Who else thought Jim Jefferies was one of the Best ?

Question

I found that I was unable to respond to comments when I asked: " Is Jefferies the Best ? ", so I asked who else thought ( as I do ) that Jefferies was the Best ? First, I recall that Nat Fleischer placed Jeff near the top in his top 10. I'm almost certain that Nat rated Jefferies over Marciano & I don't recall if Ali made his list at all ? Tough to argue with Nat who actually saw most of these guys in action.....Second, as Douglas C & Allen indicated..Jefferies DID fight some very tough guys in very tough conditions ( there were none of todays cutmen in Jeff's corner when he had his 25 round war with Sharkey )...Third.....I seem to recall that Jack Johnson once said that Jefferies was the Best Heavyweight of all time...Based on the above, it seems that Fleischer, Johnson & I all think that Jefferies was one of the Best &, in my case, I still think Jefferies was the Best of All. I also wonder why nobody tried to make a case for "non-champs" like Harry Wills, Joe Jeanette, etc. ??

Answer 1

Jim Jeffries was known as the Great White Hope in a racist ploy to stop a black champion. Jack Johnson's opinion on who was the best of all time is not worth much, as if he has knowledge of others. I do not place Jeffries as one of the best of all time. You are certainly entitled to your opinion.