James J. Jeffries vs. Jack Finnegan - Revision history

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	:Champion James J. Jeffries knocked out John Finnegan of Pittsburg to-night before the Cadillac Athletic Club in fifty-five seconds. Finnegan landed the first blow as they came to the center of the ring, and Jeffries then put his left on the Pittsburgh man's jaw, and he went to the floor. Finnegan came up in a few seconds only to be sent to the floor again with a blow in the same place. He stayed down longer this time, and when he again arose he was in visible distress. He had hardly assumed a fighting position before the champion put his left in the pit of his stomach, and Finnegan went down completely out. Referee Siler counted the seconds off, and when he stepped back it was seen that Finnegan was crying. He staggered to his feet and reeled against the ropes, and his seconds rushed into the ring and carried him to his corner. It was several minutes before he recovered sufficiently to leave the ring. Jeffries said he weighed 220, but he looked thirty pounds heavier. Finnegan weighed but 180 and looked like a boy beside the champion.		:Champion James J. Jeffries knocked out John Finnegan of Pittsburg to-night before the Cadillac Athletic Club in fifty-five seconds. Finnegan landed the first blow as they came to the center of the ring, and Jeffries then put his left on the Pittsburgh man's jaw, and he went to the floor. Finnegan came up in a few seconds only to be sent to the floor again with a blow in the same place. He stayed down longer this time, and when he again arose he was in visible distress. He had hardly assumed a fighting position before the champion put his left in the pit of his stomach, and Finnegan went down completely out. Referee Siler counted the seconds off, and when he stepped back it was seen that Finnegan was crying. He staggered to his feet and reeled against the ropes, and his seconds rushed into the ring and carried him to his corner. It was several minutes before he recovered sufficiently to leave the ring. Jeffries said he weighed 220, but he looked thirty pounds heavier. Finnegan weighed but 180 and looked like a boy beside the champion.

	==Newspaper ~~Article~~==		==Newspaper Articles==
	*[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC19000407.2.74 "Finnegan Knocked Out By Champion Jeffries" ''San Francisco Call'', April 7, 1900]		*[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC19000407.2.74 "Finnegan Knocked Out By Champion Jeffries" ''San Francisco Call'', April 7, 1900]
			*From [[IBRO Journal Issue No. 6]], pp. 6-7 (1984): [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IBRO13.6-7-2.pdf]

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	*'''World Heavyweight Title'''		*'''World Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense by Jeffries)
	*This was the shortest world heavyweight title fight ever.
	*Finnegan, referred to by ~~one paper as "The Human Punching Bag," was one of~~ Jeffries~~'s sparring partners at the time.~~

	"Finnegan landed the first blow as they came to the center of the ring, and Jeffries then put his left on the Pittsburgh man's jaw and he went to the floor. Finnegan came up in a few seconds only to be sent to the floor again with a blow in the same place. He stayed down longer this time and when he again ~~rose~~ he was in visible distress. He had hardly assumed a fighting position before the champion put his left in the pit of his stomach and Finnegan went down completely out. Referee Siler counted the seconds off and when he stepped back it was seen that Finnegan was crying. He staggered to his feet, reeled against the ropes and his seconds rushed into the ring and carried him to his corner. It was several minutes before he recovered sufficiently to leave the ring. Jeffries said he weighed 220, but he looked 30 pounds heavier. Finnegan weighed but 180, and he looked like a boy beside the champion." ''~~Brooklyn Daily Eagle~~''		==Notes==
			*Jeffries vs. Finnegan stood as the shortest world heavyweight title fight ever until [[WBO]] heavyweight titlist [[Herbie Hide]] stopped [[Damon Reed]] in [[Herbie Hide vs. Damon Reed\|52 seconds]] on April 18, 1998.
			*Finnegan, referred to by one newspaper as "The Human Punching Bag," was one of Jeffries' sparring partners at the time.
			*The ''San Francisco Call'' reported the following on April 7, 1900:
			:Champion James J. Jeffries knocked out John Finnegan of Pittsburg to-night before the Cadillac Athletic Club in fifty-five seconds. Finnegan landed the first blow as they came to the center of the ring, and Jeffries then put his left on the Pittsburgh man's jaw, and he went to the floor. Finnegan came up in a few seconds only to be sent to the floor again with a blow in the same place. He stayed down longer this time, and when he again arose he was in visible distress. He had hardly assumed a fighting position before the champion put his left in the pit of his stomach, and Finnegan went down completely out. Referee Siler counted the seconds off, and when he stepped back it was seen that Finnegan was crying. He staggered to his feet and reeled against the ropes, and his seconds rushed into the ring and carried him to his corner. It was several minutes before he recovered sufficiently to leave the ring. Jeffries said he weighed 220, but he looked thirty pounds heavier. Finnegan weighed but 180 and looked like a boy beside the champion.

