The July 4, 1910 title fight between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries led to riots, mayhem, murder — and the racially motivated prosecution of boxing's first Black heavyweight champion.

Jack Johnson's historic boxing win on July 4,1910, upset much of America. But the next Black world heavyweight champ remains an American icon.

Jack Johnson, American, 1878 - 1946 James J. Jeffries, American, 1875 - 1953 Caption This 1910 boxing match between Jack Johnson, the first African American World Heavyweight Champion, and James ...

But Jeffries had been retired for more than five years when he took on Johnson; by the time he entered the ring on July 4, 1910, he was 35 years old and had had to lose 100 pounds to get himself ...

Being a fight collector, I've seen all the films that are available of Jack Johnson, Jim Jeffries, Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney along with other past greats. Personally, I don't feel comfortable ...