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Jack Johnson (boxer)



John Arthur Johnson (March 31 1878 – June 10 1946), better known as Jack Johnson and nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer and arguably the best heavyweight of his generation. He was the first black Heavyweight Champion of the World, 1908-1915.



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