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The Legendary Jack Johnson



Highlights of the legendary former Heavyweight champion.

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Jack Johnson – Was an American boxer, who—at the height of the Jim Crow era—became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). Johnson went on to become one of the most dominant champions of his time, and remains a significant historical figure in heavyweight boxing history, with his 1910 fight against James J. Jeffries being dubbed the “fight of the century.” Johnson was faced with much controversy when he was charged with violating the Mann Act in 1912, even though there was an obvious lack of evidence and the charge was largely racially based. In a documentary about his life, Ken Burns notes that “for more than thirteen years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African-American on Earth”.

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  7. Arco Iris

    Glad to see this man finally got his pardon! He should go down in history as a hero, not a convicted felon.

  10. Pascal Scherr

    Jack Johnson had a tactical defensive approach to boxing and the sweet science which was unusual at the time; back then it was all about swarming but Jack J fought with a lot of intelligence. I read an interview with him and he seems like a real nice guy too. He loved to drive his car unsafely fast, and one time a cop pulled him over and gave him a ticket, Johnson handed him a $100 bill and when the cop said he didn't have change for that Johnson told him to keep the change because he was going to drive back the same way.

  17. muhammad3515

    I rank him as number just for the time period he fought in. This is the early 1900’s when black men, women and children were lynched for no reason. And he still did what he did without fear. Straight warrior!

  18. Q Ward

    Here's a fun fact @ 3:30 Johnson was wiping a few of Stanley's teeth from his glove! Great video 👍🏽👊🏽💯

  20. Wendy-Ann

    Wow. The footage ie incredible. This man would have been a great fighter in 2019! You also included several pictures I've never seen before😱. Thanks for this! I recently did a social commentary on Jack Johnson on my channel. So compelled by this story and like what you're doing with your page! New subscriber!🤗

  32. hasan

    Any man that fights for his freedom deserves all the respect and admiration

  35. King of bubbles

    The part where he's knocked down almost looked like he wasn't gonna be able to get up. Him getting back up and destroying his opponent showed his determination and perseverance.

  36. Genfry

    Grandissimo!!Il primo pugile di colore a diventare campione del mondo nel 1908 mettendo ko Tommy Burns al 14 round,gli hanno dato anche 100000 dollari per perdere con Willard dopo che nessuno era riuscito a batterlo in un incontro pulito e i pugili che ha distrutto erano quasi tutti campioni, Muhammad Alì ha detto che secondo lui se dovessero fare un incontro su chi è stato il miglior peso massimo della storia l'incontro sarebbe stato tra Jack Johnson e Joe Louis …

  37. Troy Powers

    even though there was a lot of racism against Johnson but a lot of white people was really supporting him more than people not supporting him.

  41. Adrian Grigore

    The BEST EVER! He suffered the biggest pressure ever stepping in the ring. People were killd everytime he won a fight. He had the best stress ever to enter the ring as beeing black. He came from a poor black family. He overcame his limitations and became the FIRST BLACK CHAMPION OF THE WORLD. He must carry the title of the best ever, as his contribution overcomes time and life!!!

  42. wickidwizard

    Boxing has come soooo far it's breath taking to see the sport evolve in so may ways and forms its like watching you're child grow up to be the great son he is today.

  45. mtroy0620

    This is one man who does not get enough recognition for his place in history. He wasn't trying to be anything but himself but in doing so was a lightning rod. Also, he liked to physically support his opponents while he kept beating on them, just to prolong his time on stage lol!

  47. Immys lmao

    You're my favourite boxing montage channel. Love your music choice, your knowledge and passion of the sport as well as the fighters you choose, which come from all eras and divisions. Please keep up the great work mate

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