Episode 69 – Happy Halloween
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In this episode, we discuss Martin “Farmer” Burns training James J. Jeffries for his bout with Jack Johnson on July 4, 1910.
Update
Dan and I talk about my new project and how an earlier writer unfairly portrayed Joe Stecher’s world title run from 1925 to 1928.
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James J. Jeffries wrestles Martin “Farmer” Burns in his training camp for Jack Johnson to get back in shape (Public Domain)
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In 1910, Tex Rickard coaxed James J. Jeffries out of retirement with $115,000 in guaranteed money to fight Jack Johnson. Jeffries weighed over 300 pounds. Burns had three months to get Jeffries in shape for his July 4, 1910 bout with Johnson.
Jeffries employed Martin “Farmer” Burns, the trainer of World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, to train Jeffries for the fight. Despite a verbal agreement between Burns and Jeffries., Burns decision to train Jeffries also affected Frank Gotch’s training for a world title match with Stanislaus Zbyszko in June 1910.
Review
We discuss the original WCW Halloween Havoc in 1989.
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