Jack Johnson training at the Seal Rock House in preparation for his 1910 fight with Jim Jeffries. The site of the bout was eventually moved from San Francisco to Reno, Nevada, after the governor of California threatened to enforce the state's anti-prize-fighting law and stop the match.
Concepts:
Seal Rock House; training; boxing; heavyweight champion; outdoors
Places:
San Francisco
Persons:
Jack Johnson
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