Ol' School Boxing Profile: Peter Jackson

Ol" School Boxing Profile: Peter Jackson

No... he was not a relative of Micheal Jackson

Peter Jackson was tall, smooth, and elusive on the order of the modern boxer yet he possessed the ruggedness that typified the “Old School”. He had size, quickness, and strength accompanied by great ring science
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Long before Muhammad Ali, Jackson was among the first of the heavyweights to fight up on his toes. A perfectionist in his style, he developed as fine a “One-Two” sequence as the ring has ever known. His punches had the kick of a mule with either hand.
Grombach (1977 p 45) stated “While he was of the old school, he used a powerful one-two punch in various combinations which made him a tricky adversary”. Fleischer (1938 p 150) said Jackson threw his punches with lightning rapidity while Lardner (1972 p 78) wrote “Jackson’s two blows landed almost simultaneously”.
Always in a position to hit, Peter could feint, counter, block, or slip punches by a few inches and avoid a blow by the narrowest of margins. He was a master boxer and a stinging hitter.Much like the Floyd Mayweather Jr of his time
He was a gentleman in every sense of the word and yet, John L. Sullivan, the man generally recognized as Heavyweight Champion of the World at that time, would not fight him. Fleischer (1949 p 103) wrote that Sullivan drew the color line in order to evade a match with Peter Jackson and adds it was well he did because Jackson probably would have won decisively just like Corbett did a few years afterwards said Sullivan ducked the fight by using the color line as an excuse.
Jim Corbett called Jackson one of the most intelligent pugilists that ever stepped into the ring and said it didn’t matter whether it was a box or slug affair, Peter could adapt himself to it. He [Corbett] often said Jackson could defeat any fighter he had ever seen ..In describing Jackson, Lardner (1972 p 77) wrote “He is considered by many experts to have been the greatest heavyweight who ever lived”. He added, “Corbett ranked him with Jeffries as one of the two greatest heavyweights of all time”.
Corbett related that he once saw speedy Joe Choynski spar with Jackson and not manage to touch him with a glove. He added that on another occasion Jackson boxed with Bob Fitzsimmons in an exhibition and it was like a professor giving a pupil a lesson

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[josephphoenix]

Excellent Episode...
Its Documented that Peter Jackson did win the BRITISH EMPIRE CHAMPIONSHIP.

[capricosm]

During 1881, Peter Jackson worked at Killara Greengate Hotel & the fruit orchards nearby, in Sydney Australia and had his first pro fights in Bert Oldfield Park in Killara in 1882. You can visit these places today in 2019..