But in 1908, 39 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, there was Jack Johnson -- the first black man to hold the world heavyweight championship. Johnson is ...

Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion, whose reign lasted from 1908 to 1915, was also the first African American pop culture icon. He was photographed more than any other black man of ...

Jack Johnson — the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World, whose dominance over his white opponents spurred furious debates and race riots in the early 20th century — enters ...

But in 1908, 39 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, there was Jack Johnson -- the first black man to hold the world heavyweight championship. Johnson is ...

Movie superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has announced that the recently crowned undisputed heavyweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk, will make an appearance in the film "The Smashing Machine".

George Foreman, the heavyweight champion, was more than just a boxing legend—he was a force of nature. A man whose thunderous punches echoed through generations. His passing at the age of 76 is ...