Jack London character is based on Hawaiian leper Kaluaikoolau, who in 1893 revolted and resisted capture from forces of the Provisional Government of Hawaii in the Kalalau Valley. An amateur boxer and avid boxing fan, London reported on the 1910 Johnson–Jeffries fight, in which the black boxer Jack Johnson vanquished Jim Jeffries, known as the "Great White Hope". In 1908, London had reported on an earlier fight of Johnson's, contrasting the black boxer's coolness and intellectual style, with the apelike appearance and fighting style of his Canadian opponent, Tommy Burns, 'what . . . [won] on Saturday was bigness, coolness, quickness, cleverness,
Saved by the Great White Hope by people who work there. "Grey's" can be too silly and playful, but it seldom lets you forget that its main characters are competent, competitive doctors with strong opinions they're willing and able to defend. They have weight, and that's what gives the romance its appeal and the drama its gravity." Saved by the Great White Hope "Saved By the Great White Hope" is the first episode of the ABC series "Off the Map." The episode was originally broadcast on January 12, 2011, and a special encore was broadcast on January 13, 2011, replacing the "Private Practice" episode "Heaven Can