refused to fight Johnson or any other black boxer. On May 16, Johnson took on the champion's younger brother, Jack Jeffries. After toying with the younger Jeffries for five rounds, Johnson knocked ...

But in 1908, 39 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, there was Jack Johnson ... not for the fact Johnson was the most dominant boxer of his time.

From Ali vs. Frazier to the war between Hagler and Hearns, these 25 bouts not only defined boxing but created moments that are still remembered for their brutality and glory.

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Jack Johnson was known for his patient boxing style—allowing his opponents ... a white former heavyweight champion, to emerge from retirement and put Johnson in his place. The big moment came ...

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In 1908, when Jack Johnson fought Tommy Burns to become ... many when Joe Louis emerged as the next potential black champion. Neither boxer was expressly political. Johnson pushed the envelope ...

Despite his age and extensive experience not strictly pugilistic, Jack Johnson proved his assertions ... Firpo don’t know much about boxing, but he has tremendous strength, and seems to be ...