Legendary Nights S4 E10 - The Tale Of Jack Johnson vs James J Jeffries
In 1910,\xa0Jack Johnson\xa0and\xa0James J. Jeffries\xa0clashed in Reno, Nevada to contest the world heavyweight crown in what was then billed as \u201cThe Fight of the Century.\u201d At stake was far more than a mere boxing championship, as the black Johnson, having taken the belt from Canadian\xa0Tommy Burns in 1908, was thought by the white public in America to be wholly unfit to hold the title. Jeffries, an undefeated former champion and the most legitimate \u201cGreat White Hope,\u201d had been repeatedly summoned to return to boxing so he could defeat the brash Johnson and reinstate the white man\u2019s rightful place atop the athletic hierarchy. His quest would prove fruitless, but the legendary Johnson vs Jeffries match, with its buildup and aftermath, was a genuine sensation and social phenomenon, an event that galvanized the public while reflecting the hateful ideologies of the age\nSubscribe\nApple Podcasts\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/legendary-nights/id1493845050\nSpotify\nhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2QyYCjXipHAfAPTAUUKQDO\nWe are also available on Player FM, Spreaker, and all other major podcasting apps\nFollow us at:\nhttps://twitter.com/legendnightpod\nhttps://www.facebook.com/btrboxingpodcast\nBecome A Patron\npatreon.com/btrboxingpodcastnetwork\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices