Tile by Tony ,You seem to be missing the obvious. Jack Johnson was an exceptional Heavyweight Champion Hated by millions simply for being black. When White American could not beat Jack in the ring it fabricated a bogus charge of violating the Mann Act. Forcing Jack to leave the country or go to Jail. It was not until recently that President Trump pardoned him of this charge.
Here a fun fact:- Before Johnson fought ketchel they both agreed that, they would'nt throw hard punches so that they can fight for more rounds and make money, but ketchel betrayed johnson in the 12 round by throwing a hard right which johnson did'nt expect, johnson, furious, got up hit him with his right so hard that broke 5 teeths of ketchel, knocking him out 🥊🥊🥊
Just a way for ketchels team too rid johnson of the title they knew all along ketchel was going to try and con him you can clearly see johnson man handling him keeping him from going down , I could only imagine the sheer force johnson would have behind those shots to single handedly drop a man off 1 punch to the point they are no longer capable to fight let alone walk shows the true nature of his punches there isn't a heavyweight alive today or ever will be that I think would beat jack Johnson guys inside game was on another level for this era he was literally fighting for every black man and woman alive at that time.
@@Brawling_Style yea in the end ketchel did con johnson, actually ketchel knew that he didnt stood a chance against johnson becuz Johnson was more skilled than him and outweighed him by 35 pounds, but that agreement between johnson and ketchel was true becuz if u notice ketchel actually went down, but johnson kinda held him up so that the fight would continue, to back it up, u didn't see him doing that to any other fighter like Tommy burns, but no sht, johnson was the most OP boxer in that era.
@@Brawling_Style His Inside game wasn't on another level FOR THIS ERA but in all eras. In my opinion this era had better inside fighting because refs weren't quick to break clinches. So fighters had to be able to fight in the clinch. What Johnson does is mostly a lost art today.
@@black_David_Frost295 that's what they say but black men were barred from competing for the heavyweight championship anyway. It's just that Jack was so skilled that he manages to break through the mold because everyone wanted to see him fight the best. Truly, his antics didn't help the black men who had to follow in his stead.
You are so right i no god had to be with him thank.you Jesus shine.on jack Johnson you are so amazing and i mean every bit of the word amazing You are one of the goats thank.you god for jack Johnson. Amen
Alotta people don’t even know who Sam Langford is he chased JJ around the world trying to convince him to give him a title shot but that never happened and from then moving forward he never won a world championship.
@drinkmorewater2798 sounds like you don't respect anything that came after you were born. I think that's even worse because those people are living right now lol. Just because the kids around you are ignorant means they all are? Its literally YOUR job to pass this stuff down to the next generation or they can't have a choice but to forget it all. Sounds like your generation is the one that dropped the ball.
@@k.davies9135 I'm pretty sure we have people around from Robinsons time still around today...? And on the original topic, surely when Sugar Ray Robinson fought in his prime, there was some form of recording or cameras at the fight? Which would mean that the footage was made and either lost/destroyed/hidden
@@omaralmitwally3475 well his prime years where in the 40s so people born in the 1940 are at least 80 people who probably watched Robinson would be adults at the time so they have to be 95-100 years old then think about how many people acc survived that long that watched Robinson it would be a few to no one. The footage probably just got destroyed our past down three generations and got lost sad really
This really is an homage to all the black boxers fighting during the jim crow era. Lets never forget the veterans of this sport that stood their ground and kept their pride during times of inhumanity. I salute you
Everyone is probably dead in this video now. Now we have replaced them, and tomorrow someone else will replace us. This world is a temporary abode. Spread peace and love people. There must be no place for hatred.
If you watch footage of this guy's life and hear him speak , there's no way you can say he didn't lead an extraordinary life . His life movie needs a remake , no question.
Wow! Jack Johnson was a beast! Those uppercuts... That smile... He enjoyed it LOL. He looks more like a martial artist the way he moves. I never heard of him until today, but this guy is definitely one of the best of all time. Made my day.
And Jeffries looked like he could compete for Mr Olympia title. Amazing how these athletes were in as good of fighting shape as today’s modern day boxers
@Barone B No no let them expose themselves by removing those KKK hoods cuz Halloween is near so they’ll go back into the costumes of their miserable lives.
because he was a genetic freak and nothing else. his physique wasn't human. he then faced a genetically gifted guy who whooped him a tall white guy. he didn't win because of skill but because he was a genetic freak.
What a built! Jack Johnson looked like a Bodybuilder but could box like a Lightweight , floating around , what an athlete and fine Boxer Sir Jack was !!
I remember hearing in a documentary that they were friends. The other guy's name was Ketchel, a middle weight, and they pretty much agreed on an unofficial exhibition match. Ketchel supposedly decided to unexpectedly go for the ko and take all the glory. That's when Jack Johnson ko'd him and knocked a lot of his teeth out. Some friend Ketchel was. haha
@@tempestvideos9834 Not if you start counting all the "people" that have lived the last 8 million years. Thats just too many generations, even if there were only a couple of thousand people at first. You might be closer to the truth if you only count Homo Sapiens, but even then thats a lot of people that have died. You don´t think more than 8 billion Homo Sapiens have died? In fact we passed 8 billion around when the pyramids were built if you check www.prb.org/howmanypeoplehaveeverlivedonearth/ . So even if we only look at Homo Sapiens, over 100 billion have died. Compared to almost 8 billion living now. Sure the industrial revolution really was "revolutionary" but not that much.
beat the piss out of the poor fella to face him. Sports always brings the best of the best our ESPECIALLY in this case. Fuck. I thought Jack Johnson was white from my schooling. They never specified race in the story, which i wish they did based on all the other crap they thought us. A "human" did this and a "human" did that. We are all on the same god damn rock. It's like we are a group of birds in a tree chirping at each other because we have different feathers. Just to realize we are BIRDS!!!!!
agree. it could be really strong. you could go into raging bull type stuff w/ all the demons around him and in him. you could also show his amazing abilty to endure and rise. also a great vehicle to explore the times. amer was starting to get a little bit like the roaring 20's before the war and he was at the top of the sports heap at that point. no doubt, its rich for a great movie in the right hands.
They could do it(Indie producers and upcoming non-hollyweird actors) but it'd have to be an indie film because these hollyweird actors just cant cut it when it comes to portraying a true hero. Hollyweird actors seriously lack the true substance that it really truly takes to portray someone who truly fought hard in the game of life,as in,in the ring as well as outside of the ring.
Late reply i know, being able to knock the shit out of a white man back then and not having to be concerned about getting locked up for it, i´d be laughing to if i was a black man back in those days.
SikWitit Bristol I saw a Mike Tyson pod cast and he said he did that because he got a lot of abuse from the people in the crown so he would do that to show that it wasn’t affecting him and that he didn’t care pretty gangster ngl while he’s beating the fuck out of the other guy 😂
JJ the greatest of all time? Hardly, he never fought the top black fighters of his time, why did he duck them? Most of the wht fighters he fought were not true hwts. They were lt. heavies at best, Jefferies was legit, but way over the hill. And along comes Jess. The bully got bullied. Jess W easily handles Jack. Which clearly tells anyone that Jack could not handle a good big man, and Jess was considered mediocre! How could that be? And if you are going to say Jack was old and out of shape, bull. How did he go over 20 rounds in 100 plus degree heat if he was so out of shape and old. Fact, Jess was bigger, stronger, and a better fighter than Jack. And he was not intimidated. Fact is he beat Jack at his own game. If Jack was the greatest of all time he would have never lost to mediocre Jess W. This takes nothing away from Jess W win, he kicked Jacks ass. And was not the first to do so. Joe Cho. knocked out Jack earlier in his career. Joe was a Lt. Heavy. And knocked out Jack when he weighed only 175 pounds. A goat would never have let that happen. Jack good man, way over rated as a boxer.
