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2010 · Documentary
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Jack Johnson is a 1970 documentary film directed by Jim Jacobs about the boxer Jack Johnson.
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CinemaSerf
June 28, 2025
When Jack Johnson fought for his world title against Tommy Burns in 1908, it looked a bit like David and Goliath and starts quite a fascinating journey for us through not just the history of boxing (replete with elements of racial bigotry and hatred) but also an almost encyclopaedic look at the evolution of the coverage of the sport on film. This documentary offers us a surprisingly comprehensive chronology of the ma…
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