Jeannette's funeral, in 1958, at the stately Leber Funeral Home at 20th Street
and Kennedy Boulevard, drew dozens of "fistdom" veterans, young boxers,
elected officials, educators and neighbors.
"Lying there in the eternal silence that is death," a reporter wrote, "the onetime
giant who had taken on all comers in his day looked as huge and formidable as
ever, as the buddies of his boxing days, men who had tangled with him in
exhibition bouts and in gymnasium training sessions, filed by."
and Kennedy Boulevard, drew dozens of "fistdom" veterans, young boxers,
elected officials, educators and neighbors.
"Lying there in the eternal silence that is death," a reporter wrote, "the onetime
giant who had taken on all comers in his day looked as huge and formidable as
ever, as the buddies of his boxing days, men who had tangled with him in
exhibition bouts and in gymnasium training sessions, filed by."
ENTER
HERE
"Joe was so big and
heavy that even his
light taps jolted you."
Frankie Nelson
heavy that even his
light taps jolted you."
Frankie Nelson
"I refereed a bout of
Jennette's at the old
Oakland and I
happened to go in to
break a clinch when he
happened to let a right
go. Well, the place he
happened to hit me
hurt for days, I can
still feel it, I think."
Joe Shugrue
Jennette's at the old
Oakland and I
happened to go in to
break a clinch when he
happened to let a right
go. Well, the place he
happened to hit me
hurt for days, I can
still feel it, I think."
Joe Shugrue
"He never boxed you
straight-away. He
always came at you
sideways, so to speak.
And he had a short left
that when he hit you,
you felt like you had
been jolted by a pole.
He kind of whipped
and snapped the left at
you, actually jabbing
you with the back of
his hand. He was the
only fighter I knew
who jabbed that way."
Babe Orlando
straight-away. He
always came at you
sideways, so to speak.
And he had a short left
that when he hit you,
you felt like you had
been jolted by a pole.
He kind of whipped
and snapped the left at
you, actually jabbing
you with the back of
his hand. He was the
only fighter I knew
who jabbed that way."
Babe Orlando
"Jennette's left arm
wasn't really short. It
seemed that way
because he couldn't
straighten it out fully.
He had hurt it early in
his career and that's
why he jabbed the way
he did."
Al Benedict
wasn't really short. It
seemed that way
because he couldn't
straighten it out fully.
He had hurt it early in
his career and that's
why he jabbed the way
he did."
Al Benedict
"It wasn't his left arm
that he injured, It was
his right arm. And I
should know, because
I always had to alter
the right sleeve on his
shirts. I think that
because he couldn't go
all out with his right,
he just had to profect
his left that much
more. But everybody
thought his left arm
was injured because of
the way he held it."
Mrs. Adelaide Jennette
that he injured, It was
his right arm. And I
should know, because
I always had to alter
the right sleeve on his
shirts. I think that
because he couldn't go
all out with his right,
he just had to profect
his left that much
more. But everybody
thought his left arm
was injured because of
the way he held it."
Mrs. Adelaide Jennette
