Jack Johnson America's First Black Sports Superstar

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  • @Biographics
    @Biographics  2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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    • @Tremont24
      @Tremont24 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Please do Booker T. Washington next

    • @RMFpets
      @RMFpets 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Please do one on the invention of arc welding , I’m a welder and want to learn the transition from hot rivets to arc welding
      The change in engineering must of been immense

    • @snypestaylor381
      @snypestaylor381 ปีที่แล้ว

      ..FOOD FOR THOUGHT: DID JOHNSON TAKE A DIVE TO WILLARD ?

  • @goober5713
    @goober5713 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    To be a Boxer back then is nuts. To be a Black Boxer back then is even more crazy. Hats off to you good Sir.

  • @Loosegooseirl
    @Loosegooseirl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Super cool seeing you cover him. He's such an underappreciated figure

    • @tonythetiger1600
      @tonythetiger1600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Never heard ov him but I'm English it blows my mind how racism was culturally acceptable years back when I was a kid 50 years was 2 much tine 2 get my head around noe I see its not long at all I'm 37 n can't imagine sports excluding any race . Its who's best at it n let's b real black men dominate certain sports 100m for example n white men are best swimmers we've come along way but there's allways room 4 improvement 1 love from uk

  • @BrandonJXN2
    @BrandonJXN2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    True story: My grandmother hated when I made her coffee in the morning. She would always say, 'Brandon this coffee is about as strong as Jack Johnson.'

    • @yecora10
      @yecora10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well that could either be very racist and she was on about his skin colour or innocent and how strong he was physically .

    • @tiborcsendes5269
      @tiborcsendes5269 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@yecora10 Not everything is racist what includes black people and the color brown or black...

    • @treesawittmann4075
      @treesawittmann4075 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I believe the reference to “Jack Johnson black” is historically in reference to the actual Strength of the coffee, as was Jack Johnson.

    • @mattysquizzato7094
      @mattysquizzato7094 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why would anyone find this hard to believe?

    • @nobodyfamousX
      @nobodyfamousX ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@yecora10little column A, Little Column B

  • @JAG09717
    @JAG09717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    A great documentary on Jack Johnson is ‘Unforgivable Blackness’. James Earl Jones narrates it and Sam L Jackson quotes Johnson. Absolutely recommend you watch if you’re a boxing fan or enjoy black or American history

    • @HEagle72
      @HEagle72 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Saw it a few months back. Fantastic stuff.

    • @hectorsmommy1717
      @hectorsmommy1717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It was excellent and made sense that Jones narrated since he played Johnson on stage in "The Great White Hope" as well as the movie adaptation. It was his big break.

    • @ColtM1889
      @ColtM1889 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks for the heads up, don't know how I've missed it.

    • @amatrex
      @amatrex 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Co-sign! I don't think Ken Burns has ever directed a bad documentary.

    • @kali3665
      @kali3665 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Still say that's one of Ken Burns' best short-form biographies. Not a fan of boxing or wrestling, but Johnson's story is so inspiring. Johnson's tragedy is he wanted to live his life according to his own terms in an era where no one wanted to accept him as a human.

  • @robdon3472
    @robdon3472 2 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    Now I don't know if you mention this story in the video so I apologize if you do but...
    Johnson loved speeding in his car, and one day he was pulled over for speeding while heading out of town. The cop said it was a 50 dollar fine so Johnson pulled out a hundred. The cop said he didn't have any change and Johnson said that's alright "I'll be coming back through the other way"

    • @joeyr7294
      @joeyr7294 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Damn right lol 💯🚬🤣

    • @jontyarnold8522
      @jontyarnold8522 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ha ha…. Of course though it was speeding that killed him….. great fighter… 🥊

    • @Vinn_Tree
      @Vinn_Tree 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That sounds like an innuendo

    • @robertortiz-wilson1588
      @robertortiz-wilson1588 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not the best thing to do, but still pretty funny.

  • @slimpickens01
    @slimpickens01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    America's First Black Sports Superstar! Man did he set the tone. Fierce, ruthless swagger, confidence on fleek and put on a show.

  • @nullisecundus510
    @nullisecundus510 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    The way he moved
    Was phenomenal for his time

    • @Adiscretefirm
      @Adiscretefirm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How can a guy that big be so quick and smooth?