Ali was great, but Jack Johnson was the greatest off all time. Boxers in Johnson's era were fighting twenty plus rounds, in the middle of the day out in the open in the baking sun.
Just because he fought in harder conditions doesn't mean he's the goat Put him up against tyson or Ali and try tell me he's still the best It was a different era, he was the greatest of that era, no actually I take that back joe Louis was.
Just because he fought in harder conditions doesn't mean he's the goat Put him up against tyson or Ali and try tell me he's still the best It was a different era, he was the greatest of that era, no actually I take that back joe Louis was.
josh t97 yeah but jack Johnson deserves to be known as one the best heavyweights to ever live because if it wasn't for him we prolly would've never seen a joe Louis or an muhammad ali jack Johnson paved the way
Jack is probably one of the earliest Boxers that we still have on tape. My great grandfather was a tough Irishman who fought bareknuckle fights that would last until either your opponent gave up or was KO for more that 2 minutes. Fighting became a family tradition that was passed down from generation to generation. My grandfather changed his last name from "Milligan" to the english last name of 'Milliken' because the Irish Immigrants had it tough during the mid to late 1800's. Billy Milligan raised more hell than Jessie James and was one of the original members of the "Great Train Robbery" The pride & joy of the Milliken family was Kyle Milliken a Navy Veteran and part of Seal Team 3 for 2 years and a brother in Seal Team 6 that was involved in 46 combat missions including the raid and killing of Bin Laden . Kyle was awarded numerous medals & comendations but the Silver Cross & 4 Bronze Medals of Valor stand out the most. Kyle was a greater human being than a warrior & athlete! R.I.P. Kyle, you will never be forgotten!
@@richardmilliken5651 I am saddened to hear about your loss. Kyle's death was back in 2017, I've heard of the Mogadishu event. I'm a combat veteran, now medically retired. Much respect, you should be proud of your familie's heratige. Please pass down that legacy to your offspring, so it's never forgotten.
Absolutely captivating at the highest degree " a true prize fighter in an era when no one complained about money and or performance enhancers of any kind. They fought often with little padding in their gloves. They would be amazed at what boxers make today.
The revolutionary, the champion, the legend, the man..... I can't help but admire Johnson. What a personality!!!! That grin must've absolutely infuriated those who hated him😄😄
Jack Johnson was one of the greatest defensive heavyweights ever, he was ahead of his time in an era, where a lot of fighters of the day, stood flat footed
Johnson is very underrated, he was like a cat. He could slap oncoming punches away before they even reached him and land punches right on the button even while he was chasing his opponent full speed. I don't think i ever saw a different heavyweight do that, not even Ali.
Johnson was an absolute defensive minded genius for the time, he was considered to be the Heavyweight version of Joe Gans, whom Johnson based his stance and footwork on.
@@yourdedcat-qr7ln Choyniski was another underappreciated great. Yeah, he did instruct Johnson on some defensive tips, but Johnson like many, greatly admired Gans, and created a variant of his stance, and learned to place his punches to maximize damage without leaving openings. Gans was one of the innovators, but Johnson, Jack Blackburn(Joe Louis' trainer, and fought Gans a few times) and many others would emulate. Sadly, all these guys, and dozens of other great fighters will only be remembered by those who appreciate boxing history and what the greats really did for the sport.
Jack looks like the most gentle man on the planet. Clapping his adversaries. Always smiling. And a good dapper gentleman look. 10/10 would be friend with him
It looks like he has slabs of of beef hanging from his back Even with this old film you can see insane definition can’t imagine how impressive he was in real life
Simply Amazing How Great Jack Johnson Was He Always Had A Smile On His Face I Hope They Make A Movie About This Grand Champion Of All Time Jack Johnson Is All American Hero Rest In Peace Champ
Jon Tucker True, but during that fight JJ was under the impression that the fight was for charity, so JJ took it as a joke until his opponent hit with something that put him down. He knocked his teeth out right afterwards.
Well he warned him.If you try to come out here to knock me out I'm going to knock your grill out.your gonna eat soup with a straw.And that's just what happen.
@@nnnndd8659 He had 6 losses and 8 draws by the time he lost the title (age 37). So no, he was not "unbeatable". He had a record of 54-11-8 (73 fights, not "200"). Many of his fights were against much smaller opponents, many weighing less than 175 lbs. He also stacked up wins by beating some of these smaller fighters time after time.
@@kufujitsu Performing Enhancing Drugs were actually discovered in the 1860's during the American Civil War and a professional baseball player was using them in the late 1890's - early 1900's. I always thought Dianabol was the first steroid.....coming in during the 1930's but that is not so. I'm not saying Jack Johnson was using anything but they were available at that time but most people wouldn't have heard of them.
I heard about original black athletes like Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens and Ernie Davis (first African American to win the Heisman Trophy) but I never really heard about Jack Johnson and he came before those guys. Damn This guy's legendary for even being that successful at what he did in that time period
Didn't realize how quick his hands were until you guys put this in hd. wowowow and laughing at his opponents, he was way b4 his time, one of the best ever.
noblethoughts845 Watch the video again closely. You will see when his opponents would clinch and land hard little shots, he would just stand there, hold them and laugh. If you could imagine yourself as a boxer, in that situation, and have this man actually laughing at you. Shit like that lands like a punch. You hit a fucking guy with your best shots then it goes into a clinch and you then give him all your dirty little shots too and he stands there and fucking laughs at you. It wasn't disrespecting his opponents more than it was a tool to make them aware of how little they affected him. Nowadays some boxers who consider themselves tough will get hit with a good shot then smile. Well this is the same as that smile but exaggerated to a point that would break an opponents will.
This man didn’t have it easy, everyone hated him. When he lost a championship in Cuba, I honestly believe he gave up because he couldn’t take the bullshit with America anymore. Jack Johnson one of the greatest ever. RIP Champ🙏🏼🙏🏼
The ultimate test of a man... what he is revealed to be... what is left to evaluate... what every man will be judged by....is what is left AFTER,... the world has taken its BEST SHOT!
In the end, i won't be remembered for the races that i won, when i was young, but rather for being loyal & supportive of my family & friends during hard times. It's not the Job title or the $ that i made, but it's all about the lifes that i touched and hopefully my amusing stories brought laughter in their way, as we grow old & and pass the baton onto our children & grandchildren. I've lived life to the fullest and when i die, may the sun shine down on me as "Danny Boy & Hallelujah & All Along the Watchtower & Tangled up in Blue play loudly as my Irish & Scottish Relatives celebrate my life with Cold Beers.
Wow, this is a work of art. I've gotten a totally in-depth view of Mr. Johnson, the way he moved was so rigid and unpredictable. And the men of those days, 💪🏿. He really put everything into his punches, the raw power of the struggle. You can tell he was out to prove something. Kudos to the one whomever put this together, the music really brings it to life.✊🏿
Adam A. Who oppressed Ali who stopped him from getting honest employment..who brought him up to make him champion...an Italian..same as Tyson.....were these managers and the white people who died to free slaves and the young white people who were murdered standing for MLK..given any credit by you?.do you racists ever give credit for any good white people do . No one is stopping you or anyone else from getting a job or getting ahead except the person in the mirror black racist and white racists are twins of different skin color
@Ilyass Habbou actually black racism is popular now as white racism was in that era..we have come full circle years ago I was involved in civil rights for blacks..now someone needs to step up for white rights against general black racism against whitey.. MY point was racism against whites by blacks now is same mind set as white racist years ago..Twin racist of different skin color....boxing part is boxing today different people same goals... Tyson was a fan of Dempsey...Fury was fan of Tyson...if you watch Ketchel vs Johnson.....Conn vs Louis...Galento vs Louis...Sugar Ray Leonard.vs Mayweather......Mcgregor vs Mayweather...you can see wins for same reason... and losses for same reason...also watch Calzaghe fights....notice losers had chance to win- blew win because of not following up as finishers...prime example McGreagor vs..Diaz when Sean lost.....notice how losers let opportunity of win slide by...thanks for comment....if you are a black African American you know what I mean about black racism against whites at present.....Black Panthers went on street in Charlotte NC and preached kill all white men, women and children...no uproar actually not much news coverage....let white racists say we must kill all black women and children..And wow riots for sure..black racism against whites is acceptable by general racist population...sad vary sad...hate is hate no matter what mouth or mind it comes from
@@jamesking5508 There is always some dislike towards any race from some people, but right now, any racism against whites in the US isn't systemic, nor does it compare to civil rights era racism.
