Right, FB, Corbett was no "gentleman Jim' when it came to black boxers :-). A great thread it is. Thanks for your contributions and everyone's.

Don't want to play the schoolmarm here, but it was mentioned that Jeffries was 42 when he won the title. Actually he was a young man when he won the title; born in 1875 and won it by knocking out Bob Fitzsimmons in 1899.

Chanteyranger