Jack Johnson (Boxer)

People I find Inspiring (40 person items)

"Jack Johnson was one of the first notable black athletes and one of the greatest boxers ever. He literally fought against all the imaginable odds to beat the system at its own game and became hugely influental figure among Afro-American people. Also, one of his trademark tricks was to give the racist system the finger by breaking all the ridiculous rules on purpose, for example by marrying a white woman. Back in the day that was nothing short of scandalous. At the end of the day the rigged syste"

The 101 Greatest Boxers of All Time (101 person items)

"PRO RECORD: 53-11-7 (34 KO) with 17 No-decisions WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION 1908 – 1915 INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE 1990 NICKNAME: The Galveston Giant CAREER LENGTH: 1897 – 1931 HOMETOWN: Galveston, TX, USA DEFINING FIGHT: TKO 15 James Jeffries (7/4/1910) GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: First black heavyweight champion of the world. NOTABLE OPPONENTS: Joe Choynski (L-KO 3), George Gardner (W 20), Sam McVey (W 20, W 20, KO 20), Marvin Hart (L 20), Joe Jeanette (ND 3, L-DQ 2, ND 6,"