He was a great boxer during his time, the other things don't matter. In that era there was massive racism, he whipped ass and got much respect, that's what matters!
Don't try to make the racism, murdering, lynching, raping and castration seem like nothing. It all matters. It's apart of the struggle. It's all relevant.
He became champ at 30 or 31. He was past his prime. Picking off punches with his gloves. He actually learned his boxing style under a guy named Joe chowinski
JJ the greatest of all time? Hardly, he never fought the top black fighters of his time, why did he duck them? Most of the wht fighters he fought were not true hwts. They were lt. heavies at best, Jefferies was legit, but way over the hill. And along comes Jess. The bully got bullied. Jess W easily handles Jack. Which clearly tells anyone that Jack could not handle a good big man, and Jess was considered mediocre! How could that be? And if you are going to say Jack was old and out of shape, bull. How did he go over 20 rounds in 100 plus degree heat if he was so out of shape and old. Fact, Jess was bigger, stronger, and a better fighter than Jack. And he was not intimidated. Fact is he beat Jack at his own game. If Jack was the greatest of all time he would have never lost to mediocre Jess W. This takes nothing away from Jess W win, he kicked Jacks ass. And was not the first to do so. Joe Cho. knocked out Jack earlier in his career. Joe was a Lt. Heavy. And knocked out Jack when he weighed only 175 pounds. A goat would never have let that happen. Jack good man, way over rated as a boxer.
It was my dream to portray this man in a Hollywood film and win an Oscar for it. Congratulations to Mahershala Ali for booking the role and bringing this legend to the screen.
HDVICTORY ford - And you're a dann liar , look up his fighters you freaking nitwit . When the period before he became champion he had to wait wait & wait for a title shot therefore white guys wouldn't want any part of him so he four several dozen before and after he became champion - keep in mind also they fear and respected his power and only took the fight for the $$$ and Jess Willard and the 6'10 hillbilly was heavier and taller then Johnson you idiot !!!
Why fight "all" the black fighters not ranked when they wouldn't bring big paydays & if and I do mean if he lost or draw he would never get a world title shot just to keep him down and out ( crooked racist bigoted white mans punishment) so you are wrong to a great point !!!
So this was Ali's mentor. The smiling during the fight, that long arm out in the opponents face. The blow that takes you out so fast we don't see it much less the man on the end of the blow. Great vid. I would love to see his diet, NO drugs. What a fighter.
The tactics they would use back then to make sure black people never forgot their place in society makes me laugh when whites feel victimized for just a second nowadays. Sure, I bet it sorta sucks being white today, but its a whole Hell of a lot better than being black or whatever other color, whether its during today or for the last few hundred years. Don't tell a white person that though lol
@@booqrdoit9138 I'm white and I couldn't agree more. Racism is better than in Jack Johnson and Muhammad Alis time for sure, but we have a very long way to go. Man the corrupted politicans and governments view on humanity today is disgusting
One thing people overlook is the technique he uses and the reason why he can get away with holding these guys. Look at every single fight he does this modified over under hold, where he cups his opponent's biceps with his hands, rendering them useless, he puts his weight on them, if they want to punch they could muscle out of it but its an obvious tell and JJ would slip it. Its a great frustrating hold, and right when you're comfortable he rips those vicious uppercuts from underneath your vision. Truly a wrestlerboxer pioneer.
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People may say cassius Clay faced great odds bcoz of his colour. But he faced less a challenge than jack Johnson. WHITE was the only colour that mattered in his day. Blacks were treated well below for the way they were in the 60's. Just the civil rights movement was in full swing then under Martin Luther King and others and the media were getting behind them. Television exposure and more competition for news meant that the movement was benefitting from the exposure. In his day jack faced insurmountablle odds. Because he was so good in a "white man's" area of dominance they had to give him eventually a shot at the big time fights. The hope would have been to humiliate this black man and prove white man was superior. That did not turn out so well for those who thought that. he was a worthy champion. In fights you can see that the referee would count faster if he was on the canvas and slower for his white opponent. Clay was lucky to fight in an era where televison brought the boxing game to everyone. In Johnsons day being discriminated against was the norm. They bred boxers alot tougher back then bcoz it was survival for so many boxers, as they had nothing else bcoz times were so tough. When survival was all you fought for to make a little money they fought relentlessly. As prosperous times lay ahead for so many in life boxing was not all that kept those in it alive. dancing around the ring and technique was focused on more whereas in the old days it was more of a tough punishing slugfest. I think Joe Louis was better than Clay, though Clay had the charisma and brought great interest and new people into boxing. he was a great champion and will be long admired and remembered. Even Clay himself nominated johnson as his best, though some of that may be political he knocked it right on the head as dead right. jack i salute the greatest!
Cassius Clay was a glamour boxer of the modern era.... That was when live tv, media interest and even satelite coverage came in. of course in the modern day people usually only remember in their recent memory. But if you read history and seek any film footage of the past you will get opinions and views from experts and opponents alike. Not everyone from the past is biased for their own era!
Phillip Williams haha the older they are people think they are better, always the way to think, boxing has evolved in skill, training and has got better since, ametures today would be really good back in those days
@DrMonkeyBoyJr Dude, you need to unfuck yourself quickly and figure out that skin pigmentation doesn't mean shit, and that you're being the very definition of racist by blanket stating that white people, as a collective, are racist. I once knew a Mexican who hated Indian people for fuck sake. People do bad shit. That's kinda how this works.
Absolute legend ! more people other than boxing fans should know bout this guy. Everyone talks bout ali. How many realise what this guy went through to be the best in the world at a time when racism was more than acceptable in America ? I admire how he was a champion, as a great boxer for all humanity. He didn't play the' im doing it for my people' card. He was just a great champ who was showing the world he was a free man whether people accepted it or not. Took plenty of guts to do what he did.
He spent his whole career overcoming racism, he had some white associates But the whole of the white establishment was more or less against. U clearly no nothing about him, do some research before stsrting shit u just embarrassing yourself
Havoc Prodigy With all of these taller heavyweights in the division today it would be fairer to The shorter HWs to have larger rings. How hard is it for a 6’9” guy to cut off the ring if his opponent is half a foot shorter?
Havoc Prodigy we need to go back to having rings of that size. I mean seriously, how hard is it for a 6’9” guy to cut off the ring when his opponent is only 6’2”?
We often give ALI the glory of being the greatest of all time, but let’s not forget Jack Johnson. We can only imagine what he went through.
Yes u right Phillydog 1958 hell of man just for what he went through made the road for Ali
He went through nice cars, pretty white women, money, and the good life.. poor toad!
Tile by Tony ,You seem to be missing the obvious. Jack Johnson was an exceptional Heavyweight Champion Hated by millions simply for being black. When White American could not beat Jack in the ring it fabricated a bogus charge of violating the Mann Act. Forcing Jack to leave the country or go to Jail. It was not until recently that President Trump pardoned him of this charge.
