Great White Hope
Great White Hope is a phrase that was coined by writer Jack London to describe James J. Jeffries before his prizefight with heavyweight champion Jack Johnson.[1] The same label was sometimes applied to other boxers after Jeffries, including:
- Jess Willard (1881-1968), American boxer
- William Warren Barbour (1888–1943), American amateur boxer
- Luther McCarty (1892–1913)), American boxer
- Jerry Quarry (1945-1999), American boxer
- Gerry Cooney (born 1956), American boxer
- Willie de Wit (born 1961), Canadian boxer
- Tommy Morrison (1969–2013), American boxer
It may also refer to:
- The Great White Hope, a 1967 play by Howard Sackler
- The Great White Hope (film), a 1970 motion picture adapted from the play
- "Great White Hope", a 1978 rock song by Styx on the album Pieces of Eight
See also
- The Great White Hype, 1996 U.S. boxing sports-comedy film
- World White Heavyweight Championship, boxing title in pretense from 1911 to 1914
- The White Hope (disambiguation)
- Great White (disambiguation)
References
- Reemtsma, Jan Philipp (27 July 1999). More Than a Champion: The Style of Muhammad Ali. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-375-70005-7. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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