This was retired Champion Jim Jeffries's reply to the cabled report from Australia of an offer for him to fight Johnson. Jeffries made it more emphatic: I am not going to fight Johnson or any ...

“I’d trust the death adder more. He’s not trying to win prize money,” Aussie comic Jim Jefferies told TV Insider about the ...

was the first black heavyweight boxing champion. In what was dubbed "The Fight of the Century", Johnson won against Jim Jeffries, who was white, and triggered race riots across the USA.

"Some folks imagine that it is Jim Jeffries's bulk and huge strength that has enabled him to remain the undefeated champion of the world," continued Gans. "This is a most popular impression ...

After that victory, many white commentators, including the novelist Jack London, fumed over Johnson’s success and swagger, and agitated for Jim Jeffries, a white former heavyweight champion ...

One of the most popular and respected comedians of his generation, Jim Jefferies will bring his comedy tour to Columbus next year. The internationally renowned comedian, actor and writer ...