Phillydog1958 , I love Ali, but Jack Johnson May have been better. We’ll never know.
He paved the way for Ali...
Here a fun fact:- Before Johnson fought ketchel they both agreed that, they would'nt throw hard punches so that they can fight for more rounds and make money, but ketchel betrayed johnson in the 12 round by throwing a hard right which johnson did'nt expect, johnson, furious, got up hit him with his right so hard that broke 5 teeths of ketchel, knocking him out 🥊🥊🥊
Did those guys have mouthpieces back then?
y yes they did
Just a way for ketchels team too rid johnson of the title they knew all along ketchel was going to try and con him you can clearly see johnson man handling him keeping him from going down , I could only imagine the sheer force johnson would have behind those shots to single handedly drop a man off 1 punch to the point they are no longer capable to fight let alone walk shows the true nature of his punches there isn't a heavyweight alive today or ever will be that I think would beat jack Johnson guys inside game was on another level for this era he was literally fighting for every black man and woman alive at that time.
@@Brawling_Style yea in the end ketchel did con johnson, actually ketchel knew that he didnt stood a chance against johnson becuz Johnson was more skilled than him and outweighed him by 35 pounds, but that agreement between johnson and ketchel was true becuz if u notice ketchel actually went down, but johnson kinda held him up so that the fight would continue, to back it up, u didn't see him doing that to any other fighter like Tommy burns, but no sht, johnson was the most OP boxer in that era.
@@Brawling_Style His Inside game wasn't on another level FOR THIS ERA but in all eras. In my opinion this era had better inside fighting because refs weren't quick to break clinches. So fighters had to be able to fight in the clinch. What Johnson does is mostly a lost art today.
The GREAT JACK JOHNSON,he even SMILED and LAUGHED at his opponents,May his soul REST IN PERFECT PEACE
bad sportmanship
He must be now, after the Presidential Pardon by Trump!
I'm happy for Jack Johnson - at least his family can hold their head high - really high!!
Phon Xieng Shut the fuck up.
@@MrMuaythai84 it's his style bro
Phon Xieng bad sportmanship? They were racists back then
This man right here truely paved the way for black boxers, the great jack Johnson 👑
What he did was make extremely hard for another black man to fight for the title.
@@black_David_Frost295 that's what they say but black men were barred from competing for the heavyweight championship anyway. It's just that Jack was so skilled that he manages to break through the mold because everyone wanted to see him fight the best.
Truly, his antics didn't help the black men who had to follow in his stead.
agreed 🥂🥊
@@black_David_Frost295 no
@@black_David_Frost295 you hate on all the boxers who paved the way you ungrateful pos
It took nerves of iron to get into that ring surrounded by a potential lynch mob.
You are so right i no god had to be with him thank.you Jesus shine.on jack Johnson you are so amazing and i mean every bit of the word amazing
You are one of the goats thank.you god for jack Johnson. Amen
Oh please 🙄 It was a boxing match surrounded by fight fans. You idiot.
@@EatinOffMyOwnPlate in those days White mobs would riot when white fighters lost to black men
Dems raciss witezz
@@codychurch5920 well yes... Don't see why youre offended by that whiteys 😆
I can't belive so many people don't know who is this man. Everything will be forgotten with time, its really sad.
Very sad but thank god because this channel is bringing some exposure to him
Alotta people don’t even know who Sam Langford is he chased JJ around the world trying to convince him to give him a title shot but that never happened and from then moving forward he never won a world championship.
I think more Australians know him then American's
These new generations don't respect anything that came before they were born.
@drinkmorewater2798 sounds like you don't respect anything that came after you were born. I think that's even worse because those people are living right now lol. Just because the kids around you are ignorant means they all are? Its literally YOUR job to pass this stuff down to the next generation or they can't have a choice but to forget it all. Sounds like your generation is the one that dropped the ball.
This is incredible footage! How on earth do we have film of Jack Johnson, but don't have the first 10 years of of Sugar Ray Robinson's fights?
That’s what I’m saying!
Can someone please answer this question... it doesn't make sense
@@omaralmitwally3475 the sad thing is nearly no one will know because people from back then are all dead
@@k.davies9135 I'm pretty sure we have people around from Robinsons time still around today...?
And on the original topic, surely when Sugar Ray Robinson fought in his prime, there was some form of recording or cameras at the fight? Which would mean that the footage was made and either lost/destroyed/hidden
@@omaralmitwally3475 well his prime years where in the 40s so people born in the 1940 are at least 80 people who probably watched Robinson would be adults at the time so they have to be 95-100 years old then think about how many people acc survived that long that watched Robinson it would be a few to no one. The footage probably just got destroyed our past down three generations and got lost sad really
This really is an homage to all the black boxers fighting during the jim crow era. Lets never forget the veterans of this sport that stood their ground and kept their pride during times of inhumanity. I salute you
🥂🥊 yes
The Democrat founded Jim Crow laws Lol. So what it’s 2023 pal
What years were Jim Crow era?
Who is Jim Crow and how come no one ever assault Jim?
Is Jim Crow worse than Nazi German?
Everyone is probably dead in this video now. Now we have replaced them, and tomorrow someone else will replace us. This world is a temporary abode. Spread peace and love people. There must be no place for hatred.
soon that day will come my brother
Probably dead? They are definitely all toast.
Witness! We are going through the gates of Valhalla all shiny and chrome!!!
wajih hasnain
True -- but every person in this video is dead.
fuck you
Happy Birthday Jack Johnson. would have been 138 yrs old today
😂😂😂
@Elreypachuco not soon enough
@ElreypachucoIf I remember correctly he died in a car accident. RIP
yah that'd be pretty old
Maybe if he were Methuselah
I know he enjoyed every minute of it. Rest in peace Jack Johnson.
If you watch footage of this guy's life and hear him speak , there's no way you can say he didn't lead an extraordinary life . His life movie needs a remake , no question.
Wow! Jack Johnson was a beast! Those uppercuts... That smile... He enjoyed it LOL. He looks more like a martial artist the way he moves. I never heard of him until today, but this guy is definitely one of the best of all time. Made my day.
Man I just found out today that I Was related to him at my family reunion
Boxing is a martial art turn into a sport overtime
Boxing is a martial art.
Boxing is a martial art.
One of the most impressive physiques I've seen on a human
1935
Slimane Dehoum ?
And he was all natty
And Jeffries looked like he could compete for Mr Olympia title. Amazing how these athletes were in as good of fighting shape as today’s modern day boxers
I'll workout to get a physique like him
Johnson's physique was incredible for that time
And drug-free too.
For ANY time.
BrdMan Fether ur a racist coward bitch...
@BrdMan Fether
Your soul, tongue, mouth & brain could fetch $0 even as waste byproduct for fertilizer! So what does that say about the rest of you?
@Barone B
No no let them expose themselves by removing those KKK hoods cuz Halloween is near so they’ll go back into the costumes of their miserable lives.
“Camera halted by police” is all you need to know about this man. 💥 🥊
Dude was a beast , all the pussy racists he laughed at , ate where he wanted , had white women went bashed up all the great white hopes , true pioneer
Censorship sound familiar. 1910. 2023?
@@michaelterry4394they didn’t want people to see Jack Johnson kick his arse
perché un nero non poteva vincere contro un bianco, razzismo puro
Jack's physique is impressive, even by today's standards.
because he was a genetic freak and nothing else. his physique wasn't human. he then faced a genetically gifted guy who whooped him a tall white guy. he didn't win because of skill but because he was a genetic freak.
@@ΘανοςΠετρέλαιο he developed outfighting and clinch work.
@@keerpeech1
Yeah but he relied mostly on his physical attributes. Look at his muscles.
