[DOC] [TLE] Jack Johnson (boxer) - Wikipedia [PAR] John Arthur "Jack" Johnson (March 31, 1878  June 10, 1946), nicknamed the 
Galveston Giant was an American boxer, whoat the height of the Jim Crow era
became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908
1915). ..... On April 5, 1915, Johnson lost his title to Jess Willard, a working 
cowboy... [DOC] [TLE] Jess Willard - Wikipedia [PAR] Jess Myron Willard (December 29, 1881  December 15, 1968) was a world 
heavyweight boxing champion known as the Pottawatomie Giant who knocked 
out Jack Johnson in April 1915 for the heavyweight title. ... Willard was knocked 
down for the first time in his career during the first round and another six times 
before the... [DOC] [TLE] Jess Willard-Jack Johnson: 100 years later - Ring TV [PAR] Apr 4, 2015 ... For more than six years, heavyweight champion Jack Johnson tormented ... 
Johnson, the first of his race to hold the greatest prize in sports, was, ... Burns, 
the most famous and the most notorious African-American on Earth. ... Willard's 
sixth-round KO over George Rodel took place the previous April 28... [DOC] [TLE] Jack Johnson wins heavyweight title - Dec 26, 1908 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Jack Johnson wins heavyweight title on Dec 26, 1908. ... 
becomes the first African American to win the world heavyweight title when he ... 
Johnson, who held the heavyweight title until 1915, was reviled by whites for his 
... the heavyweight title when he was knocked out by white American Jess Willard
... [DOC] [TLE] Johnson vs. Jeffries - International Boxing Hall of Fame [PAR] Racism Takes a Blow in Reno. THE FIRST boxing match of the 20th century that 
transcended the sport occurred on July 4 ... Jack Johnson, the seventh man to 
hold the heavyweight title in the gloved era, was ... And unlike the first six title-
holders, he was black. ... Johnson lost the title to Jess Willard in 1915 in Havana, 
Cuba. [DOC] [TLE] Jack Johnson, world's first black boxing champion, was jailed under ... [PAR] Feb 5, 2016 ... Jack Johnson, world's first black boxing champion, was jailed under Jim Crow. ... 
He was the world's heavyweight champion  the first black man to ever hold the 
title. ... for a Great White Hope to challenge Johnson and take his title. ... 6 1/4-
inch, 230-pound Jess Willard in a boxing ring in Havana in 1915. [DOC] [TLE] April 5, 1915: Johnson vs WillardThe Fight City [PAR] Apr 4, 2016 ... Johnson vs Willard: In a major upset, Great White Hope Jess Willard dethroned ... 
painful for a man as confident and proud as Johnson clearly was. ... Johnson, 
boxing's first black heavyweight champion, won the title in ... Once she had the 
money, an exchange of signals took place and she left the stadium. [DOC] [TLE] Jack Johnson: 100 years on...the story of the race-hate fight that split ... [PAR] Apr 2, 2015 ... In 1915, Jack Johnson became the first ever black man to win the world ... 
Johnson was eventually defeated by Jess Willard in 1915, following 26 brutal ... 
But little did white America know that it would take over six years before ... 
Johnson loses his world heavyweight title to Willard (left) over the course of 26... [DOC] [TLE] Jack Johnson - Boxer - Biography.com [PAR] Feb 4, 2016 ... The fast living Johnson held on to the title until 1915 and continued to box until 
he was 50. ... The first black heavyweight champion, John Arthur "Jack" Johnson 
was ... white boxing fans who hated seeing a black man sit atop the sport. ... 
relinquished the heavyweight title, when Johnson fell to Jess Willard... [DOC] [TLE] Video: Jess Willard Beats Jack Johnson for Boxing Title in 1915 :: All ... [PAR] Apr 5, 2010 ... Video: Jess Willard Beats Jack Johnson for Boxing Title in 1915 ... Johnson, who 
was the first African-American to win the

Question: In 1915 Jess Willard took the heavyweight title from this first black man to hold it
Answer: (Jack) Johnson