home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- ΓÇ£I can lick him without
- getting my hair mussed."
- And he did.
-
- Jim knocked out John L.
- in the 21st round. He kept the bigger man off-
- balance by using a new punch he invented,
- called a jab. It was a short, straight punch
- used to keep the opponent away. The jab is
- still used by boxers today.
-
- Jim remained heavyweight champ until 1897.
- He lost his title when he was knocked out by
- Bob Fitzsimmons, on St. PatrickΓÇÖs Day.
-