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Jack Johnson Jack Johnson was born in Texas, Galveston 1878. He started boxing in 1890. Since he was a little boy he liked fighting. He turned professional in 1897, at age 29. He trained 5 hours everyday, he ran hour and half every day, he trained everyday in local gyms in Texas with his trainer, and if he was fighting for a title he would have to train six months for the fight, and if it was for a belt he would have to train 8 months. His nickname was “The Galveston Giant,” they gave him that nick name because he was from Galveston Texas, and giant cause Texas is a biggest city in U.S. Jack Johnson became the first African American to win the heavyweight world champion, at age 42. His career started to end in Cuba, 1915 by a white man, and lost his belt. Jack Johnson died in a car crash June 10, 1946 in North Carolina. Boxing record Total fights: 124 Wins: 89 Losses: 2 Draws: 12 No Content: 9

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