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Mauricio Sulaiman Discusses Witnessing The Pardon of Former Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson on Boxing Insider Radio

A wrong should always be given the opportunity to be corrected. Especially, when it should have never taken place to begin with. In an interview conducted on Boxing Insider Radio…

02/18/2020

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Johnson-Monaghan Clash A “Do Or Die” Moment For Both Fighters

By: Sean Crose Per Matchroom Boxing: “Callum Johnson and Sean Monaghan will clash in a crunch Light-Heavyweight battle at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York on Saturday…

02/08/2019

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David Lemieux-Tureano Johnson: “Don’t Blink”

By: Sean Crose After destroying the flamboyant and outspoken Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan this past September, the 40-4 David Lemieux will continue his quest to regain a middleweight title claim when…

12/13/2018

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One Hundred and Eight Years Ago Jeffries and Johnson Fought

By: Ken Hissner On the 4th of July in 1910 James J Jeffries was “forced” by his pastor during a sermon saying “we have a coward among us” and started…

07/05/2018

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Former Champion Glen Johnsons Says: Watch Out for Raphael “The Nigerian Hurricane” Akpejiori

By: Ken Hissner Trained by former IBF World Light Heavyweight Champion Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson, Raphael “The Nigerian Hurricane” Akpejiori who is a Nigerian heavyweight hailing from Lagos, Nigeria…

06/27/2018

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Why Jack Johnson Deserved A Pardon

By Adam J. Pollack There are several reasons why former world heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion,deserved to be pardoned posthumously by President Donald J. Trump. I…

06/11/2018

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Breaking: Donald Trump Pardons Jack Johnson

By: Sean Crose Jack Johnson, the first African American heavyweight champion of the world, has finally been pardoned. Johnson, who has been dead for over seventy years, is reported to…

05/24/2018

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Why Jeffries Came Back for Johnson & Marciano Didn’t for Johansson!

Why Jeffries Came Back for Johnson & Marciano Didn’t for Johansson! By: Ken Hissner James J “The Boilermaker” Jeffries was considered one of the all-time great heavyweight champions when he…

06/07/2017

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Just How Good was Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson?

Just How Good was Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson? By: Ken Hissner Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer rated Jack Johnson as the best heavyweight he ever saw. This writer would have…

04/23/2017

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Don’t Call It A Comeback: Johnson-Jeffries

Don’t Call It A Comeback: Johnson-Jeffries By: Sean Crose Jack Johnson was not only the first African American heavyweight champion of the world, he was also quite the character. A…

02/25/2017