Hot! Jack Johnson

John Arthur ("Jack") Johnson(March 31, 1878 June 10, 1946), nicknamed that Galveston Giant , seemed to be a strong American boxer . At the actual height in the Jim Crow era , Johnson grew to become the 1st African American Ken Burns notes, "for above thirteen years, Jack Johnson was essentially the most renowned as well as most notorious African-American about Earth."

Early lifetime Professional boxing vocation The "Fight belonging to the Century" Riots and aftermath Film of the actual attack Loss from the subject Personal existence Prison sentence Later your life Legacy Popular traditions Professional boxing record73 Wins(40 knockouts, 30 decisions, a few disqualifications),13 Losses(7 knockouts, 5 decisions, 1 disqualification),10 Draws,5 No ContestsResult Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes Loss 73 13 10 Walter Price KO seven (10) September 1, 1938 Boston , MA Win 73 12 10 Dick Anderson KO 3 November 29, 1932 Chicago, IL Win 72 12 10 Brad Simmons KO a couple of April 28, 1931 Wichita , KS Loss 71 12 twelve Brad Simmons Decision eight March 4, 1931 Tulsa , OK Loss 71 11 10 Bill Hartwell TKO some (10) May 15, 1928 Kansas City , MO Johnson didn't continue following your sixth round. Loss 71 eight 10 Bearcat Wright KO a few (10) April 16, 1928 Topeka , KS Wright's real identify ended up being Ed Wright. Loss 71 9 eight Brad Simmons Decision 10 September 6, 1926 Ponca City , OK Loss 71 8 10 Battling Norfolk Decision 10 July 1, 1926 Unknown Loss 71 seven 10 Bob Lawson TKO several (12) May 30, 1926 MEX Johnson did not necessarily continue on after the seventh round. Win 71 6 twelve Pat Lester Decision 15 May 2, 1926 Nogales , MEX Win seventy 6 10 Homer Smith Decision 10 February 22, 1924 Montreal , CAN Win 69 6 10 Jack Thompson Decision twelve May 20, 1923 Havana , CUB Win 68 6 10 Farmer Lodge KO four May 6, 1923 Havana, CUB Lodge's real name seemed to be Walter Fakeskie. Win 67 some 10 Joe Boykin KO 5 May 28, 1921 Leavenworth , KS Win 66 a few eight Jack Townsend KO some April 15, 1921 Leavenworth, KS Win 65 6 10 Jack Johnson Decision 4 November 25, 1920 Leavenworth, KS Win 64 a few 10 Frank Owens KO 6 (6) November 25, 1920 Leavenworth, KS Win 63 6 10 George Roberts KO three or more September 28, 1920 Tijuana , MEX Win 62 some twelve Bob Wilson KO 3 April 18, 1920 Mexicali , MEX Win 61 a few eight Marty Cutler KO half a dozen (25) September 28, 1919 Mexico City, MEX Win sixty 6 eight Tom Cowler KO 12-15 (15) August 10, 1919 Nuevo Laredo , MEX Win 59 half a dozen twelve Bob Roper Decision 10 June 22, 1919 Mexico City, MEX Win 58 6 10 Bill Flint KO couple of February 12, 1919 Madrid , ESP Win 57 6 10 Blink McCloskey Decision 4 April 3, 1918 Madrid, ESP Win 56 a few 10 Arthur Cravan KO half a dozen (20) April 23, 1916 Barcelona , ESP Win 55 6 10 Frank Crozier TKO Unknown March 23, 1916 Madrid, ESP Loss 54 6 10 Jess Willard KO 26 (45), 1:26 April 5, 1915 Havana, CUB Lost World Heavyweight title. Win 54 some 10 Jack Murray KO three or more (10) December 15, 1914 Buenos Aires , ARG Win 53 5 10 Frank Moran Decision 20 June 27, 1914 Paris, FRA Retained World Heavyweight title. Draw fifty two 5 10 Jim Johnson Draw eight December 19, 1913 Paris, FRA Retained World Heavyweight title. Win fifty two 5 9 Jim Flynn TKO 9 (45) July 4, 1912 Las Vegas , NM Retained World Heavyweight title. Win 51 five 9 James J. Jeffries TKO 15 (45), 2:20 July 4, 1910 Reno , NV Retained World Heavyweight title. Win fifty a few hunting for Stanley Ketchel KO twelve month period (15) October 16, 1909 Colma , CA Retained World Heavyweight title. Win 49 5 hunting for Al Kaufmann Decision eight September 9, 1909 San Francisco, CA Retained World Heavyweight title. Decision offered throughout an