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

Despite the lack of prize money, Johnson's victory in the ring had impressed Jack Curley, the young assistant to boxing promoter ... and had a record of at least 27 wins. Johnson wasn't satisfied ...

Arthur, who later reversed the order of his given names and took the nickname Jack, was the third of ... The shop owner, Walter Lewis, introduced Johnson to boxing. There was nothing more for ...

Cherneka Johnson retains her WBA bantamweight belt with a dominant win, while George Kambosos survives a fierce test against Jake Wyllie in their super-lightweight showdown.

1987 — Wayne Gretzky wins 7th straight NHL scoring title. 1989 — LA Dodgers Orel Hershiser’s consecutive scoreless streak of 59 innings ends.