They called it “The Fight Of The Century” — and they actually meant it. A stadium was constructed solely to host the event, then it was torn down, moved from San Francisco to Reno, Nevada, and rebuilt ...

Jack Johnson, the first Black heavyweight champion, defeated James J. Jeffries in 1910, sparking race riots across the U.S. Johnson's victory challenged white supremacy and had a lasting impact on ...

One hundred and ten years ago yesterday, one of the most famous, celebrated and resented men in America stepped between the ropes of a ring that had been erected in Havana’s Oriental Park racetrack to ...

Before he was a multi-platinum artist who sold 25 million albums, Jack Johnson was just another surf-stoked kid from the North Shore. But after head-butting the reef at Pipeline as a rising star, Jack ...