Who was the Great White Hope in boxing?

who was the Great White Hope in boxing?

Answer #1

Hi,

The “Great White Hope” refers to James J. Jeffries (1875-1953), a white boxer who came out of retirement in 1910 in an attempt to dislodge the first black world boxing heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson.

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