			==Newspaper Article==
			*[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC19000407.2.74 "Finnegan Knocked Out By Champion Jeffries" ''San Francisco Call'', April 7, 1900]

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	*'''World Heavyweight Title'''		*'''World Heavyweight Title'''
	*This was the shortest world heavyweight title fight ever.		*This was the shortest world heavyweight title fight ever.
	*Finnegan, referred to by one paper as "The Human Punching Bag", was one of Jeffries' sparring partners at the time.		*Finnegan, referred to by one paper as "The Human Punching Bag," was one of Jeffries's sparring partners at the time.

	"Finnegan landed the first blow as they came to the center of the ring, and Jeffries then put his left on the Pittsburgh man's jaw and he went to the floor. Finnegan came up in a few seconds only to be sent to the floor again with a blow in the same place. He stayed down longer this time and when he again rose he was in visible distress. He had hardly assumed a fighting position before the champion put his left in the pit of his stomach and Finnegan went down completely out. Referee Siler counted the seconds off and when he stepped back it was seen that Finnegan was crying. He staggered to his feet, reeled against the ropes and his seconds rushed into the ring and carried him to his corner. It was several minutes before he recovered sufficiently to leave the ring. Jeffries said he weighed 220, but he looked 30 pounds heavier. Finnegan weighed but 180, and he looked like a boy beside the champion." ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle''		"Finnegan landed the first blow as they came to the center of the ring, and Jeffries then put his left on the Pittsburgh man's jaw and he went to the floor. Finnegan came up in a few seconds only to be sent to the floor again with a blow in the same place. He stayed down longer this time and when he again rose he was in visible distress. He had hardly assumed a fighting position before the champion put his left in the pit of his stomach and Finnegan went down completely out. Referee Siler counted the seconds off and when he stepped back it was seen that Finnegan was crying. He staggered to his feet, reeled against the ropes and his seconds rushed into the ring and carried him to his corner. It was several minutes before he recovered sufficiently to leave the ring. Jeffries said he weighed 220, but he looked 30 pounds heavier. Finnegan weighed but 180, and he looked like a boy beside the champion." ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle''

Earl at 02:19, 17 August 2012

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	*'''World Heavyweight Title'''		*'''World Heavyweight Title'''
	*~~Time: 0:55~~		*This was the shortest world heavyweight title fight ever.
	*Finnegan, referred to by one paper as "The Human Punching Bag", was one of ~~Jeff~~'s sparring partners at the time.		*Finnegan, referred to by one paper as "The Human Punching Bag", was one of Jeffries' sparring partners at the time.

	"Finnegan landed the first blow as they came to the center of the ring, and Jeffries then put his left on the Pittsburgh man's jaw and he went to the floor. Finnegan came up in a few seconds only to be sent to the floor again with a blow in the same place. He stayed down longer this time and when he again rose he was in visible distress. He had hardly assumed a fighting position before the champion put his left in the pit of his stomach and Finnegan went down completely out. Referee Siler counted the seconds off and when he stepped back it was seen that Finnegan was crying. He staggered to his feet, reeled against the ropes and his seconds rushed into the ring and carried him to his corner. It was several minutes before he recovered sufficiently to leave the ring. Jeffries said he weighed 220, but he looked 30 pounds heavier. Finnegan weighed but 180, and he looked like a boy beside the champion." ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle''		"Finnegan landed the first blow as they came to the center of the ring, and Jeffries then put his left on the Pittsburgh man's jaw and he went to the floor. Finnegan came up in a few seconds only to be sent to the floor again with a blow in the same place. He stayed down longer this time and when he again rose he was in visible distress. He had hardly assumed a fighting position before the champion put his left in the pit of his stomach and Finnegan went down completely out. Referee Siler counted the seconds off and when he stepped back it was seen that Finnegan was crying. He staggered to his feet, reeled against the ropes and his seconds rushed into the ring and carried him to his corner. It was several minutes before he recovered sufficiently to leave the ring. Jeffries said he weighed 220, but he looked 30 pounds heavier. Finnegan weighed but 180, and he looked like a boy beside the champion." ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle''

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	*'''World Heavyweight Title'''		*'''World Heavyweight Title'''
	*Time: 0:55		*Time: 0:55
	*Finnegan, referred to by one paper as "The Human Punching Bag", was one of Jeff's sparring partners at the time ~~and no one then or later seriously considered this a title fight~~.		*Finnegan, referred to by one paper as "The Human Punching Bag", was one of Jeff's sparring partners at the time.

