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refused to fight Johnson or any other black boxer. On May 16, Johnson took on the champion's younger brother, Jack Jeffries. After toying with the younger Jeffries for five rounds, Johnson knocked ...

Basketball legend Magic Johnson shared a heartfelt tribute upon hearing the news of heavyweight boxing icon George Foreman’s ...

But in 1908, 39 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, there was Jack Johnson ... not for the fact Johnson was the most dominant boxer of his time.

In 1908, when Jack Johnson fought Tommy Burns to become ... many when Joe Louis emerged as the next potential black champion. Neither boxer was expressly political. Johnson pushed the envelope ...

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But in 1908, 39 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, there was Jack Johnson ... not for the fact Johnson was the most dominant boxer of his time.