12 Facts About Joe Jeanette

Joe Jeanette began work as his father's apprentice, and then as a coal truck driver for Jaels and Bellis.

Joe Jeanette mimicked the style of Sam Langford, whom he fought 15 times, developing defensive techniques that were elusive and effective.

Joe Jeanette fought the future heavyweight champion Jack Johnson seven times in his first two years as a pro, and a total of ten times.

Joe Jeanette was never allowed to fight for the heavyweight championship during his 15-year career, despite having a stellar record against opponents of all races.

Joe Jeanette took control, knocking down McVey, a boxer, 19 times.

Joe Jeanette is rated alongside the very best boxers of his era, including Johnson, Langford, and McVey.

Joe Jeanette met his wife, Adelaide, at a dance in Hoboken.

Unlike many boxers, Joe Jeanette was not a spendthrift and invested his money and time wisely.

Joe Jeanette spent most of his career fighting in and around the Eastern Seaboard, with only brief tours of Europe.

Joe Jeanette owned a boxing gym on 27th Street and Summit Avenue in Union City, New Jersey, where he was a fixture on the boxing scene for many years, training hundreds of boxers, including Heavyweight Champion James J Braddock.

Joe Jeanette, who was fond of automobiles, eventually converted his boxing gym into a garage, out of which he operated a fleet of rental limousines, and then a taxi company named Adelaide, after his wife, which was located at 522 Clinton Avenue, now New York Avenue.

Joe Jeanette was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997.