Theres more footage of him than you think. I've seen quite a lot and wasn't impressed at all by it. Didn't beat many good guys and has losses and draws throughout his career so he didn't have an "invincible" stage like most greats.
He beat a tiny Tommy Burns who was like 6/7 inches shorter than him and a lot lighter. He also beat a very past his prime Jim Jeffries. Most of the rest of his career was against nobody's.
i have jack v's burns,ketchel,jeffies and flynn
if there is more do you know where i can get it from?
Jack Johnson had a defense second to none. And a counter punch that could knock your teeth out. He's a top three fighter any way you cut it. Even Bert Sugar says so, but Im sure we all know more than him.
Jack Johnson is a top three fighter? You gotta be kidding. Who are your top three?
His only real significance in boxing history is that he was the first black champion. I've said it before but if Johnson was white we would never have heard of him today.Ali, Liston, Foreman, Tyson, Frazier, Louis, Lewis, Holyfield - would all own his ass.
If Johnson was white he would still be known as a great champion. Being black doesn't take away what he did in the ring.
And no way lewis and holyfield would beat him. They're too slow.
Jack Johnson is a top three fighter? You gotta be kidding. Who are your top three?
He's #2 for me. Bert Sugar has him #3. The man had between like 79-100 wins, he did know how to box. And I agree with Butterfly, he would school Holyfield and Lewis.
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