American heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson defeats Tommy…

1908 CE

American heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson defeats Tommy Burns in Australia in 1908 and becomes the first black to hold the world title.

The white-controlled boxing world immediately begins its quest for a “great white hope” to wrest the championship from the outspoken and flamboyant Johnson.

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