Boxing high on Trump's agenda after a phonecall from Rocky2018-05-02 · Irish Times
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…
The toughest boxer in history2014-07-22 · SuperSport (blog)
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 …
This day in history: May 10, 19552012-05-10 · Vancouver Sun
Canada's first heavy-weight boxing champion, Tommy Burns, died in obscurity during a trip to Vancouver at 74. A member of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, Burns earned $200000 during his eight-year boxing career, a fortune in those days,…
Knockout bloke and pugilist2011-02-16 · The Age
TOMMY Burns, one of the all-time favourites of Australian boxing and a national welterweight champion in the late 1940s, has died in his sleep at a nursing home in Sydney. He was 88. Burns, whose good looks attracted a large proportion of women to his…