As a boy, Jack Johnson was a part of the racially ... The shop owner, Walter Lewis, introduced Johnson to boxing. There was nothing more for me to do in Galveston. The purses offered me were ...

Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury early on Sunday in the first undisputed heavyweight clash since 1999. Usyk joined a select ...

Despite the lack of prize money, Johnson's victory in the ring had impressed Jack Curley, the young assistant to boxing promoter P.J. "Paddy" Carroll. Curley and Carroll arranged for Johnson to ...

Havana, 6 April 1915 - A sensational fight in Havana, Cuba yesterday saw Jess Willard defeat Jack Johnson to become heavyweight champion of the world. Johnson had held the title since 1908 ...

Although he chose professional wrestling, boxing became a permanent part of ... only undefeated heavyweight champion in history, and Jack Johnson, who was the first Black man to become heavyweight ...

Johnson beats Jeffries for world boxing title RENO ... perhaps it was a piece of luck. At any rate Jack Johnson today stands forth as the greatest heavyweight in the world, with none to dispute ...

Promoters Bob Arum and Frank Warren explain the place in sporting history that is on offer to the winner of the Tyson Fury vs ...

Popular novelist Jack London wrote in a New York newspaper ... against Brad Simmons led to his being banned from boxing in Kansas. If Johnson lived in the fast lane, he died there literally ...

Jack Johnson umpiring a game because of Joe Burns involvement." As more people started hearing or reading about the Salt Lake Occidentals, more boxing athletes became interested in joining the team.

Want to know what fights are on the horizon? Check out the boxing schedule for 2024. For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here. To go directly to a particular month ...

Manchester boxer Len Johnson was considered one of the best boxers of his generation but was never allowed to compete at the ...

Today, we stand on the cliffside of witnessing heavyweight boxing history as the undefeated WBC champion Tyson Fury faces ...