This is so much fun I'm going to do one more
I'm forever a fan of Jim Jeffries because
1. He was an absolutely freakish athlete. 6'2, 230, 10 second hundred yards, six foot high jumper and as strong as a circus strongman;
2. He got better and better as he went along. He worked at becoming technically proficient;
3. He might have had the greatest physical resilience of any heavyweight who ever fought. He'd take a remarkable amount of punishment and just keep coming;
4. When Bob Fitzsimmons hurt his hand before their second fight, he gave Fitz permission to wear plaster to protect it;
5. He was such a bad dude ATG Sam Langford ran newspaper adds challenging anyone in the world except Jim Jeffries;
6. When he came back after being retired for five years he made no excuses when Jack Johnson buried him.


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