Video: Heavyweight Champions Tournament
A question as old as the sport itself: what would happen if the best of the best fought one another? The question, however, takes on a whole new meaning as time goes on and eras see separation.
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Recalling The Jack Johnson – Jim Jeffries “Fight Of The Century”
It was in July back in 1910 when one of the first fights to be handed “Fight of The Century” billing took place in the heavyweight division.
On This Day In 1908 – Jack Johnson Destroys Tommy Burns To Become The First Black Heavyweight Champion
“I know I’m bad, but he was crazy!” Muhammad Ali speaking about Jack Johnson in 1978.
Jack Johnson was indeed crazy, he had to be.
Jack Johnson claimed heavyweight title 113 years ago
Burns finally gave Johnson his shot in Sydney
It was 113 years ago this week that fistic history was made in Sydney, Australia.
On This Day: Jack Johnson Destroys Tommy Burns To Become The First Black Heavyweight King
Boxing Day, Australia, 1908. For the first time in history, a black man was fighting for the world heavyweight championship; this at the time, “the biggest prize in sports.”
When The Fourth Of July Meant A Heavyweight Super-Fight
Today is the Fourth of July, Independence Day, a huge celebration in America. But there is no big fight today, or tonight – and this is not due to the ongoing battle with the coronavirus.
105 Years Ago Today – Jack Johnson Takes A “Dive” Against Jess Willard
Imagine having to train for a 45 round fight. Imagine having to do so if you are a past your best, 37-year-old heavyweight champion of the world who is not allowed to return home for fear of being instantly arrested upon doing so.
On This Day In 1910: The Great Stanley Ketchel Is Murdered, Shot In The Back
Reviewing one of his most famous fights
Today in 1910, as he was relaxing and eating breakfast at a ranch in Conway, Missouri, middleweight great Stanley Ketchel was killed at the young age of 24.
Anthony Joshua Names His Three Greatest Heavyweight Champs
Like many fighters before him, Anthony Joshua is a huge fight fan (it seems obvious a successful fighter would be a fan of his chosen sport but there are exceptions: Jermain Taylor for example, who said as champ that he is no boxing fan) – and AJ is also a student of the history of boxing.
Sly Stallone to make boxing flick on heavyweight great Jack Johnson
Movie legend Sylvester Stallone was instrumental in the recent posthumous pardoning of heavyweight great Jack Johnson, seeing as how it was Sly who got in touch with President Trump, urging the current commander in chief to do the right thing; which Trump did, last week.