@@ΘανοςΠετρέλαιο Jack Johnson was one of the first boxers who took the game seriously innovated defense and technique
@@jalenbunn7114 𝑅𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑤𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑑. 𝐵𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑏𝑜𝑥𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑒𝑐𝘩𝑛𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠, 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒. 𝐼𝑡'𝑠 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝐽𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑡-𝑡𝑤𝑖𝑡𝑐𝘩 𝑚𝑎𝑐𝘩𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝘩𝑎𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑏𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦. 𝐼𝑡'𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑏𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝘩𝑒 𝘩𝑎𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑐𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝘩𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝘩𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡𝘩𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑤𝘩𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑛'𝑡 𝘩𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝘩𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝘩𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑟? 𝐵*** 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑒, 𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑦 𝘩𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑚, 𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑚, 𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑦 𝘩𝑎𝑑 𝑛𝑜 𝑤𝘩𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑗𝑜𝑏𝑠. 𝑇𝘩𝑒𝑦 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔𝘩𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝐽𝑜𝘩𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑑, 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑚 𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝐽𝑜𝘩𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝘩𝑎𝑑 𝑎 𝑣𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑠. 𝐻𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑏𝑦 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒, 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑑? 𝑇𝘩𝑒 𝑤𝘩𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑔𝘩𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝘩𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑏𝑢𝑙𝑘𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑠 (𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑡𝘩𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎) 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝘩𝑜𝑤 𝑚𝑢𝑐𝘩 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝘩𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑠𝑝𝘩𝑦𝑥𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑦 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 "𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔" 𝑤𝑖𝑡𝘩 𝑎 𝘩𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑗𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑖𝑙?
What a built! Jack Johnson looked like a Bodybuilder but could box like a Lightweight , floating around , what an athlete and fine Boxer Sir Jack was !!
They don't love us .... they only love how we make them feel ........ words of wisdom
Words of victimhood! Love Yourself!❤
I really wish everyone that loves boxing doesn’t forget about this man he was one of a kind rip king👑💪
Love the part when the crowd got up when Jack Johnson got knocked down
Then gets up and knocked him into the next Galaxy 🥊
Then he wipes Stanley Ketchel's treeth off his glove!lol
Ketchel was a middleweight.
That was a magnificent performance
they probably must have placed their bet on him
You can clearly see the level of racism...Salute n Respeck to him JACK JOHNSON
I remember hearing in a documentary that they were friends. The other guy's name was Ketchel, a middle weight, and they pretty much agreed on an unofficial exhibition match. Ketchel supposedly decided to unexpectedly go for the ko and take all the glory. That's when Jack Johnson ko'd him and knocked a lot of his teeth out. Some friend Ketchel was. haha
It’s crazy to think and realize that everybody in this highlight reel is dead. 💀
people can live more than 100 years, its not unheard of
True its crazy to think of our lives passing and new generations taking over, but that's the way of life, we should try and accept it.
There’s more dead then they’re are alive. Kinda strange being alive when you look at it that way
@@tempestvideos9834 Not if you start counting all the "people" that have lived the last 8 million years. Thats just too many generations, even if there were only a couple of thousand people at first. You might be closer to the truth if you only count Homo Sapiens, but even then thats a lot of people that have died. You don´t think more than 8 billion Homo Sapiens have died? In fact we passed 8 billion around when the pyramids were built if you check www.prb.org/howmanypeoplehaveeverlivedonearth/ . So even if we only look at Homo Sapiens, over 100 billion have died. Compared to almost 8 billion living now. Sure the industrial revolution really was "revolutionary" but not that much.
@Magistar M lol exacly!! One generation passes..and another comes. It's a never ending cycle!
are we sure he wasnt a time traveler. looked wayyyy ahead of his time
DOOWAH YOU REAL.
no kidding, he was swole too!
beat the piss out of the poor fella to face him. Sports always brings the best of the best our ESPECIALLY in this case. Fuck. I thought Jack Johnson was white from my schooling. They never specified race in the story, which i wish they did based on all the other crap they thought us. A "human" did this and a "human" did that. We are all on the same god damn rock. It's like we are a group of birds in a tree chirping at each other because we have different feathers. Just to realize we are BIRDS!!!!!
I thought the same thing. Physically, he looked like he could compete in this generation.
@@seeker156 cool i feel that!! WORD..YO DEEP.
Would like to see some of these old films get the “Peter Jackson” treatment, colorization, speed correction, frame enhancement, etc.
Be good if someone actually made a decent film about him
Someone should contact youtubers who put Waifu2x filters on film plus other HD algorithms and publish it free on youtube maybe commisioned?
@@kissmyacidrocks Someone like Denis Shyriaev
I'd love to see something like that happen with the old Muhammad Ali clips
@@davehoward22 A series about his life and fights would be better. Everything about his life should be depicted on screen.
This tribute jus changed my life
Wow
Ray Robinson, Roberto Duran, Jack Johnson, Sam Langford... My Top.
+kredas floyd?
Boxtime 848 He's good at parrying but.. Eh.
Westside Woodledge 1
they should make another movie of this guy a true legend
They should,he is one of the greatest african americans to box.
agree. it could be really strong. you could go into raging bull type stuff w/ all the demons around him and in him. you could also show his amazing abilty to endure and rise. also a great vehicle to explore the times. amer was starting to get a little bit like the roaring 20's before the war and he was at the top of the sports heap at that point. no doubt, its rich for a great movie in the right hands.
+athanatos y Spike lee shall take notice and make this happen.
Cameron Ortiz African**
They could do it(Indie producers and upcoming non-hollyweird actors) but it'd have to be an indie film because these hollyweird actors just cant cut it when it comes to portraying a true hero. Hollyweird actors seriously lack the true substance that it really truly takes to portray someone who truly fought hard in the game of life,as in,in the ring as well as outside of the ring.
The way he laughed and taunted his opponents - he was Ali before Ali was Ali
wildtill9 REINCARNATION. Jesus did it.
wildtill9 He was Clay before he was Ali
@Mister Wiggy he did good to jack was way ahead of his time
@Mahdee Gill really... that's hilarious
good thing he didn't pull that shit with Balboa
Thank you for sharing these videos of Jack Johnson's fights. He was magnificent. Love that smile!
He'd knocked out fighters with a smile on his face
Late reply i know, being able to knock the shit out of a white man back then and not having to be concerned about getting locked up for it, i´d be laughing to if i was a black man back in those days.
whaouh such respect
SikWitit Bristol I saw a Mike Tyson pod cast and he said he did that because he got a lot of abuse from the people in the crown so he would do that to show that it wasn’t affecting him and that he didn’t care pretty gangster ngl while he’s beating the fuck out of the other guy 😂
JJ the greatest of all time? Hardly, he never fought the top black fighters of his time, why did he duck them? Most of the wht fighters he fought were not true hwts. They were lt. heavies at best, Jefferies was legit, but way over the hill. And along comes Jess. The bully got bullied. Jess W easily handles Jack. Which clearly tells anyone that Jack could not handle a good big man, and Jess was considered mediocre! How could that be? And if you are going to say Jack was old and out of shape, bull. How did he go over 20 rounds in 100 plus degree heat if he was so out of shape and old. Fact, Jess was bigger, stronger, and a better fighter than Jack. And he was not intimidated. Fact is he beat Jack at his own game. If Jack was the greatest of all time he would have never lost to mediocre Jess W. This takes nothing away from Jess W win, he kicked Jacks ass. And was not the first to do so. Joe Cho. knocked out Jack earlier in his career. Joe was a Lt. Heavy. And knocked out Jack when he weighed only 175 pounds. A goat would never have let that happen. Jack good man, way over rated as a boxer.
Ali was great, but Jack Johnson was the greatest off all time. Boxers in Johnson's era were fighting twenty plus rounds, in the middle of the day out in the open in the baking sun.
Fr i never really new that
Just because he fought in harder conditions doesn't mean he's the goat
Put him up against tyson or Ali and try tell me he's still the best
It was a different era, he was the greatest of that era, no actually I take that back joe Louis was.