  • @michaelsinger4638
    @michaelsinger4638 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    He was a fantastic boxer for his time.
    Pity the society at the time couldn’t just leave him be.

    • @marsuvesblack9645
      @marsuvesblack9645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You mean the whites?

    • @marsuvesblack9645
      @marsuvesblack9645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@jrsmith1008 I’m not hating you, stop playing victim. Also if you are a true Christian, it’s I identify as a Christian and that it. America isn’t a Christian nation, it’s a nation where you can be a Christian.

    • @gerarduspoppel2831
      @gerarduspoppel2831 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I wonder if he would have beat Mohammed Alli if they had both been the same age.

    • @rockfresh1993
      @rockfresh1993 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marsuvesblack9645 Americans are phony Christians

    • @forcedtohaveahandle
      @forcedtohaveahandle 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marsuvesblack9645 America IS largely a christian nation tho

  • @pamelamays4186
    @pamelamays4186 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Jack Johnson was definitely a trailblazer.
    🥊🥊🔔

    • @powerbad696
      @powerbad696 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm really AMAZED he didn't get LYNCHED !!! LOL.Especially dating & mating white women back then.

  • @grantchilders6029
    @grantchilders6029 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    A truly modern style defense boxer. Johnson was one of the first really great boxers and had immense size and speed for his time as well. The video of him knocking Stanley Ketchel out and wracking his teeth from his glove is the. It’s badass thing I’ve ever seen.

  • @ignitionfrn2223
    @ignitionfrn2223 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    1:25 - Chapter 1 - The rise of a champion
    3:50 - Chapter 2 - Challenger to contender
    6:10 - Mid roll ads
    7:25 - Chapter 3 - The champion & the "great white hope"
    11:55 - Chapter 4 - Down for the count
    16:15 - Chapter 5 - The good times are over
    19;40 - Chapter 6 - Legacy

    • @forcedtohaveahandle
      @forcedtohaveahandle 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Small typo on the chapter 6 timestamp but otherwise good job

  • @henrymcmiller2527
    @henrymcmiller2527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Jack Johnson was before his time. I can only imagine what it was like to be black in 1905. Great documentary.

  • @connoisseur9069
    @connoisseur9069 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Incredible boxer for his time, as a long time fan of boxing I was hyped to see this video 🔥
    One guy summed up Jack Johnson really well. “Society was the one that had a problem, Jack was just being Jack”

  • @mattdrake2065
    @mattdrake2065 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Wow! I can’t believe you didn’t include how later in his life he went on to become a musician playing mostly acoustic-soft-surf-rock, writing numerous campfire classics such as “Flake”, “Upside Down” also proving himself as a rather accomplished acoustic guitarist with “Taylor”.

  • @joshuaescopete
    @joshuaescopete 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    I’d like to propose Gen. John Pershing. Head of the Expeditionary Forces during WWI. His military career tells the story of America’s imperialism, from commanding Buffalo Soldiers during the Span-Am War to hunting Pancho Villa amidst the Mexican Revolution. Surely a life worthy of Biographics.

    • @Giveme1goodreason
      @Giveme1goodreason 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pershing, Sir John Monash and Arthur Currie should all be covered on this channel.

    • @j.pershing2197
      @j.pershing2197 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me 2.

    • @claywright1617
      @claywright1617 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Chesty Puller would be another video I’d love to see

  • @savagedarksider5934
    @savagedarksider5934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I recommend watching this great Jack Johnson documentary called the unforgiveness blackness.

  • @rashadjames8996
    @rashadjames8996 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Amazing yet tragic life story. The first Black World Heavyweight Champion in boxing history!!

    • @savagedarksider5934
      @savagedarksider5934 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You should watch the unforgiveness blackness.

    • @kentajin7860
      @kentajin7860 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@savagedarksider5934 on my watch list!

    • @GabriellaGabrielle
      @GabriellaGabrielle 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@savagedarksider5934 what’s it about?

    • @dtill5322
      @dtill5322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Technically that was Thomas Molineaux if you ever heard of him. You should look him up and read on him. Good and tragically sad story. But, he is really the first.

