Jack Johnson the Galveston Giant

In 1910, former undefeated heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries came out of retirement and said "I am going into this fight for the sole purpose of proving that a white man is better than a Negro".[2] Jeffries had not fought in six years and had to lose around 100 lb (45 kg) to try to get back to his championship fighting weight.

The fight took place on July 4, 1910 in front of 22,000 people, at a ring built just for the occasion in downtown Reno, Nevada, and the ringside band played "All coons look alike to me". The fight had become a hotbed of racial tension, and the promoters incited the all-white crowd to chant "kill the nigger".[3] Johnson, however, proved stronger and more nimble than Jeffries. In the 15th round, after Jeffries had been knocked down twice for the first time in his career, his people called it quits to prevent Johnson from knocking him out.

The "Fight of the Century" earned Johnson $225,000 and silenced the critics, who had belittled Johnson's previous victory over Tommy Burns as "empty," claiming that Burns was a false champion since Jeffries had retired undefeated.

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[cangoods100]

Jack johnsons character on fight night is beast tho

[wire4paladin]

Johnson was considered a big heavy back then & he enjoyed height,reach & size over his opponents.The style was different;a lot of wrestling,hitting in the clinches, and not as much action.It was apparent that Johnson wasn't used to fighting big men during the Williard clip,as Williard posed a problem w/his height & reach. He was able to get to Johnson. His hands low,w /his laid back style would've never worked with many of the subsequent greats, that came along years after him.

[HDViGiLAnTE21]

boxing sucked back then

[YungCyfe]

lol hes dead. ali has parksons u dimwit

[QuantumJackhammer]

Ali with Parkinsons still whips your limp-wristed, nancy boy ass.

[fabioakadekat]

you stupid fuck. have respect for the man.

[sjc04]

i hope you get it one day pall