Jack Johnson marries Lucille Cameron in 1912 ... began working to arrange a title fight between Johnson and Jess Willard. The fight was set for 45 rounds in Havana on Monday, April 5, 1915.

Popular novelist Jack London wrote in a New York newspaper ... 6 1/4-inch, 230-pound Jess Willard. At age 37, Johnson had a noticeable paunch and looked anything but ready for the scheduled ...

Twenty years after Johnson lost the heavyweight title to Jess Willard, a talented young boxer ... But he was haunted by the legacy of Jack Johnson. Since 1915, no Negro had been allowed to compete ...

In April 1915, Jack Johnson lost his title in Havana, Cuba when knocked out by a white man, Jess Willard from Kansas. While Coffey was seen as the next worthy challenger for the title ...

Popular novelist Jack London wrote in a New York newspaper ... 6 1/4-inch, 230-pound Jess Willard. At age 37, Johnson had a noticeable paunch and looked anything but ready for the scheduled ...