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by Tommy March on April 10th, 2006

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When was the first all-negro world heavyweight title bout?

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  • by Henry Hascup on April 10th, 2006

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    On December 19, 1913, Jack Johnson, the heavyweight champion, and Battling Jim Johnson, another colored pugilist, of Galveston, Texas, met in a 10-round contest here tonight, which ended in a draw. The spectators loudly protested throughout that the men were not fighting, and demanded their money back. Many of them left the hall. The organizers of the fight explained the fiasco by asserting that Jack Johnson's left arm was broken in the third round. There is no confirmation of a report that Jack Johnson had been stabbed and no evidence at the ringside of such an accident. During the first three rounds he was obviously playing with his opponent. After that it was observed that he was only using his right hand. When the fight was over he complained that his arm had been injured. Doctors who made an examination, certified to a slight fracture of the radius of the left arm. The general opinion is that his arm was injured in a wrestling match early in the week, and that a blow tonight caused the fracture of the bone." (Indianapolis Star)
    This is the first title bout between two black fighters / Earlier the month before, the International Boxing Union declared Johnson's title vacant. Nov. 6 Tacoma Daily News.

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