Jack johnson boxer

American heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson (and Galveston native) is shown sparring. Johnson's legacy was recently honored with a statue in his hometown. Photo: Topical Press Agency, Getty Images / Hulton Archive

Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion, was convicted in 1913 for "transporting a woman across state lines" under a law targeting interracial relationships.

Burns vs Johnson, one of the most significant duels in boxing history, as Jack Johnson becomes the first Black world heavyweight champion.

During the summer of 1912, the man who at the height of the Jim Crow era had become less than four years previously the first black world heavyweight boxing champion, opened Cafe de Champion – a “Black and Tan” restaurant and nightclub in the Bronzeville district of Chicago. The club was decorated in an ostentatiously … Continue reading "The Life and Loves of Boxer Jack Johnson and the History of the Cotton Club"

March 23, 1916. The first time that Jack Johnson was boxing in Spain. The match took place at the Grand Theatre. The Madrid crowd moved in droves to attend the first public appearance of Jack Johns…

BOXING: Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Johnson Posing Outdoors Date Photographed: ca. 1915 | Total fights 104, Wins 73, Wins by KO 40, Losses 13, Draws 10. Johnson had a huge reach and always looked taller than his actually 6' 1/2" Still a big man for the times. at the height of the Jim Crow era—became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915).

Jack Johnson

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