Boxing Day, Australia, 1908. For the first time in history, a black man was fighting for the world heavyweight championship; … more “On This Day: Jack Johnson Destroys Tommy Burns To Become The First Black Heavyweight King”
Today is the Fourth of July, Independence Day, a huge celebration in America. But there is no big fight today, … more “When The Fourth Of July Meant A Heavyweight Super-Fight”
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Reviewing one of his most famous fights
Today in 1910, as he was relaxing and eating breakfast at a ranch … more “On This Day In 1910: The Great Stanley Ketchel Is Murdered, Shot In The Back”
Like many fighters before him, Anthony Joshua is a huge fight fan (it seems obvious a successful fighter would be … more “Anthony Joshua Names His Three Greatest Heavyweight Champs”
Movie legend Sylvester Stallone was instrumental in the recent posthumous pardoning of heavyweight great Jack Johnson, seeing as how it … more “Sly Stallone to make boxing flick on heavyweight great Jack Johnson”
Mauricio Sulaimán: May 24 will be registered in the books of history as a great day for the sport of … more “World Boxing Council: Jack Johnson pardon”
President Donald J. Trump granted a long overdue posthumous pardon to the first African-American heavyweight world champion, Jack “Galveston Giant” … more “President Donald Trump Pardons Jack Johnson”
On Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump posthumously pardoned former world heavyweight champion Jack Johnson. Alongside the president were actor Sylvester … more “Video: Jack Johnson pardoned by President Trump”
President Donald Trump has presented a posthumous pardon for the Great Jack Johnson, the first black Heavyweight Champion of the … more “Justice for Jack Johnson at long last”