    • @kentajin7860
      @kentajin7860 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GabriellaGabrielle biography movie about this boxer!

  • @taylorlibby7642
    @taylorlibby7642 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The more I learn about Jack Johnson the more I admire the man. I'm surprised he didn't make clanging noises when he walked down the street. ; )

    • @eldridgedavis
      @eldridgedavis 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hmmm... maybe they did. 🤔

  • @angiepangie2724
    @angiepangie2724 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Along this vein, may I suggest Jim Thorpe? He was a Native American athlete from Pennsylvania who won the Olympics decathlon in shoes from the trash then went on to play all sorts of professional sports.

  • @titogulliver138
    @titogulliver138 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    If you know about boxing, in top 10 of any heavyweights, his story is scary, a true legend and person . His legend will live on, from a white guy from the uk , I truly admire him, and how he dealt with hate xxxxx god bless jack Johnson

  • @foxhoundp9949
    @foxhoundp9949 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Y'all should do one for Sister Rosetta Tharpe!!
    If you have awesome! I just couldn't find it. We wouldn't have modern music if it wasn't for that woman and you hear all the time "women haven't contributed anything to history" this woman's story is an example of exactly why people think that. She was erased by everyone including minority groups. Black and white artist both relentlessly stole her work without credit. Early lgbtq+ folks dressed as her and played her music without credit. White people especially packed in theaters to see her but seldom talked openly about her and supported her. The few artists who tried to openly talk about her would be shut down, "that's not her song it's yours" You think of RnB you don't think Sister Rosetta Tharpe. You think of rock and roll, you don't think of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, you definitely don't think Sister Rosetta Tharpe when you hear punk, rap and electro dance beats, metal, hip hop, but almost NONE of that would exist without her.

    • @bmac4
      @bmac4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Polyphonic has a solid video on her

    • @tonythetiger1600
      @tonythetiger1600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm gonna look her up thanks foxy

    • @foxhoundp9949
      @foxhoundp9949 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tonythetiger1600 thank you! She deserves more appreciation! Especially if you are a huge music lover ❤️

    • @tonythetiger1600
      @tonythetiger1600 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@foxhoundp9949 I j7st finished vid n yh she 1 cool lady it made me sad how she's looked past coz she really ticked all the boxes 1 a women 2 black n 3 bi ... elvis shouting her out was cool I like abit of elvis now n then jonny cash 2 xx

    • @foxhoundp9949
      @foxhoundp9949 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tonythetiger1600 I feel that comes mostly from white people trying to hard to be pc without understanding the conditions all artist but especially black artists had to deal with at the time to become famous. They don't realize that groups like the crickets (Buddy Holly) was strictly told to never play "(derogatory term) music" and openly talked about how he was influenced by black artists and respected Elvis for forcing his influence on the white folks. Elvis grew up in the same sleezy conditions most poc were having to deal with. It's a weird comparison but like Eminem gets to be one of the most famous white rappers with actual rap cred because he's from the same streets and experience. He earned it. Elvis could have also been easily thrown away for a number of pretty faces at the time because of his openness to promote black artists. Yes he used and was influenced by black artists but unlike many people of all races he used his platform to elevate those people. To openly denounce racism in music and he was so popular no one could do anything about it. It's an important detail often over looked in his life much like Monroe as well. It's dumb because the people they elevated at the time because pc people won't talk about it, we've forgotten for the most part. Keeping icons alive is the job of not just that marginalized communities job. They often get erased and not listened to already. It's partly the job of privileged people to step aside, shut up and give a platform to the people in need, people who often don't have a voice.

  • @Giveme1goodreason
    @Giveme1goodreason 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Be good to see one on Arthur Beetson. The 1st aboriginal to captain a mixed Australian team in any sport, and did it at a time when the Australia as a whole wasn’t exactly fond of recognising aboriginals as people. Great man, great human great sportsman.
    Also Shane Keith Warne would be an interesting one.

  • @eldridgedavis
    @eldridgedavis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Such an amazing career. He definitely was one hell of a boxer.

  • @diegopons4622
    @diegopons4622 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Finally! Jack Johnson. Thanks Biographics.

