Jess Willard bested Jack Johnson in the sweltering Havana heat. Or did he? Johnson's pride has likely skewed the historical ...

On the eve of what would have been Jack Johnson’s 147th birthday, people on Sunday gathered at the Nia Cultural Center in Galveston to celebrate. Johnson, dubbed the “Galveston Giant,” was born on the ...

From larger-than-life heavyweights like Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis to national heroes such as Julio Cesar Chavez and Roberto Duran, some of the greatest sportsmen in history made their name in the ...

Jack Johnson became the first black heavyweight champion of the world when he won the title in 1908 and the pugilist from Galveston, Texas, became one of the most revered fighters in boxing ...

Both Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield were completely excluded from the list, although British-Canadian legend Lennox Lewis made the cut, coming in at number 10.

1915 — Jess Willard beats Jack Johnson in the 26th round to win the world heavyweight boxing title in Havana. 1927 — Johnny Weissmuller breaks his own 200-meter freestyle record by seven seconds in ...

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This marks just one of many fighters transitioning to bare-knuckle, as Jack Cullen has also moved to bare-knuckle fighting, as well as Canelo’s opponent Austin Trout, who is a bare-knuckle champion ...

He won against top contenders like Jack Brubaker and former champion Jeff Horn in August 2020. Ranked highly across multiple boxing organizations, Tszyu continued his winning streak with triumphs ...

Congrats to former Park View High School standout Keldon Johnson who recently set the record for most points scored by a reserve player in a season ... McIlroy joins Gene Sarazen, Gary Player, Ben ...