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Noah Brusso ( Ontario, 17 de junio de 1881 — Vancouver, 10 de mayo de 1955), mundialmente conocido como Tommy Burns, fue un boxeador profesional canadiense que se consagró campeón mundial de los pesos pesados, siendo el único de su nacionalidad en conseguirlo. Desde 1996 es miembro del Salón Internacional de la Fama del Boxeo .
Tommy Burns (born Noah Brusso; June 17, 1881 – May 10, 1955) was a Canadian professional boxer. He is the only Canadian-born World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. The first to travel the globe in defending his title, Burns made 13 title defences against 11 different boxers, despite often being the underdog due to his size.
9 de may. de 2024 · Tommy Burns was a Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion from February 23, 1906, when he won a 20-round decision over Marvin Hart in Los Angeles, until December 26, 1908, when he lost to Jack Johnson in 14 rounds in Sydney, Australia. This victory made Johnson the first black fighter to hold.
Noah Brusso , mundialmente conocido como Tommy Burns, fue un boxeador profesional canadiense que se consagró campeón mundial de los pesos pesados, siendo el único de su nacionalidad en conseguirlo. Desde 1996 es miembro del Salón Internacional de la Fama del Boxeo.
14 de jun. de 2022 · 6 Professional record. 7 Reference sources. 8 Newspaper Articles. 9 External Links. Career Overview. Tommy Burns is primarily known in the United States for being the man to break the colour line and lose the heavyweight championship to Jack Johnson, who was himself the world's first black heavyweight champ.
10 de ago. de 2018 · 91K views 5 years ago. The Burns-Johnson Fight (or Burns-Johnson Contest) is a 1908 documentary film of the boxing fight between Tommy Burns and Jack Johnson at Sydney Stadium,...
Burns was a French-Canadian who excelled as a lacrosse and hockey player in his youth. He polished his boxing skills in mining camps and turned professional in 1900, first fighting as a lightweight. Two years later he won the Michigan state middleweight title, which he successfully defended three times. Burns was small and fast, holding his ...
