were US born .

I'm sorry JJ there are loads of untruths in this piece.Langford's defeat by Jeannette was not by ko, it was a corner retirement.

"'Jeannette has whipped Johnson 4 different times decisvely" oh yeah when was that then?


The Marquis Of Queensbury rules have nothing to say about a champion being obliged to defend his title against whomever challenges him.
The longest fight Johnson had with Jeannette was 15rds bout and Johnson was the emphatic winner.
The idea that Langford was afraid to face Jeannette is patently ludicrous.
Jeannette did not "whip McVey over 30rds " the result was DRAW
Jeannette fought Colin Bell in London the British press stated he was lucky to get the decision.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/79191560?searchTerm=colin%20bell%20Jeanette&searchLimits=
Booker T Washington calling Johnson a discredit to his race is funny, he was caught redhanded looking through a bed room keyhole and arraingned for it..The man was a sanctimonius hypocrite..

Jeannette criticising Johnson for sleeping with white women ? He married one didn't he?
Pot kettle?

The offer by McIntosh was withdrawn after Johnson had accepted it.
In short this is a piece of nonsense whoever wrote it.
Ps I've edited some of the original post because of space