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Jack Johnson defeats Jack Jeffries. Brother of Jim Jeffries who was Heavyweight title holder
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Johnson wins the coloured world heavy weight title
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Johnson is defeated by Marvin Hart in California
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Johnson defeats Jim Jeffords with a KO in Pennsylvania
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Johnson defeats Black Bill in Pensylvania
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Jack Johnson defeats Walter Johnson in Pensylvania.
This was Jack Johnson's second fight of the evening. Walter Johnson gave him a tough battle, but Jack knocked him out in round three. -
Johnson - who attempted to knock out the first of two men on this card - dropped Jeannette three times in round 1, but after that his opponent stuck it out and gave as much as he took. In the end both the New York Evening World and the Washington Times declared it a very even fight. UPDATE: According to a consensus of the Philadelphia newspapers, Johnson won the bout. The Philadelphia Record and Philadelphia Evening Bulletin both awarded the bout to Johnson and the Philadelphia Inquirer account
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Johnson defeats Jack Munroe: Johnson won the newspaper decision. Munroe was at least 20 pounds over his best weight and carried a spare tire.(Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) According to the Philadelphia Item, Jack Johnson "battered" Munroe.
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Johnson defeated Black Bill in Pensyvlania
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Johnson defeats Morris Harris in Pensylvania.
Johnson fought Harris and Black Bill on the same day in two three-rounders. -
Johnson defeats sandy ferguson in Massechusets
Enraged by Johnson's insulting patter and left-hook to the belly, Ferguson took advantage of a bearhug by Johnson to drive his knee twice into his opponent's groin. Ferguson had taken the first two rounds, round three was even, but Johnson began driving home a wicked left hook to the stomach to take the fifth and sixth, and one or two may have strayed. -
Johnson defeated Joe Grim in Pensylvania
Johnson "bested" Grim, "knocking him down more than a dozen times. Grim was down and taking the count when the gong ended the bout." (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) According to the Philadelphia Item Johnson gave Grim the worst punishment of his career. -
Johnsn LOSES to Joe Jeanette in Pensyvlania. DQ
According to the Philadelphia Item, Jeannette was winning the fight until he was fouled. -
Johnson defeats Young Peter Jackson in Maryland
Johnson defends world 'colored' heavyweight title
"At its conclusion no decision was given. Johnson had undertaken to knock Jackson out within twelve rounds or take the smaller end of the receipts. He failed to do so." (Durango Democrat) The New York Evening World reported that Johnson twice knocked down Jackson and had administered lots of punishment; Jackson on his part had done little fighting. -
Johnson deeats Joe Jeanette in pensylvania
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JACK JOHNSON DEFEATS JOE JEANETTE in Sharkey A.C., New York, New York, USA
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Johnson defeats Bob Kerns in TOPEKA Kansas
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Burns defeats heavyweight title winner Marvinn Hart
referee: Charles Eyton
World Heavyweight Title
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JOHNSON DRAWS WITH JIM MCCORMICK "In what was to have been a ten round contest at the Grand Opera house Thursday evening of last week, Jack Johnson punished Big Jim McCormack of Texas so severely that the bout was cut off in the eighth round and called a draw." (Topeka Plaindealer, Feb 16, 1906)
According to Topeka Daily Capital and Topeka Daily State Journal (searched by Adam Pollack) the bout went full 10 rounds. -
JOHNSON DEFEATS JOE JEANETTE TO defend world 'colored' heavyweight title
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Burns defeats James J Walker
World heavyweight championship Bur -
Burns defeats Jim O"Brien in California
World heavyweight championship
Burns also later KO'd James Walker in the first round on same card. Both matches received the only official sanctioning of their day, billing by the promoters and newspapers as being for the World Title. O'Brien was down four times in the bout. -
JACK JOHNSON DEFEATS BLACK BILL 7th round KO according to Wilkes-Barre Times, bout held near Pittston. 6th round KO at Wilkes-Barre according to Philadelphia Item.
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JOHNSON DEFFEATS SAM LANGFORD referee: Martin Flaherty
Johnson defends world 'colored' heavyweight title
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JOHNSON DEFEATS CHARLIE HAGHEY IN MASSACHEUSETTS
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JOHNSON DRAWS WITH BILLY DUNNING IN MAINE
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Johnson defeats Joe Jeanette in Pensylvania
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Tommy Burns defeats Fireman Jim Flynn
referee: Eddie Robinson
World Heavyweight Title
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Johnson defeats Jim Jeffods in Pensylvania
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Johnson defeats Jo Jeanette in Maine: Johnson defends world 'colored' heavyweight title. Johnson 20lbs heavier. The local paper called it a draw, though it also said Johnson was the cleverer boxer and ring general and slightly outclassed Jeannette. Research done by Adam Pollack.
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Burns draws Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
Shortly before the day of the fight, Jeffries was interviewed and asked who he thought would win. Amazingly, he publicly stated that he thought O'Brien was the better man. Burns bloodied O'Brien's nose early and the latter literally ran away for the remainder of the 20 rounds. -
19/2/1907 Jack Johnson defeats Peter Felix AUS
World 'colored' heavyweight title
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4/3/1907 Jack Johnson defeats Bill Lang AUS
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Burns defeats Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
referee: Charles Eyton
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Burns defeats Australian Bill Squires in California. World Heavyweight Title
Squires down 3 times
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17/7/1907 Jack Johnson defeats Bob Fitzsimmons in Pensylvania
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28/8/1907 Jack Johnson defeats Charles Cutler USA
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12/09/1907 Jack Johnson defeats Sailor Burke in Pensylvania USA
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02/11/1907 Jack Johnson defeats Fireman Jim Flynn in California USA
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Burns defeats Gunner Moir
referee: Eugene Corri
World Heavyweight Title
Western Times - Tuesday 03 December 1907 -
Burns defeats Jack Palmer
referee: Bob Watson
World Heavyweight Title
Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser - Tuesday 28 April 1908
Palmer down nine times in the bout before the knockout. -
Burns defeats Jem Roche in Ireland
time: 1:28 referee: R P Watson
World Heavyweight Title
Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser - Wednesday 18 March 1908 -
18/4/1908 Tommy Burns defeats Jewey Smith FRA
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13/6/1908 Tommy Burns defeats Bill Squires FRA
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31/07/1908 Jack Johnson defeats Ben Taylor UK
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24/08/1908 Tommy Burns defeats Bill Squires at Sydne Stadium AUS referee: Harry Nathan
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Tommy Burns defeats Bill Lang in West Melbourne
referee: Hugh McIntosh
World Heavyweight Title
Burns knocked down in the 2nd round
Given weights announced in the ring from the next-day Melbourne newspaper The Age. -
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