Just because he fought in harder conditions doesn't mean he's the goat
Put him up against tyson or Ali and try tell me he's still the best
It was a different era, he was the greatest of that era, no actually I take that back joe Louis was.
+josh t97 Rocky Marciano beat Joe clean & easy knocked down twice & on the second knock down he got knocked out cold & through the ropes
josh t97 yeah but jack Johnson deserves to be known as one the best heavyweights to ever live because if it wasn't for him we prolly would've never seen a joe Louis or an muhammad ali jack Johnson paved the way
It's incredible to think these people had no idea people would be looking at them centuries later. But, so will other of us🤔
Every time it's like that
your and my comments might be around forever, and people would say why they didn't use their real names
@@willie417 Willie Horizon is my real name hopefully Willie is yours!
Jack is probably one of the earliest Boxers that we still have on tape. My great grandfather was a tough Irishman who fought bareknuckle fights that would last until either your opponent
gave up or was KO for more that 2 minutes. Fighting became a family tradition that was passed down from generation to generation. My grandfather changed his last name from "Milligan" to the english last name of 'Milliken' because the Irish Immigrants had it tough during the mid to late 1800's. Billy Milligan raised more hell than Jessie James and was one of the original members of the "Great Train Robbery" The pride & joy of the Milliken family was Kyle Milliken a Navy Veteran and part of Seal Team 3 for 2 years and a brother in Seal Team 6 that was involved in 46 combat missions including the raid and killing of Bin Laden . Kyle was awarded numerous medals & comendations but the Silver Cross & 4 Bronze Medals of Valor stand out the most. Kyle was a greater human being than a warrior & athlete! R.I.P. Kyle, you will never be forgotten!
@@richardmilliken5651 I am saddened to hear about your loss. Kyle's death was back in 2017, I've heard of the Mogadishu event. I'm a combat veteran, now medically retired. Much respect, you should be proud of your familie's heratige. Please pass down that legacy to your offspring, so it's never forgotten.
Absolutely captivating at the highest degree " a true prize fighter in an era when no one complained about money and or performance enhancers of any kind. They fought often with little padding in their gloves. They would be amazed at what boxers make today.
The revolutionary, the champion, the legend, the man.....
I can't help but admire Johnson. What a personality!!!! That grin must've absolutely infuriated those who hated him😄😄
Jack Johnson was one of the greatest defensive heavyweights ever, he was ahead of his time in an era, where a lot of fighters of the day, stood flat footed
Definitely!
How😂😂
@@getthismanshavingkitorgett1428 he wasn’t easy to hit he was elusive and had great clinch work
Nonsense, the most overrated heavyweight in history.
😂
Great background music to represent a great fighter of his time.
What other name of that piece of music
Boxing back then looked like today's MMA! RIP Johnson, he opened the gate for the upcoming generations of legendary black boxers!
Amazing tribute and a spotlight not only on how far we've come, but how far we still need to go. Thank you for sharing.
Johnson is very underrated, he was like a cat. He could slap oncoming punches away before they even reached him and land punches right on the button even while he was chasing his opponent full speed. I don't think i ever saw a different heavyweight do that, not even Ali.
darnell bennet 35-0 against flomos I guess that back fired lol
@abdul wakeel What a retarded comment
Johnson was an absolute defensive minded genius for the time, he was considered to be the Heavyweight version of Joe Gans, whom Johnson based his stance and footwork on.
@@gkj1992 I understood that the great joe choynski coached johnson
@@yourdedcat-qr7ln Choyniski was another underappreciated great. Yeah, he did instruct Johnson on some defensive tips, but Johnson like many, greatly admired Gans, and created a variant of his stance, and learned to place his punches to maximize damage without leaving openings. Gans was one of the innovators, but Johnson, Jack Blackburn(Joe Louis' trainer, and fought Gans a few times) and many others would emulate. Sadly, all these guys, and dozens of other great fighters will only be remembered by those who appreciate boxing history and what the greats really did for the sport.
For a man as big as he was, his quick footwork was incredible, and that right uppercut musta hurt like hell whenever it landed....
Jack looks like the most gentle man on the planet. Clapping his adversaries. Always smiling. And a good dapper gentleman look. 10/10 would be friend with him
Master of boxing and livestock escape prevention
LOL!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💨
ehawwwwwwwww!
Nobody who ever saw Jack Johnson fight in his prime ever forgot it.
Dash Riprock how you no
Not everyone hits their prime in their 20’s.
It looks like he has slabs of of beef hanging from his back Even with this old film you can see insane definition can’t imagine how impressive he was in real life
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beef
IN such a shtty time, I so appreciate how much he smiled!
Simply Amazing How Great Jack Johnson Was He Always Had A Smile On His Face I Hope They Make A Movie About This Grand Champion Of All Time Jack Johnson Is All American Hero Rest In Peace Champ
The Great White Hope 1970. James Earl Jones received an Oscar nomination for best actor... A must see.
They did James Earl Jones Played him...
Best part about this vid is how many times he smiles, even in the ring whilst taking shots. Incredible man
He Always laughs. It make him feel comfortable and his rival feel unpleasant.
The greatest in my mind mainly because of what he had to deal with! He was the real deal!
Legends will never die
At 3:21 you can see Jack Johnson getting Ketchel's teeth out of his gloves. This is documented. This is some legendary stuff.
that's incredible, never heard but I believe it in those times! Plus, he took his own knock down like a true man. Even the best get caught
Jon Tucker True, but during that fight JJ was under the impression that the fight was for charity, so JJ took it as a joke until his opponent hit with something that put him down. He knocked his teeth out right afterwards.
@@bman9106 well then, its even more impressive that he was able to come back after that surprise punch!
😂😂😂
Well he warned him.If you try to come out here to knock me out I'm going to knock your grill out.your gonna eat soup with a straw.And that's just what happen.
He was a guy that no one could beat...Amazing how he kept his cool against all of the torment at the side of the ring and other places.
He had 11 losses
@@eaglefan941 He played until almost age 60,and have playef almost 200 gamds
he was beat in his prime , a few times. one notable loss was to Joe Choynski who taught him how to box better.
@@nnnndd8659 He had 6 losses and 8 draws by the time he lost the title (age 37). So no, he was not "unbeatable". He had a record of 54-11-8 (73 fights, not "200"). Many of his fights were against much smaller opponents, many weighing less than 175 lbs. He also stacked up wins by beating some of these smaller fighters time after time.
He had 11 loses
Just wow incredible, beautiful, inspirational
Beautiful video. It really is about more than boxing.
Jack Johnson had an unorthodox style. I bet he hit pretty damn hard too.
Especially with the very little padding boxing gloves had in those days.
Bruh look how big that man was back then lol his body was crazy for that time period
No PEDs back then & yet he's shredded.
kufujitsu. Yeah, he’s definitely the Wilt Chamberlain of boxing. Lol.
There were many many more of his size and much bigger in those days too.
@@kufujitsu Performing Enhancing Drugs were actually discovered in the 1860's during the American Civil War and a professional baseball player was using them in the late 1890's - early 1900's. I always thought Dianabol was the first steroid.....coming in during the 1930's but that is not so. I'm not saying Jack Johnson was using anything but they were available at that time but most people wouldn't have heard of them.
You should look up some photos of Jim Jeffries when he was in his prime, he was another absolute unit, insane athlete like Johnson
I heard about original black athletes like Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens and Ernie Davis (first African American to win the Heisman Trophy) but I never really heard about Jack Johnson and he came before those guys. Damn This guy's legendary for even being that successful at what he did in that time period
Yeah my dude, a legend. If you get this message, check out John Henry. If you haven't already.
Plus he always had a white woman with all the people that hated them he had a white woman
❤jack and this music
Didn't realize how quick his hands were until you guys put this in hd. wowowow and laughing at his opponents, he was way b4 his time, one of the best ever.
