But in 1908, 39 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, there was Jack ... knockouts, 12 draws and 14 no-decisions. If there was one fight that forged ...

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 ...

But in 1908, 39 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, there was Jack ... knockouts, 12 draws and 14 no-decisions. If there was one fight that forged ...