41. The first " great white hope " to accept the challenge was Jim Jeffries, who came out of retirement to fight Johnson unsuccessfully in 1910. 42. He was another in a series of " Great White Hopes , " whose chances to be a true boxing superstar were next to zero. 43. He said the film " Great White Hope " did not perform for News Corp . and contributed to the division's weaker performance. 44. Watching " The Great White Hope , " you can't help but will yourself back into the past to find its potent drama. 45. He was a member of the Actors Studio in Broadway, where he appeared in " The Great White Hope , " among other productions. 46. In a world Botha believes is clamoring for the next Great White Hope , he knows he is being seen as the Great White Nope by the multitudes. 47. Novelist Jack London led calls for a great white hope to take the title from Johnson : " The battle was between a colossus and a pygmy. 48. Novelist Jack London was one of Johnson's most virulent enemies, leading the call for a " Great White Hope " to take the championship back. 49. "I think the two high points were on the stage with ` The Great White Hope 'and ` Fences, "'he said Tuesday. 50. As a New York Knick, Bradley refused commercial endorsements in part because of discomfort about being hailed as basketball's " great white hope ."
