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  2. Jack Johnson (boxer) - Wikipedia

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    The park, called Jack Johnson Park, includes a life-size, bronze statue of Johnson. [95] Actor and professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's surname is an homage to Jack Johnson; his father, professional wrestler Rocky Johnson, was born with the surname "Bowles" and chose his ring name in honor of the boxer before making it his legal ...

  3. Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries - Wikipedia

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    The Fight of the Century or the Johnson–Jeffries Prize Fight was a boxing match between the first African American world heavyweight champion of boxing Jack Johnson and the previously undefeated world heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries on July 4, 1910, U.S. Independence Day.

  4. The Great White Hope (film) - Wikipedia

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    Set between 1910 and 1915, the story follows Jack Jefferson, patterned after real-life boxer Jack Johnson, going on a hot streak of victories in the boxing ring as he defeats every white boxer around. Soon the press and others who want to see white people win at sports, announce the search for a "great white hope", a white boxer who will defeat ...

  5. Trump pardons first black US heavyweight champion Jack Johnson

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    President Trump has posthumously pardoned trailblazing prizefighter Jack Johnson — the ... Boxer Jack Johnson through the years. Johnson died in a car crash in 1946. ... Johnson dominated a ...

  6. James J. Jeffries - Wikipedia

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    James Jeffries during his fight with Jack Johnson. Over five years after retiring, Jeffries made a comeback on July 4, 1910, at Reno, Nevada, in a match against champion Jack Johnson, who had won the Heavyweight Championship in 1908 by defeating Canadian champion Tommy Burns at Rushcutters Bay in Australia. Burns was the first heavyweight ...

  7. List of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing - Wikipedia

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    Died one day following his first professional fight due to injuries sustained. 1 Jun 1928 Tosh Powell: Billy Housego: 20-year-old Welsh boxer Powell collapsed during the third round of his bout with London fighter Housego. Powell was taken to the Liverpool Royal Infirmary, where he died of a brain hemorrhage on 2 June. [8] 24 Jan 1930: Mickey ...

  8. Jack Jones death: The Love Boat theme singer dies at 86 - AOL

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    Jack Jones, the Grammy-winning singer best known for performing the theme tune to The Love Boat, has died.He was 86. According to The Hollywood Reporter, his stepdaughter Nicole Whitty announced ...

  9. Johnson–Jeffries riots - Wikipedia

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    The Johnson–Jeffries riots refer to the dozens of race riots that occurred throughout the United States after African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeated white boxer James J. Jeffries in a boxing match termed the "Fight of the Century". Johnson became the first black World Heavyweight champion in 1908 which made him unpopular with the ...