Thursday, October 19

 

The Great White Hope

Jim Jeffries was the Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World from 1899 - 1905. In this photo, Jeffries is in training for his 1910 comeback fight against world champion Jack Johnson, the first Texan to win the heavyweight boxing championship of the world. Jim, K.O.ed in the 15th round, was attempting to be the redeemer of the white race by recapturing the title...end of story. Jeffries had come out of retirement to become the first of many so-called "great white hopes." The medicine ball he is holding uses a baseball stitching pattern; one of the many styles you can find during this era. He also has on some interesting togs; how about that sash around his waist and those tight pants or maybe he shaved his legs. Anyway, great posture relatively speaking and both feet are on the ground, though posed. This was the position I was trying to get Robert and Paul into today while in locomotion. Until one has established their base there cannot be an efficient transfer of force or in other words, you won't throw the ball with much velocity with only one foot on the ground. I am sure Jim would agree you need a strong base to give or receive a hard punch.

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