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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 914,295 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. James J. Jeffries is the 90th most popular boxer (down from 67th in 2019), the 6,875th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,495th in 2019) and the 45th most popular American Boxer.

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  • 19

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  • 2.34

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  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, James J. Jeffries ranks 90 out of 326Before him are István Énekes, Aureliano Bolognesi, Santiago Lovell, Pete Rademacher, Thomas Hearns, and Sandro Lopopolo. After him are Arturo Gatti, Frankie Genaro, Andrew Golota, Alfredo Porzio, Jean Despeaux, and Riddick Bowe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, James J. Jeffries ranks 136Before him are Konstantin Yuon, Giuseppe Vitali, Matt McGrath, Harriet Quimby, Alexandros Nikolopoulos, and Friedrich von Huene. After him are George Larner, David Hall, Alexandros Diomidis, José Santos Chocano, Isak Saba, and Alexei Ivanovich Abrikosov. Among people deceased in 1953, James J. Jeffries ranks 135Before him are Karel Domin, Rudolph Schindler, Kaarlo Koskelo, Maud Gonne, Milovan Jakšić, and Charles R. Knight. After him are Annie Kenney, Reginald Wingate, Manoelzinho, Antonio Conte, Robert A. Taft, and Millard Mitchell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James J. Jeffries ranks 6,875 out of 18,182Before him are John Carmack (1970), Janis Ian (1951), Sid Caesar (1922), Shawn Crahan (1969), Anna Katharine Green (1846), and Edwin Foster Coddington (1870). After him are L. Scott Caldwell (1950), Richard Simmons (1948), John Russell (1921), Ken Starr (1946), Bill Johnston (1894), and Dick Van Patten (1928).

Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, James J. Jeffries ranks 45Before him are Carmen Basilio (1927), Samuel Berger (1884), Jimmy Ellis (1940), Tony Zale (1913), Pete Rademacher (1928), and Thomas Hearns (1958). After him are Frankie Genaro (1901), Riddick Bowe (1967), Bernard Hopkins (1965), Deontay Wilder (1985), James Smith (1953), and Laila Ali (1977).