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Throwback Of The Week: The First African-American World Heavyweight Boxing Champion "Jack Johnson" (Documentary)

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105,993
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Sep 17, 2015
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Boxer Jack Johnson was born in Galveston, Texas, in 1878. In 1908 he became the first African-American to win the world heavyweight crown when he knocked out the reigning champ, Tommy Burns. The fast living Johnson held on to the title until 1915 and continued to box until he was 50. R.I.P. John Arthur "Jack" Johnson (March 31, 1878-June 10, 1946)
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