He wants laughing at his opponents he had alot of respect to his opponents. It's said alot of times he was joking with the other fighters
noblethoughts845 Watch the video again closely. You will see when his opponents would clinch and land hard little shots, he would just stand there, hold them and laugh.
If you could imagine yourself as a boxer, in that situation, and have this man actually laughing at you. Shit like that lands like a punch. You hit a fucking guy with your best shots then it goes into a clinch and you then give him all your dirty little shots too and he stands there and fucking laughs at you.
It wasn't disrespecting his opponents more than it was a tool to make them aware of how little they affected him. Nowadays some boxers who consider themselves tough will get hit with a good shot then smile. Well this is the same as that smile but exaggerated to a point that would break an opponents will.
blackelk7373 so disrespect?
I AM BATMAN It was Johnson's way of emasculating his opponents in front of their wives. He would go on to sleep with the wives later that night.
blackelk7373 Old footage is usually sped up, so it's hard to tell how fast his hands actually were
The most beautiful tribute for a boxer I’ve heard or seen.
Jack Johnson вечно улыбающийся, даже на ринге. Его первое оружие перед противником - Улыбка!
This man didn’t have it easy, everyone hated him. When he lost a championship in Cuba, I honestly believe he gave up because he couldn’t take the bullshit with America anymore. Jack Johnson one of the greatest ever. RIP Champ🙏🏼🙏🏼
Reznick makes the best tributes for Boxers. I love the Sugar Ray Robinson one too.
By far my favorite video Reznick has produced. Even more impactful if you know Jack Johnson's story..
I could only imagine what he really went through. He had to keep that smile on his face tho.
My great great grandpa had to pay to hear many of these fights through the radio.
The ultimate test of a man... what he is revealed to be... what is left to evaluate... what every man will be judged by....is what is left AFTER,... the world has taken its BEST SHOT!
In the end, i won't be remembered for the races that i won, when i was young, but rather for being loyal & supportive of my family & friends during hard times. It's not the Job title or the $ that i made, but it's all about the lifes that i touched and hopefully my amusing stories brought laughter in their way, as we grow old & and pass the baton onto our children & grandchildren. I've lived life to the fullest and when i die, may the sun shine down on me as "Danny Boy & Hallelujah & All Along the Watchtower & Tangled up in Blue play loudly as my Irish & Scottish Relatives celebrate my life with Cold Beers.
Wow, this is a work of art. I've gotten a totally in-depth view of Mr. Johnson, the way he moved was so rigid and unpredictable. And the men of those days, 💪🏿. He really put everything into his punches, the raw power of the struggle. You can tell he was out to prove something. Kudos to the one whomever put this together, the music really brings it to life.✊🏿
Powerful right hook and left hook combo delivered with speed, accuracy and power. Classic.
He looks so humble but turn into a monster when he has to fight and also he has beautiful smile
The man is a gentle giant 😌❤️
That man went through hell just for doing his job the right way.... And doing it with a smile on his face
Sad sad sad! There should be no hatred
based on race! Brings tears to my eyes 😕
Adam A. Who oppressed Ali who stopped him from getting honest employment..who brought him up to make him champion...an Italian..same as Tyson.....were these managers and the white people who died to free slaves and the young white people who were murdered standing for MLK..given any credit by you?.do you racists ever give credit for any good white people do . No one is stopping you or anyone else from getting a job or getting ahead except the person in the mirror black racist and white racists are twins of different skin color
@Ilyass Habbou actually black racism is popular now as white racism was in that era..we have come full circle years ago I was involved in civil rights for blacks..now someone needs to step up for white rights against general black racism against whitey.. MY point was racism against whites by blacks now is same mind set as white racist years ago..Twin racist of different skin color....boxing part is boxing today different people same goals... Tyson was a fan of Dempsey...Fury was fan of Tyson...if you watch Ketchel vs Johnson.....Conn vs Louis...Galento vs Louis...Sugar Ray Leonard.vs Mayweather......Mcgregor vs Mayweather...you can see wins for same reason... and losses for same reason...also watch Calzaghe fights....notice losers had chance to win- blew win because of not following up as finishers...prime example McGreagor vs..Diaz when Sean lost.....notice how losers let opportunity of win slide by...thanks for comment....if you are a black African American you know what I mean about black racism against whites at present.....Black Panthers went on street in Charlotte NC and preached kill all white men, women and children...no uproar actually not much news coverage....let white racists say we must kill all black women and children..And wow riots for sure..black racism against whites is acceptable by general racist population...sad vary sad...hate is hate no matter what mouth or mind it comes from
james king you got all this from that comment?
Yes, race hate is absurd and destructive.
@@jamesking5508 There is always some dislike towards any race from some people, but right now, any racism against whites in the US isn't systemic, nor does it compare to civil rights era racism.
Thank you for this video. Amazing. Simply Amazing.
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That last shot of him in the tux doing an uppercut gave me chills.
How old was he do you think?
Fırat Ferocious ...I think he was in his 70’s
He was a great boxer during his time, the other things don't matter. In that era there was massive racism, he whipped ass and got much respect, that's what matters!
Don't try to make the racism, murdering, lynching, raping and castration seem like nothing. It all matters. It's apart of the struggle. It's all relevant.
Go fuck yourself
yeah he got respect 100 years later
@@cyrusmufc2914 ... NITWIT ...
sha broussard nobody here was a slave. There is nobody alive to pay retribution to.
He looks like he is toying with his opponents.
Roy Benton that’s exactly what I was thing
He was LOL 😂 knowing they had NO SHOT AT ALL
Roy Benton right, till he lost to the Potawatomi giant.
He became champ at 30 or 31. He was past his prime. Picking off punches with his gloves. He actually learned his boxing style under a guy named Joe chowinski
JJ the greatest of all time? Hardly, he never fought the top black fighters of his time, why did he duck them? Most of the wht fighters he fought were not true hwts. They were lt. heavies at best, Jefferies was legit, but way over the hill. And along comes Jess. The bully got bullied. Jess W easily handles Jack. Which clearly tells anyone that Jack could not handle a good big man, and Jess was considered mediocre! How could that be? And if you are going to say Jack was old and out of shape, bull. How did he go over 20 rounds in 100 plus degree heat if he was so out of shape and old. Fact, Jess was bigger, stronger, and a better fighter than Jack. And he was not intimidated. Fact is he beat Jack at his own game. If Jack was the greatest of all time he would have never lost to mediocre Jess W. This takes nothing away from Jess W win, he kicked Jacks ass. And was not the first to do so. Joe Cho. knocked out Jack earlier in his career. Joe was a Lt. Heavy. And knocked out Jack when he weighed only 175 pounds. A goat would never have let that happen. Jack good man, way over rated as a boxer.
R.I.P Mr.Johnson. Wow. Thanks for the vlog.
Man, he looks like such a gentle giant.
A gentle giant who beats up women!
He looks like an evil bastard to me
@@omarionnelson6264 He just does are you trying to suggest Its a racist comment ?
@@telstar9 lol you ARE racist. You wouldn't say that if he was white
I see where you're coming from ...but he looked like a fucken' animal to me, he never missed a beat
Jack Johnson would have no problems today or any day. A true great.
I agree with his disagreement. Two different time periods and two different fighting styles. Any top heavyweight today would ko him within 3 rounds
On BD I'm Dead any heavyweight today like beyonce wilder and flat footed AJ?
aaron pryor what?
aaron pryor your the puf
youre kidding right?
Very well done..
Johnson was the Master...During the moments he was on Earth...
It was my dream to portray this man in a Hollywood film and win an Oscar for it. Congratulations to Mahershala Ali for booking the role and bringing this legend to the screen.
