James J. Jeffries: The Boilermaker
Pugilist James J. "Jim" Jeffries (1875-1953) is better known to posterity by his other nickname "The Great White Hope", but we disdain to endorse the concept by enshrining it in the title of this post. "The Boilermaker" was another of Jeffries' handles, after a job he had once had prior to becoming a professional boxer. […]