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WORLD'S FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPION AND INVENTOR OF THE WRENCH
Jack Johnson was born in Galveston, Texas and spent his teenage life working on boats and city docks.
He began boxing at age 19, and since he stood 6'1" and weighed 192 pounds, he quickly instilled fear in his opponents and made a name for himself.
Jack was cocky and confident, and almost always defeated everyone he fought.
Of 113 fights, Jack won 79 matches -- 44 of them by knockout.
When William Merrick was born on 10 September , in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Solyman Merrick, was 42 and his.
One of these wins won him the "colored Heavyweight Championship" on February 3, 1903.
In 1908, Jack defeated Tommy Burns in the 14th round and became the first African american Heavyweight Champion of the World. He held this title until he was knocked out by Jess Willard in the 26th round, on April 1915.
Although Jack was a one-of-a-kind athlete, many people were unmoved by his charms.
His World Heavyweight Championship win inspired a quest to find a "great white hope"--a white man who could defeat him and restore