  • @pooka4094
    @pooka4094 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Here in Galveston we have a mural for him right along his street

    • @nerdguru86
      @nerdguru86 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's awesome

  • @kyleclark5532
    @kyleclark5532 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you Biographics! I’m so happy you did a video on Jack Johnson!

  • @sherirobinson6867
    @sherirobinson6867 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Just a side note, when Jack Johnson left Galveston Island he vowed to never return. He never did return to the island. With all his Fame and philandering, law enforcement vowed to hang him if he ever returned. His childhood home is being restored after being set of fire a couple years ago at 28th and K on Galveston Island. It took the island until the last couple decades to finally recognize Jack Johnson as their own. Now we have statues, community center and a little Park named after the man who did it his way.

  • @jamesmartin6050
    @jamesmartin6050 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Future Video suggestion -
    Eamon DeValera (1882-1975) - prominent political leader in 20th century Ireland who, after the Irish war of independence from 1919 to 1921, was in the public eye for over forty years from 1922 until his death were he served as head of government (Taoiseach) and head of state (president). He was nearly executed in the Easter Rising in 1916 and was key in putting into place the new constitution on 1937. A very prominent figure in Irish history.

    • @joeyr7294
      @joeyr7294 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sounds good to me! 🍻

  • @Will-ex2wr
    @Will-ex2wr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great job on Jack Jackson. He was an amazing boxer and broke many barriers.

  • @josephphoenix1376
    @josephphoenix1376 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent Choice for an Episode!

  • @garycollier3659
    @garycollier3659 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    A video on Major Taylor, also born in 1878, he was a black professional racing cyclist would also be really interesting. Great video, thanks.

    • @garycollier3659
      @garycollier3659 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sorry, meant professional

    • @bigdubya001
      @bigdubya001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It can be argued he was the actual first black superstar athlete. He reached stardom a few years before johnson.

    • @forcedtohaveahandle
      @forcedtohaveahandle 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@garycollier3659 You know you can edit comments, right?

    • @garycollier3659
      @garycollier3659 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@forcedtohaveahandle cheers mate, never knew that, getting on in years😀

  • @dcDOC19
    @dcDOC19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I absolutely love this channel!! I've also been curious about the life of Jack Johnson, thanks!!

  • @AfroNerd-cv1dl
    @AfroNerd-cv1dl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent excellent excellent! I absolutely love the video, I would love to see more African American figures talked about on the channel. You do a great job, and have instilled in me many heroes to look up to 😃👍

  • @PinkyJujubean
    @PinkyJujubean 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Miles Davis did an album that was the soundtrack for a documentary about him. It's a pretty good album

  • @JesusChrist2000BC
    @JesusChrist2000BC ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Early 20th century America was one of the saddest countries ever. Even decades after the civil war and slavery officially ended so many backwards people existed.

  • @LoriFoster
    @LoriFoster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Johnson had one of the biggest set of Balls ever in Sports and in Life! He stood alone against Damn well over half America and stood talk. Few have that kind of nerve! 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @titogulliver138
    @titogulliver138 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Jack Johnson legend

  • @shakiMiki
    @shakiMiki 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another great video about someone many of us were hithero unaware of.

  • @savagedarksider5934
    @savagedarksider5934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great job with the video. I've been waiting for this.

  • @aaronhurst4379
    @aaronhurst4379 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I would have loved to have heard the attending crowd's reactions to Johnson winning the championship and then his win over Jeffries

  • @marniusvanderlubbe
    @marniusvanderlubbe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    so many people don't know about his story and it's one of the greatest American stories ever I mean he became the heavyweight champion as a black man when lynching was a normal thing dude just truly did not care what anyone thought of him

  • @trj1442
    @trj1442 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A bio episode on Joe Louis would be good too.
    As well I'd I love to see an episode on Admiral Richard E Byrd.

  • @Mr.Schitzengigglez
    @Mr.Schitzengigglez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As a former fighter, I've never, ever seen a fighter make a decision, based on race.
    We don't care about race.
    We respect the fighter, not the color of their skin.
    Fighters don't care about politics.
    Promoters do.

    • @kahlilboi
      @kahlilboi ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pretty sure you never fought in the Jim crow era 😅

    • @nerdguru86
      @nerdguru86 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bruh this was during the Jim Era...people obviously cared about race then...still do...just because some of us don't care about race, doesn't mean most people do care...

