April 24, 1899.....Postcards sold outside the stadium just prior to the fight...Since their previous match, which Jeffries claimed he had fought while recovering from the influenza, the Californian has stopped Sam McVea in 10 rounds, Denver Ed Martin in 4 rounds and Sandy Ferguson in 9 rounds....Johnson boxed a four round exhibition with Sam Berger, and defended his title twice, stopping Sandy Ferguson in 15 and clearly outpointing Fireman Jim Flynn....The evening before the fight, at the Cincinnati Opera House Sam Langford toyed with a flabby Mike Schreck before knocking him senseless in the eighth round to take the North American Boxing Federation title.....
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