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Tagged With: heavyweight champion

Game Changer Joe Louis

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Hardwood Diva

The Brown Bomber.  Considered one of the greatest boxers of all time, Joe Louis is remembered most for his championship reign from 1937 to 1949.  He is believed to be the first black athlete to reach the status of national hero as his time in the spotlight occurred leading up to and during the World … Continue reading »

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Game Changer Jack Johnson

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Hardwood Diva

In an era where black people couldn’t drink from the same water fountain as white Americans, Jack Johnson became the first black heavyweight boxing champion of the world in 1908.  Johnson won the title a full six years after Joe Gans became the first black World Boxing Champion in the lightweight class.  Though it took … Continue reading »

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