blockversewordysbillionaire.aiyourlistWhiteboardAppquizieunschool

News

Home
Popular
Elections

Genius — OpenServe

Sponsored

Jack Johnson — latest news, discussion & facts — IJR

Jack Johnson

boxer

Jack Johnson

American boxer (1878–1946)

0members1here now

Ask Genius Site

Feed Discussions About

Loading

Comments

Ask Genius by OpenServe:

Free account · your comment posts right after signup

About Jack Johnson

John Arthur Johnson, nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first black world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). His 1910 fight against James J. Jeffries was dubbed the "fight of the century". Johnson defeated Jeffries, who was white, triggering dozens of race riots across the U.S. According to filmmaker Ken Burns, "for more than thirteen years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African American on Earth". He is widely regarded as one of the most influential boxers in history.

0

members

1

here now

1

readers · 30d

Occupation: boxer
Citizenship: United States
Born: March 31, 1878
Died: June 10, 1946

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Bain News Service via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Coverage spread L0 / C100 / R0

Everything about Jack Johnson →

Live room · 1 here

Be the first in the room — members see you arrive.

Not who you're looking for? Others named Jack Johnson: baseball player · English rugby league footballer (1999-) · Danish association football player · American Dirt Modified racing driver (born 1944)