	"Finnegan landed the first blow as they came to the center of the ring, and Jeffries then put his left on the Pittsburgh man's jaw and he went to the floor. Finnegan came up in a few seconds only to be sent to the floor again with a blow in the same place. He stayed down longer this time and when he again rose he was in visible distress. He had hardly assumed a fighting position before the champion put his left in the pit of his stomach and Finnegan went down completely out. Referee Siler counted the seconds off and when he stepped back it was seen that Finnegan was crying. He staggered to his feet, reeled against the ropes and his seconds rushed into the ring and carried him to his corner. It was several minutes before he recovered sufficiently to leave the ring. Jeffries said he weighed 220, but he looked 30 pounds heavier. Finnegan weighed but 180, and he looked like a boy beside the champion." ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle''		"Finnegan landed the first blow as they came to the center of the ring, and Jeffries then put his left on the Pittsburgh man's jaw and he went to the floor. Finnegan came up in a few seconds only to be sent to the floor again with a blow in the same place. He stayed down longer this time and when he again rose he was in visible distress. He had hardly assumed a fighting position before the champion put his left in the pit of his stomach and Finnegan went down completely out. Referee Siler counted the seconds off and when he stepped back it was seen that Finnegan was crying. He staggered to his feet, reeled against the ropes and his seconds rushed into the ring and carried him to his corner. It was several minutes before he recovered sufficiently to leave the ring. Jeffries said he weighed 220, but he looked 30 pounds heavier. Finnegan weighed but 180, and he looked like a boy beside the champion." ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle''

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	*'''World Heavyweight Title'''		*'''World Heavyweight Title'''
	*Time: 0:55		*Time: 0:55
	*Finnegan, referred to one paper as "The Human Punching Bag", was one of Jeff's sparring partners at the time and no one then or later seriously considered this a title fight.		*Finnegan, referred to by one paper as "The Human Punching Bag", was one of Jeff's sparring partners at the time and no one then or later seriously considered this a title fight.

	"Finnegan landed the first blow as they came to the center of the ring, and Jeffries then put his left on the Pittsburgh man's jaw and he went to the floor. Finnegan came up in a few seconds only to be sent to the floor again with a blow in the same place. He stayed down longer this time and when he again rose he was in visible distress. He had hardly assumed a fighting position before the champion put his left in the pit of his stomach and Finnegan went down completely out. Referee Siler counted the seconds off and when he stepped back it was seen that Finnegan was crying. He staggered to his feet, reeled against the ropes and his seconds rushed into the ring and carried him to his corner. It was several minutes before he recovered sufficiently to leave the ring. Jeffries said he weighed 220, but he looked 30 pounds heavier. Finnegan weighed but 180, and he looked like a boy beside the champion." ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle''		"Finnegan landed the first blow as they came to the center of the ring, and Jeffries then put his left on the Pittsburgh man's jaw and he went to the floor. Finnegan came up in a few seconds only to be sent to the floor again with a blow in the same place. He stayed down longer this time and when he again rose he was in visible distress. He had hardly assumed a fighting position before the champion put his left in the pit of his stomach and Finnegan went down completely out. Referee Siler counted the seconds off and when he stepped back it was seen that Finnegan was crying. He staggered to his feet, reeled against the ropes and his seconds rushed into the ring and carried him to his corner. It was several minutes before he recovered sufficiently to leave the ring. Jeffries said he weighed 220, but he looked 30 pounds heavier. Finnegan weighed but 180, and he looked like a boy beside the champion." ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle''

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	*'''World Heavyweight Title'''		*'''World Heavyweight Title'''
	*Time: 0:55		*Time: 0:55
	*Finnegan was one of Jeff's sparring partners at the time and no one then or later seriously considered this a title fight.		*Finnegan, referred to one paper as "The Human Punching Bag", was one of Jeff's sparring partners at the time and no one then or later seriously considered this a title fight.

