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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.
Thomas Burns (16 December 1956 – 15 May 2008) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He is best known for his long association with Celtic, where he was a player, manager and coach.
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.
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.
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.
1918-09-19. Bob Bracken. 2 5 1. Prince Rupert. W-KO. eventboutwiki. According to published reports after the fight, it was Vancouver's Bob "Tex" Bracken who was in the ring with "Sgt. Tommy Burns" the former world champion, not Tex Foster who protested he wasn't even in the arena. 1914-01-26. Battling Brandt.
