Black Jack Johnson. Duration: 13 minutes. Black Jack Johnson conocido por su papel en Shots Fired (), Not Another Zombie Movie. Listen to Black Jack Johnson EP by I AM LEGEND on Apple Music. Descripción general del libro Tells the story of the first black heavyweight champion of the world, Jack Johnson, who rose through the ranks in the early. 5 Songs. On this day in , Jack Johnson became the first black heavyweight boxing champion of the world by defeating Tommy. Jack Johnson (boxeador) ; Jack Johnson ; Nombre, Arthur John Johnson ; Nacimiento, Galveston, Texas 31 de marzo de ; Fallecimiento, Raleigh, Carolina del Norte. Evans tells the story of the world's first black heavyweight champion. Arthur John Johnson, más conocido como Jack Johnson y apodado “El Gigante de Galveston”, fue un boxeador estadounidense y probablemente el mejor peso pesado de su generación. This nonfiction picture book from author Charles R. Reparto: Shots Fired. African-American boxer, Jack Johnson, he became World Heavyweight Champion in and defeated a series of 'great white hopes' who challenged him. . Photo of Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion, whose reign lasted from to , was also the first African American pop. Smith Jr and illustrated by Shane W. Jack Johnson became the first African American to earn boxing's heavyweight title in Known for a style that combined power, balance, and loose- ness.