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But until that time let me thank Mr. Pollack for writing this outstanding book and letting boxing fans appreciate the abilities of The Boilermaker James J. Jeffries!
– Michael A. Vogt – 2010-02-08
As the new millennium began, an Iowa attorney and boxing aficionado named Adam Pollack decided to write biographies of boxing’s early gloved champions.
I have read all of the other books that have been written about Jeffries that I know of, and will say without hesitation that if you want to gain an appreciation of Jeffries as a fighter there is no book available that will enable you to accomplish that aim better than this one, nor can I imagine there ever will be. It is a nice slice of that era that is dished out, making one feel a part of the proceedings.
If you merely watch Ken Burns documentary on Jack Johnson Unforgivable Blackness you’ll come away with an incomplete picture of Jeffries. It’s a shame that Jeffries took the stance that he did in 1904/1905 and he and Jack Johnson didn’t meet when they were closer to one another’s primes. He very well was at that point in time.
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- When Jim Jeffries won the heavyweight title in 1899, boxers were the most celebrated athletes in America. Adam’s account, however, illustrates just how incredible a fighter and athlete Jeffries, “The Boilermaker,” truly was.
The volume is meticulously researched, drawing from hundreds of contemporary newspaper accounts.
In The Ring with James J. Jeffries is the fourth in that series, following biographies of John L. Sullivan, James J. Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons.
In the Ring with James J. Jeffries takes readers from Jeffries’ birth to his first retirement in 1905, when he was considered by many to be the greatest fighter of all time. Tearing through his opponents with the ferocity of a force of nature, Jeffries retired undefeated in 1904, but was reluctantly lured back into the ring six years later to take on the first black heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson, in what was arguably the most controversial sporting event in American history.--From publisher description.
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- Place of publication
- Westlake, OH
- Description
- 308 p.
His books are so incredibly exhaustive that it would be difficult to find what more could be written about the boxer in question.
In this installment of his work on the heavyweight champions, Pollack produces a big book on James J. Jeffries, the man who (perhaps) is most remembered for getting beaten by Jack Johnson. This is not fair though as Jeffries was a great champion in his day and totally dominant in the sport.
In this book, we get the life story (up until his first retirement) of Jeffries and a comprehensive view of his fights.
More of Jeffries’ personal life. - [Browse in index]
- Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography. The work comprises close to 700 pages and is jam-packed with little-known facts, anecdotes and fresh perspective on perhaps the greatest champion of them all, James J. Jeffries, “The California Grizzly.” I believe it to be the most concise, comprehensive and simply the best account of this magnificent fighter’s career in the ring.
It is an absolutely indispensable addition to the boxing library of every historian and boxing fan alike. I enjoyed the fights.
And, yet, the book could have added several hundred more pages e.g. There are many photographs sprinkled liberally throughout the book, and many of them were ones that I had never seen before.– Clay Moyle
The last book on James J.
Jeffries?
Adam Pollack produces books that make further biographies on his subjects very unlikely or at best, they will be of lesser standard. Icons John L. Sullivan and Gentleman Jim Corbett had preceded him, but Jeffries seemed to be of a different breed--big, strong, and almost freakishly athletic, with the ruggedness of the grizzly bears he hunted on his trips into the wilderness.
Fitzsimmons had fought and lost to both Jeffries and Johnson by then. It also delineates “Jeff’s” strengths, weaknesses and fighting style, as well as those of his opponents. …
Pollack’s writing is constantly improving.
- 308 p.