Amazing footage.. like a time machine and seeing a Legend... I keep looking at all those people. WAIT.. Camera halted by Police
Jack Johnson was magnificent!!
He never fought black fighters, and most of his opponents were smaller men. of course he looked good. His skill level was mediocre at best.
HDVICTORY ford - And you're a dann liar , look up his fighters you freaking nitwit . When the period before he became champion he had to wait wait & wait for a title shot therefore white guys wouldn't want any part of him so he four several dozen before and after he became champion - keep in mind also they fear and respected his power and only took the fight for the $$$ and Jess Willard and the 6'10 hillbilly was heavier and taller then Johnson you idiot !!!
Why fight "all" the black fighters not ranked when they wouldn't bring big paydays & if and I do mean if he lost or draw he would never get a world title shot just to keep him down and out ( crooked racist bigoted white mans punishment) so you are wrong to a great point !!!
Sam langford
One of the greatest, hands down and even admired and respected by the great John L. Sullivan
Jack johnson my favourite boxer of all time
Like how he was just smiling to himself and happy even though he was fighting an uphill battle to be equal due to foolish beliefs.
So this was Ali's mentor. The smiling during the fight, that long arm out in the opponents face. The blow that takes you out so fast we don't see it much less the man on the end of the blow. Great vid. I would love to see his diet, NO drugs. What a fighter.
Play me some Miles Davis drink me some jack daniels, watch me some JACK JOHNSON..!!
Love Miles Davis!...Milestones, Newport in 1958 and Kinda Blue are three of my favs!! But shit...anything Miles, Diz and Coltrane did were classic!
I really like Miles Davis also, but I can't go for the bitches brew called Jack Daniels! yuck!!! I'm a Hennessy girl! 😎
@@vanrssawise5804 march 30 1970 Miles Davis Columbia Records
bittches Brew. ..you have good taste.
HA listening to Miles Davis tribute to Jack johnson as we speak. A fine pairing for this video!
@@bradrestivo8768 thanks for your comment, I'm just floored didn't know such existed. TWO VERY ADMIRED MEN
GRACE TO YOU. BRAD RESTIVO!!
"Camera Halted by Police" LMAOOOOOO
That ass whooping was criminal
The tactics they would use back then to make sure black people never forgot their place in society makes me laugh when whites feel victimized for just a second nowadays. Sure, I bet it sorta sucks being white today, but its a whole Hell of a lot better than being black or whatever other color, whether its during today or for the last few hundred years. Don't tell a white person that though lol
@@booqrdoit9138 I'm white and I couldn't agree more. Racism is better than in Jack Johnson and Muhammad Alis time for sure, but we have a very long way to go. Man the corrupted politicans and governments view on humanity today is disgusting
Is he laughing at those guys, like they can't even hurt him?
+Reye the man amongst boys
Yes, he is laughing..and sometimes he would hit on the guy's girlfriend if she was ring side.. lol
CampingMIG yes lol
Devin Rivers source?
One thing people overlook is the technique he uses and the reason why he can get away with holding these guys. Look at every single fight he does this modified over under hold, where he cups his opponent's biceps with his hands, rendering them useless, he puts his weight on them, if they want to punch they could muscle out of it but its an obvious tell and JJ would slip it. Its a great frustrating hold, and right when you're comfortable he rips those vicious uppercuts from underneath your vision. Truly a wrestlerboxer pioneer.
He is so pure
One of the greatest boxers.
This man fought 4 fights in 1 day!
He was big, he was strong. Would you dare to box this man? It was insane back then. No matter the skin colour, he was the best of the best back then.
Какой огромный и жесткий парень, а ведь тогда еще не было синтетических гормонов. огромная природная сила!!!
My children if any of you watching this, I have past my time I really appreciate the midnight light burn without shadow, my children do good and don't doubt life,
for me the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time......
People may say cassius Clay faced great odds bcoz of his colour. But he faced less a challenge than jack Johnson. WHITE was the only colour that mattered in his day. Blacks were treated well below for the way they were in the 60's. Just the civil rights movement was in full swing then under Martin Luther King and others and the media were getting behind them. Television exposure and more competition for news meant that the movement was benefitting from the exposure. In his day jack faced insurmountablle odds. Because he was so good in a "white man's" area of dominance they had to give him eventually a shot at the big time fights. The hope would have been to humiliate this black man and prove white man was superior. That did not turn out so well for those who thought that. he was a worthy champion. In fights you can see that the referee would count faster if he was on the canvas and slower for his white opponent. Clay was lucky to fight in an era where televison brought the boxing game to everyone. In Johnsons day being discriminated against was the norm. They bred boxers alot tougher back then bcoz it was survival for so many boxers, as they had nothing else bcoz times were so tough. When survival was all you fought for to make a little money they fought relentlessly. As prosperous times lay ahead for so many in life boxing was not all that kept those in it alive. dancing around the ring and technique was focused on more whereas in the old days it was more of a tough punishing slugfest. I think Joe Louis was better than Clay, though Clay had the charisma and brought great interest and new people into boxing. he was a great champion and will be long admired and remembered. Even Clay himself nominated johnson as his best, though some of that may be political he knocked it right on the head as dead right. jack i salute the greatest!
Cassius Clay was a glamour boxer of the modern era.... That was when live tv, media interest and even satelite coverage came in. of course in the modern day people usually only remember in their recent memory. But if you read history and seek any film footage of the past you will get opinions and views from experts and opponents alike. Not everyone from the past is biased for their own era!
Phillip Williams typical racist piece of shit. Just another angry inadequate white man.
Rocky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Phillip Williams haha the older they are people think they are better, always the way to think, boxing has evolved in skill, training and has got better since, ametures today would be really good back in those days
I watched a documentary on Jack Johnson. Dude was a Beast!!!!! (Legend)
Fun fact: jack Johnson learned how to properly box from a white cell mate when he was in jail for illegally fighting as a teenager
What's his name
Joe Choynski 17:20 pbs documentary on Jackson
*jack Johnson
@DrMonkeyBoyJr Dude, you need to unfuck yourself quickly and figure out that skin pigmentation doesn't mean shit, and that you're being the very definition of racist by blanket stating that white people, as a collective, are racist. I once knew a Mexican who hated Indian people for fuck sake. People do bad shit. That's kinda how this works.
@DrMonkeyBoyJr You're literally being racist by saying that White people are racist...
Absolute legend ! more people other than boxing fans should know bout this guy. Everyone talks bout ali. How many realise what this guy went through to be the best in the world at a time when racism was more than acceptable in America ? I admire how he was a champion, as a great boxer for all humanity. He didn't play the' im doing it for my people' card. He was just a great champ who was showing the world he was a free man whether people accepted it or not. Took plenty of guts to do what he did.
get fucked... racism doesn't exist its something made up to fuck with people fool
He spent his whole career overcoming racism, he had some white associates But the whole of the white establishment was more or less against. U clearly no nothing about him, do some research before stsrting shit u just embarrassing yourself
Daniel Ebrey Again you're a fool for even bringing race up, it's not needed. end of
cashJOHNNYcash17 why ? U tell in me it was irrelevant in jack johnson career ? lol idiot
Because of him it was possible for Ali and many others to achieve his dream.
the size of those ringss!!
Havoc Prodigy the size of that mannnn
Floyd would have loved to fight in those rings
Randy Marsh mad bro? Lol
Havoc Prodigy With all of these taller heavyweights in the division today it would be fairer to The shorter HWs to have larger rings. How hard is it for a 6’9” guy to cut off the ring if his opponent is half a foot shorter?
Havoc Prodigy we need to go back to having rings of that size. I mean seriously, how hard is it for a 6’9” guy to cut off the ring when his opponent is only 6’2”?
I learned a LOT by watching this. A whole lot