That fight, between Marvin Hart and former light heavyweight champion Jack Root ... majority of proceeds from the fight films) that he agreed to meet Johnson. On the day after Christmas, 1908 ...

Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion ... a big enough name in boxing to fight for a world title. Indeed, films were an important way for promoters and fighters to make money in ...

Filmed for movie theaters in 1910, the heavyweight championship fight between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries was a nationwide phenomenon Narration: T.A. Frail Who Was the Real Cleopatra?