Associated Press report. Win 48 a few 9 Tony Ross Decision half a dozen June 30, 1909 Pittsburgh , PA Retained World Heavyweight title. Decision written by The Washington Post . Draw 47 your five hunting for Jack O'Brien Draw half a dozen May 19, 1909 Philadelphia , PA Retained World Heavyweight title. Newspapers reported differing results. Win 47 5 eight Tommy Burns Decision 14 December 26, 1908 Sydney, AUS Won World Heavyweight title. Win fouthy-six your five eight Ben Taylor TKO seven (20) July 31, 1908 Plymouth , ENG Win 1 out of 3 5 8-10 Jim Flynn KO 11 (45), 1:30 November 6, 1907 San Francisco, CA Win 44 some seven Sailor Burke Decision 6 September 12, 1907 Bridgeport , CT Decision written by the particular Fort Wayne Journal Gazette . Win 43 5 8 Kid Cutler KO 1 August 28, 1907 Reading , PA Win 42 a few seven Bob Fitzsimmons KO 2 (6) July 17, 1907 Philadelphia, PA Win 41 your five 8 Bill Lang TKO hunting for (20) March 4, 1907 Melbourne, AUS Win 40 5 various eight Peter Felix KO a single (20) February 19, 1907 Sydney, AUS Retained World Colored Heavyweight title. Draw 39 some 8 Joe Jeanette Decision 10 November 26, 1906 Portland , ME Retained World Colored Heavyweight title. Win 39 a few seven Jim Jeffords Decision half a dozen November 8, 1906 Lancaster , PA Retained World Colored Heavyweight title. Decision due to the Philadelphia Item. Win 38 5 7 Joe Jeanette Decision some September 20, 1906 Philadelphia, PA Retained World Colored Heavyweight title. Decision distributed by your Kennebec Journal . Draw 37 your five seven Billy Dunning Draw 10 September 3, 1906 Millinocket , ME Win 37 5 half a dozen Charlie Haghey KO 2 (12) June 18, 1906 Gloucester , MA Win 36 5 various 6 Sam Langford Decision 15 April 26, 1906 Chelsea , MA Retained World Colored Heavyweight title. Win 35 5 6 Black Bill KO several (10) April 16, 1906 Wilkes-Barre , PA Black Bill's true title seemed to be Claude Brooks. Win 34 some 6 Joe Jeanette Decision 15 March 14, 1906 Baltimore , MD Retained World Colored Heavyweight title. Win 33 a few a few Bob Kerns KO a single (10) January 26, 1906 Topeka, KS Win 32 five some Joe Jeanette Decision several January 16, 1906 New York City, NY Retained World Colored Heavyweight title. Decision given by this Boston Globe . NC 31 5 a few Joe Jeanette No choice a few December 2, 1905 Philadelphia, PA Retained World Colored Heavyweight title. Win 31 some 6 Peter Jackson Decision 12 December 1, 1905 Baltimore, MD Retained World Colored Heavyweight title. Decision due to that Durango Democrat and New York World . Loss 30 5 half a dozen Joe Jeanette Disqualification only two November 25, 1905 Philadelphia, PA World Colored Heavyweight concept seemed to be for the line. Johnson continued for you to state this name because of to burning off by disqualification. Win 30 four a few Joe Grim Decision 6 July 24, 1905 Philadelphia, PA Decision distributed by this Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Win twenty nine four a few Sandy Ferguson Disqualification several (15) July 18, 1905 Chelsea, MA Ferguson appeared to be disqualified with regard to delivering your knee twofold to help Johnson's groin. Win 28 several some Morris Harris Decision 3 or more July 13, 1905 Philadelphia, PA Win 27 several 6 Black Bill KO 1 (3) July 13, 1905 Philadelphia, PA Win twenty six some 6 Jack Munroe Decision 6 June 26, 1905 Philadelphia, PA Decision due to the actual Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. NC 25 some half a dozen Joe Jeanette No choice 6 May 19, 1905 Philadelphia, PA Win 25 some 6 Walter Johnson KO 3 May 9, 1904 Philadelphia, PA Retained World Colored Heavyweight title. Draw 24 4 6 Joe Jeanette Draw 3 May 9, 1904 Philadelphia, PA The deal with appeared to be announced even