Republican lawmakers have tried and failed for years to urge presidents to pardon legendary boxer Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion who was convicted on charges his judge has since ...

President Donald Trump says he's considering a posthumous pardon for boxing's first black heavyweight champion more than 100 years after the late Jack Johnson was convicted by all-white jury of ...

The focus of Lew Freedman's book is on two exceptional heavyweight champions with distinct backgrounds and personalities.