Title: Billy Conn
Content: his Sports Illustrated story "The Boxer and the Blonde". In May 1941, Conn gave up his World Light Heavyweight title to challenge World Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis. Conn attempted to become the first World Light Heavyweight Champion in boxing history to win the World Heavyweight Championship when he and Louis met on June 18 of that year, and incredibly, to do so without going up in weight. The fight became part of boxing's lore because Conn held a secure lead on the scorecards leading to round 13. According to many experts and fans who watched the fight, Conn was outmaneuvering

Title: Jim Johnson (boxer)
Content: Johnson awarded him the sole title shot given to a black boxer in the 29 years between Jack and Joe Louis winning the heavyweight crown. Jim Johnson (boxer) "Battling" Jim Johnson (September 2, 1887 – November 6, 1918) was an American boxer who fought as a heavyweight from 1908 to 1918. He had little success and lost with great frequency to top boxers such as Sam Langford, Joe Jeanette, Sam McVey, Harry Wills and Kid Norfolk. In spite of this (or because of it), Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight champion, gave him a title shot. When they fought

Title: Karl Mildenberger
Content: After defending his European title three times, Mildenberger fought Muhammad Ali for the World Heavyweight Title in September 1966. Mildenberger, the first southpaw to fight for the World Heavyweight title, frustrated the champ for most of the fight, but ultimately lost by TKO when the referee stopped the fight at 1:28 of the twelfth round following a flurry of punches by Ali. Years later, Angelo Dundee cited an 8th round punch to the liver area which hurt Ali, whose ability to withstand body blows was legendary. In 1967, Mildenberger participated in a tournament staged by the World Boxing Association to

Title: Jim Johnson (boxer)
Content: Jim Johnson (boxer) "Battling" Jim Johnson (September 2, 1887 – November 6, 1918) was an American boxer who fought as a heavyweight from 1908 to 1918. He had little success and lost with great frequency to top boxers such as Sam Langford, Joe Jeanette, Sam McVey, Harry Wills and Kid Norfolk. In spite of this (or because of it), Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight champion, gave him a title shot. When they fought in Paris in August 1913, it was the first time that two black boxers had fought for the world heavyweight title. Battling Jim was the

Title: Tommy Burns (boxer)
Content: three years. All previous gloved world champs had been European-American U.S. citizens (except for Robert Fitzsimmons, of the United Kingdom and New Zealand), who defended their titles only against other white opponents (although Fitzsimmons fought Jack Johnson after losing the title). Burns travelled the globe, beating the champions of England, Ireland, France and Australia. He was the first heavyweight champion to fight with a Jewish challenger, defeating British boxer Joseph "Jewey" Smith, in a 1908 bout held in Paris. He also fought a bout with a Native American and won. Burns once defended his title twice in one night, although

Question: Who was the first boxer to twice regain the world heavyweight title?
Answer: Muhammad Ali