  • @badluck5647
    @badluck5647 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I grew up in Galveston, so why haven't heard of Jack Johnson?

  • @sayharris1361
    @sayharris1361 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Simon nice piece on Jack Johnson.

  • @Battle_Beard
    @Battle_Beard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Go for a series and do Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali.

  • @masterred8958
    @masterred8958 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've been waiting for this for so long

  • @kenxclout
    @kenxclout 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Looking forward to this episode 🔥

  • @jalenikezeue4114
    @jalenikezeue4114 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mr Johnson Is Still a Inspiration to All the reason why I ❤ him is because He listen to his Heart. Stand Tall And Always Reach For The ⭐

  • @josephkmeyer5178
    @josephkmeyer5178 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I’m wondering if you all would ever be willing to do one on Governor George Wallace? I think his trip from moderate to the face of segregation, his presidential campaign and assassination attempt, all the way back to moderate is an interesting story. Just how chasing the vote and populism can change someone for the worse.

  • @dante040
    @dante040 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He was an indecent man in an indecent time.

  • @EddieisKrueger
    @EddieisKrueger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Actor Mahershala Ali to star as Boxer Jack Johnson In ‘Unruly’ HBO Limited Series

  • @lesevans6567
    @lesevans6567 ปีที่แล้ว

    That John L. Sullivan fought an ungodly fights. That went on for days. It was crazy.

  • @ttheway2life157
    @ttheway2life157 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Jack Johnson also patented a wrench improvement.

  • @AoDlfShitler101
    @AoDlfShitler101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think Jack Johnson is the second best fighter ever, behind Ali 🥊

  • @japsniper1980
    @japsniper1980 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should do a video on Thomas Midgley, Jr. This chemist worked on creating leaded petrol and Freon. He helped to pollute the air with leaded petrol, despite knowing how dangerous it was (it nearly killed him), and then helped to destroy the Ozone layer by creating Freon. His death had a cruel twist, as it was his 3rd and final invention that would take his life.

  • @coreymasoy7034
    @coreymasoy7034 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great episode ⭐

  • @GJ-ly1mv
    @GJ-ly1mv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Simon, have you done a video about Ian Fleming? The writer of the James Bond novels.

  • @thomasderry3757
    @thomasderry3757 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You kinda skipped over the person Jack Johnson credits for teaching how to really box, Joe Choynski

  • @mr.everything9120
    @mr.everything9120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My absolute favorite boxer.

  • @RMFpets
    @RMFpets 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please do one on the invention of arc welding , I’m a welder and want to learn the transition from hot rivets to arc welding
    The change in engineering must of been immense

  • @MysteicVoltronus
    @MysteicVoltronus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love there was a time when boxing was considered safer then bike racing.

    • @roydrink
      @roydrink 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not safer, JJ was 6’6” way too big for bicycle racing.

  • @davelucky77
    @davelucky77 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really love the recent athletes video, I would love to see Maurice Richard soon.

  • @thepintman6166
    @thepintman6166 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    July 1910, amazing these guys boxed when my Country of Ireland didn't "officially exist" and we hadn't had our 1916 rebellion yet and this Black man was rebelling against the norms,crazy!

  • @kentajin7860
    @kentajin7860 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Finally an Athlete biography after a very long time from you!

  • @richardhoff1626
    @richardhoff1626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am a huge Jack Johnson fan. Society needed someone to poke them in the eye and fight true racism. Nobody did that better than Jack Johnson.

    • @michaelthomas8147
      @michaelthomas8147 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was notorious for abusing women and his infidelity. But at least he fought racism.

    • @eldios831
      @eldios831 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaelthomas8147 nobody is perfect... beyond his personal life his outside fight was badly needed to fight racist

    • @michaelthomas8147
      @michaelthomas8147 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@eldios831 Asking that you not beat your female spouse is not demanding perfection. This demonstrates how the l eft prioritizes their agendas. Combating waaaacism is higher up on the pr ogressive stack, so incidents of w oman beating can be ignored or downplayed to achieve that goal.

  • @GregCooperJr.
    @GregCooperJr. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've been waiting for this episode. Long Long over due!!!

