why do people rank jack johnson so high on atg list??

[larry x]

was it because he was the first black heavyweight champ??talent wise was he that good??who did he beat???

[The Underboss]

James Jeffries, Tommy Burns, Stanley Ketchel, Frank Moran, Jim Flynn, Jack O'Brien, Bob Fitzsimmons, Sam Langford.

[larry x]

thats a pretty good list of names

[jrosales13]

Look at Radical post for the fighters he fought. Plus he had very good defense. He was one of the best defensive fighter of he times. And, he fought 20 round fights. Imagine how great his stamina was. I am not sure if any of the fighters from today could fight 20rds. The man was great.

[DuttyAlacrity]

thats a pretty good list of names

He was also very much ahead of his time. Heavy weights during his era never fought defensively nor had much strategy with the exception of James Corbett (but he didn't have much power nor heart) Jack Johnson was one of the first if not THE first heavy weight champs that combined the sweet science of boxing with punching power

[Rabbit ♠]

He did outweigh alot of his opponents

[mrbigshot]

is defense was suppose to be one of the best of all time plus he had all the racist ****ers hoping he would lose

[larry x]

i need to check out some old jack johnson fights..didnt know he was a defensive fighter....

[jrosales13]

i need to check out some old jack johnson fights..didnt know he was a defensive fighter....

lol... You thought he was an all out slugger?

['Sugar' Freddi]

Jack was great and his fights are very entertaining. You should watch some of them. Last night I also watched his documentary and it was great. You should check that out and find out more about him. He was a funny dude.