Saturday, December 31, 2016

 

Herriman Saturday


December 26 1908 -- To the amazement of the world of boxing, and the world in general, Jack Johnson has just defeated Tommy Burns to become the first black world heavyweight boxing champion. Herriman notes that another superb black heavyweight fighter, Sam Langford, is waiting in the wings hoping to face Johnson.

Labels:


Comments: Post a Comment

This page is powered by Blogger. Isn't yours?

Subscribe to
Posts [Atom]