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The Big Fight at Reno Johnson Calldout Jeffries
The article reports John Arthur Johnson defeating James Jeffries in a July 4 Reno bout by knockout in the fifteenth round. Johnson dominates with lefts and uppercuts while Jeffries sustains multiple cuts and a damaged eye, with Johnson maintaining taunts and crowd-pleasing bravado throughout the ringside narration.
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Jim Corbett
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