	"Finnegan landed the first blow as they came to the center of the ring, and Jeffries then put his left on the Pittsburgh man's jaw and he went to the floor. Finnegan came up in a few seconds only to be sent to the floor again with a blow in the same place. He stayed down longer this time and when he again rose he was in visible distress. He had hardly assumed a fighting position before the champion put his left in the pit of his stomach and Finnegan went down completely out. Referee Siler counted the seconds off and when he stepped back it was seen that Finnegan was crying. He staggered to his feet, reeled against the ropes and his seconds rushed into the ring and carried him to his corner. It was several minutes before he recovered sufficiently to leave the ring. Jeffries said he weighed 220, but he looked 30 pounds heavier. Finnegan weighed but 180, and he looked like a boy beside the champion." ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle''		"Finnegan landed the first blow as they came to the center of the ring, and Jeffries then put his left on the Pittsburgh man's jaw and he went to the floor. Finnegan came up in a few seconds only to be sent to the floor again with a blow in the same place. He stayed down longer this time and when he again rose he was in visible distress. He had hardly assumed a fighting position before the champion put his left in the pit of his stomach and Finnegan went down completely out. Referee Siler counted the seconds off and when he stepped back it was seen that Finnegan was crying. He staggered to his feet, reeled against the ropes and his seconds rushed into the ring and carried him to his corner. It was several minutes before he recovered sufficiently to leave the ring. Jeffries said he weighed 220, but he looked 30 pounds heavier. Finnegan weighed but 180, and he looked like a boy beside the champion." ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle''

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	*'''World Heavyweight Title'''		*'''World Heavyweight Title'''
	*Time: 0:55		*Time: 0:55
	*Finnegan was one of Jeff's sparring partners at the time and no one ~~at the time~~ seriously considered this a title fight.		*Finnegan was one of Jeff's sparring partners at the time and no one then or later seriously considered this a title fight.

	"Finnegan landed the first blow as they came to the center of the ring, and Jeffries then put his left on the Pittsburgh man's jaw and he went to the floor. Finnegan came up in a few seconds only to be sent to the floor again with a blow in the same place. He stayed down longer this time and when he again rose he was in visible distress. He had hardly assumed a fighting position before the champion put his left in the pit of his stomach and Finnegan went down completely out. Referee Siler counted the seconds off and when he stepped back it was seen that Finnegan was crying. He staggered to his feet, reeled against the ropes and his seconds rushed into the ring and carried him to his corner. It was several minutes before he recovered sufficiently to leave the ring. Jeffries said he weighed 220, but he looked 30 pounds heavier. Finnegan weighed but 180, and he looked like a boy beside the champion." ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle''		"Finnegan landed the first blow as they came to the center of the ring, and Jeffries then put his left on the Pittsburgh man's jaw and he went to the floor. Finnegan came up in a few seconds only to be sent to the floor again with a blow in the same place. He stayed down longer this time and when he again rose he was in visible distress. He had hardly assumed a fighting position before the champion put his left in the pit of his stomach and Finnegan went down completely out. Referee Siler counted the seconds off and when he stepped back it was seen that Finnegan was crying. He staggered to his feet, reeled against the ropes and his seconds rushed into the ring and carried him to his corner. It was several minutes before he recovered sufficiently to leave the ring. Jeffries said he weighed 220, but he looked 30 pounds heavier. Finnegan weighed but 180, and he looked like a boy beside the champion." ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle''

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	*'''World Heavyweight Title'''		*'''World Heavyweight Title'''
	*Time: 0:55		*Time: 0:55
			*Finnegan was one of Jeff's sparring partners at the time and no one at the time seriously considered this a title fight.

	"Finnegan landed the first blow as they came to the center of the ring, and Jeffries then put his left on the Pittsburgh man's jaw and he went to the floor. Finnegan came up in a few seconds only to be sent to the floor again with a blow in the same place. He stayed down longer this time and when he again rose he was in visible distress. He had hardly assumed a fighting position before the champion put his left in the pit of his stomach and Finnegan went down completely out. Referee Siler counted the seconds off and when he stepped back it was seen that Finnegan was crying. He staggered to his feet, reeled against the ropes and his seconds rushed into the ring and carried him to his corner. It was several minutes before he recovered sufficiently to leave the ring. Jeffries said he weighed 220, but he looked 30 pounds heavier. Finnegan weighed but 180, and he looked like a boy beside the champion." ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle''		"Finnegan landed the first blow as they came to the center of the ring, and Jeffries then put his left on the Pittsburgh man's jaw and he went to the floor. Finnegan came up in a few seconds only to be sent to the floor again with a blow in the same place. He stayed down longer this time and when he again rose he was in visible distress. He had hardly assumed a fighting position before the champion put his left in the pit of his stomach and Finnegan went down completely out. Referee Siler counted the seconds off and when he stepped back it was seen that Finnegan was crying. He staggered to his feet, reeled against the ropes and his seconds rushed into the ring and carried him to his corner. It was several minutes before he recovered sufficiently to leave the ring. Jeffries said he weighed 220, but he looked 30 pounds heavier. Finnegan weighed but 180, and he looked like a boy beside the champion." ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle''

Rowdytimothy: Fight:18980 moved to James J. Jeffries vs. Jack Finnegan

2008-04-19T05:01:14Z

Fight:18980 moved to James J. Jeffries vs. Jack Finnegan

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