by simply both the New York World along with Washington Times . Win 24 four 5 Black Bill KO five (6) May 2, 1904 Philadelphia, PA Retained World Colored Heavyweight title. Win 23 4 5 Jim Jeffords KO 4 (6) April 25, 1905 Philadelphia, PA Loss 22 4 a few Marvin Hart Decision 20 March 28, 1905 San Francisco, CA Win 22 3 5 various Ed Martin KO 2 (20) October 18, 1904 Los Angeles, CA Retained World Colored Heavyweight title. Win 21 3 or more five Frank Childs Decision 6 June 2, 1904 Chicago, IL Retained World Colored Heavyweight title. Win 20 3 or more 5 Sam McVey KO 20 (20) April 22, 1904 San Francisco, CA Retained World Colored Heavyweight title. Win 19 a few some Black Bill Decision 6 February 15, 1904 Philadelphia, PA Retained World Colored Heavyweight title. Decision written by your Philadelphia Item. NC 18 3 five Sandy Ferguson No competition your five February 6, 1904 Philadelphia, PA The referee still left your engagement ring proclaiming your fighters were "faking". Win 18 a few your five Sandy Ferguson Decision 20 December 11, 1903 Colma, CA Win 17 a few 5 various Sam McVey Decision 20 October 27, 1903 Los Angeles, CA Retained World Colored Heavyweight title. Win 16 3 some Sandy Ferguson Decision 6 July 31, 1903 Philadelphia, PA Decision given by that New York World. Win 15 three or more 5 various Joe Butler KO a few May 11, 1903 Philadelphia, PA Retained World Colored Heavyweight title. Win 14 3 your five Sandy Ferguson Decision 10 April 16, 1903 Boston, MA Win thirteen 3 5 Sam McVey Decision something like 20 February 26, 1903 Los Angeles, CA Retained World Colored Heavyweight title. Win 12 a few 5 Ed Martin Decision 20 February 5, 1903 Los Angeles, CA Won World Colored Heavyweight title. Win 11 3 5 Fred Russell Disqualification eight December 4, 1902 Los Angeles, CA Russell was disqualified intended for several small blows. Win 10 a few 5 George Gardiner Decision 20 October 31, 1902 San Francisco, CA Win on the lookout for a few some Frank Childs TKO 12 October 21, 1902 Los Angeles, CA Win eight several some Pete Everett Decision something like 20 September 3, 1902 Victor , CO Draw 7 a few a few Hank Griffin Draw 20 June 20, 1902 Los Angeles, CA Win 7 3 or more four Jack Jeffries KO 5 various May 16, 1902 Los Angeles, CA Win 6 a few some Joe Kennedy KO 4 (15) March 7, 1902 Oakland , CA Win a few three or more 4 Dan Murphy KO twelve February 7, 1902 Waterbury, CT Draw some a few 4 Hank Griffin Draw fifteen December 27, 1901 Oakland, CA Loss four a few a few Hank Griffin Decision 20 November 4, 1901 Bakersfield , CA Draw 4 couple of three or more Billy Stift Draw 10 April 26, 1901 Denver , CO Loss 4 2 2 Joe Choynski KO a few (20) May 25, 1901 Galveston , TX Draw some a single a couple of Jim Scanlon Draw 7 January 14, 1901 Galveston, TX Win four 1 1 Klondike TKO 14 (20) December 27, 1900 Memphis , TN Klondike's genuine brand was John Haines. Draw three or more just one 1 Klondike Draw 20 June 25, 1900 Galveston, TX Win a few one particular Jim McCormick Disqualification 6 (20) April 20, 1900 Galveston, TX NC 2 1 William McNeill No determination several April 9, 1900 Galveston, TX NC a couple of 1 Jim McCormick No choice 15 March 21, 1900 Galveston, TX Loss 2 one particular Klondike TKO five (6) May 8, 1899 Chicago, IL Win 2 0 Ed Johnson KO 5 November 20, 1897 Galveston, TX Retained Texas State Middleweight title. Win 1 0 Charley Brooks KO only two (15) November 1, 1897 Galveston, TX Won Texas State Middleweight title. References

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Johnson boxed, lived about own terms "

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^Library connected with Congress "National Film Registry 2005"

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