    
Title: The Little Giant of Hanover" Tommy Burns" Description: The December 26, 1908 boxing match in Sydney, Australia between Heavyweight Champion of the World " The Little Giant of Hanover" Tommy Burns (Noah Brusso; 1881-1955) (Left) and "The Galveston Giant" Jack Johnson (John Arthur Johnson; 1878-1946) (Right). Burns was battered in the bout, and after police intervention in the fourteenth round, Johnson was declared the winner and New Heavyweight Champion of the World. Johnson would go on to hold the title until 1915, and is generally considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all-time. Johnson finished his stellar career with a record of (73-13-9) with nine no decisions; Keywords: Heavyweight Champions of the World, prizefighters, pugilists, boxing, American Heavyweight Boxers, American Boxers, World Heavyweight Champions, World Boxing Champions, boxing matches, African American Boxers, Canadian Heavyweight Boxers, Canadian Boxers, Ring Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, boxers, boxing, fighters, fighting, prizefighting, pugilism, ring . Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 1500 x 1253 (1.88 MPixels) (1.20) Print Size: 12.7 x 10.6 cm; 5.0 x 4.2 inches File Size: 5.39 MB (5,648,750 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000300766 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
