BOXER

James J. Jeffries

1875 - 1953

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James Jackson Jeffries (April 15, 1875 – March 3, 1953) was an American professional boxer and world heavyweight champion. He was known for his enormous strength and stamina. Using a technique taught to him by his trainer, former welterweight and middleweight Champion Tommy Ryan, Jeffries fought out of a crouch with his left arm extended forward. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James J. Jeffries has received more than 981,671 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. James J. Jeffries is the 83rd most popular boxer (up from 90th in 2019), the 6,421st most popular biography from United States (up from 6,861st in 2019) and the 42nd most popular American Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 980k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, James J. Jeffries ranks 83 out of 496. Before him are Santiago Lovell, Piero Toscani, Rafael Iglesias, Andrew Golota, José Torres, and Herbert Runge. After him are George Chuvalo, Carmelo Robledo, Issake Dabore, Naseem Hamed, Fernando Atzori, and Aureliano Bolognesi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, James J. Jeffries ranks 138. Before him are Hasrat Mohani, Leopold Andrian, Reginald Punnett, Eugene Lanceray, Georgios Papasideris, and Astrid Cleve. After him are Roscoe Lockwood, Jean Stern, Kaʻiulani, Jean Cau, Giuseppe Vitali, and Herman Georges Berger. Among people deceased in 1953, James J. Jeffries ranks 130. Before him are Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg, Lewis Fry Richardson, Auguste Giroux, Grzegorz Fitelberg, Delfo Bellini, and Carl Scarborough. After him are Jonathan M. Wainwright, Maria Andreyeva, Graciliano Ramos, Alwin Mittasch, Florence R. Sabin, and Ekvtime Takaishvili.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James J. Jeffries ranks 6,421 out of 20,380. Before him are Jakob Dylan (1969), Randy Brecker (1945), Leonard Warren (1911), Rod Serling (1924), Dominique Dunne (1959), and Deirdre McCloskey (1942). After him are Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806), Bob Bondurant (1933), Bill Sharman (1926), Jay Miner (1932), Russell M. Nelson (1924), and Diana Muldaur (1938).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, James J. Jeffries ranks 42. Before him are Michael Spinks (1956), Carmen Basilio (1927), Jess Willard (1881), Thomas Hearns (1958), Ernie Terrell (1939), and Oscar De La Hoya (1973). After him are Samuel Berger (1884), Carmen Barth (1912), Jimmy Ellis (1940), Tony Zale (1913), Bernard Hopkins (1965), and Harry Spanjer (1873).

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