Jack Burns

On December 26th, 1908, Jack Johnson pulverized reigning world heavyweight champion Tommy Burns so severely that police climbed through the ropes in the 14th round to call a halt to proceedings. Later, it was alleged the New South Wales authorities…

Some boxing experts say Joe Grim was the toughest fighter that ever lived. They could be right. He was, in today's terms, only a welterweight but even outstanding heavyweights such as Bob Fitzsimmons, Jack Johnson and Tommy Burns could not knock him …

th. On this day 100 years ago, Jack Johnson knocked out Tommy Burns in a fight in Sydney, Australia to become the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion. The win fanned the flames of racism in the early part of the century, and caused…