Jack Johsnon news reads. Battling Jim, MCvey, Jeanette, and Langford!

I have some news archives on some of Jack Johnson's clips. Did you know H.D. McIntosh, the famous promoter who put on Burns vs Johnson, offered $50,000 for Johnson to fight Langford, andr McVey, but Johnson did not take it? Jeanette's manger offered $30,000 for the match. So much for the theory that Johnson could make more money fighting the Flynn's, Ross', and Kaufman's of boxing. Johnson is quotes saying he will sign. In fact he did, but the fights did not happen.

Here is the fight review of Jack Johnson vs Battling Jim Johnson. This was history's first all black gloved heavyweight title fight. The true story is the fight was scheduled for 20 rounds, but Jack Johnson quit in the 10th frame. Also, the belt was in dispute after the fight. Read the review and decide for yourself who should have won.

Here's is news read from the New York Times. Enjoy. I plan on posting a few threads on old news reads here. Mostly on historical data that has been misunderstood by " internet " rumors.

Enjoy the reads. I hope the links work.


[url]http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9806E1D6103FE633A25753C2A9649D946296D6CF&oref=slogin[/url]

 

Johnson vs Jeanette almost happened:

[url]http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9905EED91E3AE633A25750C2A9679C946296D6CF[/url]

 

Johnson vs Demspey? Almost! Some say the fight happened in Canada, though there is only one report, which could very well be a fake.

Here's the lead up to the match that might have been, which Dempsey was reported to win via TKO.

[url]http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=940CE4D61039E133A25754C2A96E9C946395D6CF[/url]


More info. Another read:
JACK JOHNSON HERE, LOOKING HIS BEST; Ex-Champion Thinks He "Could Lick Dempsey"--To Spend Ten Days in Harlem.

July 23, 1921, Saturday


He admits that he is trying to come back, but to look at Jack Johnson you never could tell that he had passed his heyday. The big negro ex-champion arrived in New York yesterday aboard the Twentieth Century Limited from Chicago, looking more like 25 than the 40-odd years he acknowledges.

 

JACK JOHNSON TO SIGN.; Champion Expects $100,000 for Bouts with Langford, McVey, and Flynn.

October 12, 1912, Saturday


CHICAGO, Oct. 11. -- Jack Johnson, champion heavyweight pugilist, announced here to-day that he exptets to sign articles to-morrow to fight Sam Langford and Sam McVey in Australia and Jim Flynn in Paris. Something in the neighborhood of $100,000 is involved in the three bouts contemplated by the champion.

 

JACK JOHNSON SIGNS.; Negro to Get $50,000 for Bouts with Langford and McVey.

October 13, 1912, Sunday





CHICAGO, Oct. 12. -- Jack Johnson tonight announced that he had accepted the offer of $50,000 to fight Sam Langford and Sam McVey in Australia, made by Hugh D. McIntosh. He will leave Chicago on Oct. 25 for Australia and train there. He will fight Langford on Dec. 26

>>Link to be posted later by me.

 

Janitor,

Lets be realistic here. Johnson could have fought anyone he wanted to in France, Australia, or Great Brittan.

Johnson fought Flynn in the USA in

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Johnson fought Jim " battling " Johnson in France in

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. Johnson could have fought Jeanette, Langford, or McVey in France or the other countires.

Without a doubt, the money was on the table for real title fights for Johnson, and he balked. H.D. Mcintoish, and the other mangers put the money up. These news paper clips show Johnson saying one thing, and doing another. It also shows that Johnson was willing to fight McVey, and the friend ship between the two had nothing to do with a fight happening.

As for the Battling Jim Johnson fight, the French papers say it was a 20 round match, and so does the Cyber boxing Zone.