'The Fight of the Century': How Jack Johnson vs. Jim Jeffries inflamed a nation 115 years ago

Posted Jul 5, 2026
It's not an exaggeration to call the Johnson vs. Jeffries heavyweight title fight on July 4, 1910, one of the most important boxing matches in American history. For sheer cultural significance, nothing would even come close to matching it until the 1971 heavyweight title bout between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier — also billed as the Fight of the Century. (Yahoo! Sports)

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