  • @michaelgruel1570
    @michaelgruel1570 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To her defense in the Ken burns doc. She was threatened mercilessly by the police to flip on him but she still besmirched my family name by letting the pigs break her

  • @CristinaMarshal
    @CristinaMarshal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A mighty fine sir, in a mighty fine time; we shall so find ourselves within.

  • @JoKaR80-d5r
    @JoKaR80-d5r 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this channel. I always learn something new!

  • @JohnEBoy66
    @JohnEBoy66 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's America for you.

  • @hannahterry6316
    @hannahterry6316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Legendary boxer and banana pancakes is a bop, what can't jack Johnson do

  • @quejohnson77
    @quejohnson77 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😂😂😂 I'm love this guy's delivery

  • @elijahpritchard549
    @elijahpritchard549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What this man got away with back then.
    He's the GOAT 🖐🏾 over ✊🏾

  • @lesevans6567
    @lesevans6567 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always think of a song, “Fair thee Well Titanic, Fair thee Well”. Whenever I hear Jack Johnsons name.

  • @FatRonaldo1
    @FatRonaldo1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So glad you’ve made this! Could you please do a video on Henry Winton and his kindertransport?

  • @michaelciarla3836
    @michaelciarla3836 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was a great episode!!! 👍👍

  • @York22
    @York22 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your videos as always, you should do a video on Milton Hershey.

  • @archstanton6102
    @archstanton6102 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Now please do Joe Louis.

  • @v.emiltheii-nd.8094
    @v.emiltheii-nd.8094 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wanna see a video on the original BVOVP (Bruising Vengeance of the Vintage Boxer) aka John L Sullivan.

  • @hiphopdirewolf
    @hiphopdirewolf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please do a video on Bartley Gorman a bare knuckle boxer from uk

  • @stevehoward5093
    @stevehoward5093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Should be a good one this one 🤙🏻😎

  • @hamzaferoz6162
    @hamzaferoz6162 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please do a Biography on Simon Whistler

  • @RedQuill567
    @RedQuill567 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The man that inspired my favorite jazz album.

  • @Secretstuff1
    @Secretstuff1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    See Isaac Burns Murphy for a "black sports superstar" who was the first jockey inducted into Horse Racing's Hall of Fame. His win percentage was the highest of any jockey for decades. He died in 1896.

  • @Skobingo-f9s
    @Skobingo-f9s 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ah yes, the past was actually the worst.
    2022: “Hold my drink”

  • @josephreynolds4032
    @josephreynolds4032 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    THE DAY HAS FINALLY COME

  • @thedevilluis
    @thedevilluis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Would love to see the biographies of Sasaki Kojiro and Césare Borgia in the future.

  • @New_LoJack
    @New_LoJack 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You forgot to mention his hit “upside down”

  • @aking2330
    @aking2330 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    20 rounds into a fight might kill someone now

  • @LORD_HYBRID
    @LORD_HYBRID ปีที่แล้ว

    Swaggiest and would kick your butt. The mold that the Ali's and Mayweathers and Tysons come from. True American Icon!

  • @bzrnes9128
    @bzrnes9128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video Simon, more boxers please !

  • @racheljuster4009
    @racheljuster4009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I propose Wendell Scott!! First African American man in NASCAR. Now THAT would be interesting 🧐 Please Simon! 🙏

  • @shitori_1410
    @shitori_1410 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, could you guys cover Dr. Jose Rizal...please...🙏

  • @BrownyNSW
    @BrownyNSW 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can we get a video on Wojtek, the Brown Bear who served with the Polish army during World War 2?

  • @littleblackduck3134
    @littleblackduck3134 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Once again a Biograhics post scores a knockout

  • @7thstspeakez280
    @7thstspeakez280 ปีที่แล้ว

    Deon Sanders reminds me of him. Someone doesn't have to be a saint to be celebrated indeed. We have a lot of folks like him nowadays in our Black community. But hey, people are going to be people right 🤷🏿‍♀️

  • @PinkyJujubean
    @PinkyJujubean 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    They need to make an old school boxing game where you can play as people like Jack Johnson and John L Sullivan

  • @titogulliver138
    @titogulliver138 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    He was a trailblazer and helped stop racism hate….. a legend