John Lester Johnson - Revision history

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	'''John Lester Johnson''' is best known for fighting a [[Jack Dempsey vs. John Lester Johnson\|10-round No Decision Draw]] with [[Jack Dempsey]] in 1916. Johnson broke Dempsey's ribs during the fight and two major New York papers had Johnson winning.		Originally billed as being from South America, '''John Lester Johnson''' is best known for fighting a [[Jack Dempsey vs. John Lester Johnson\|10-round No Decision Draw]] with [[Jack Dempsey]] in 1916. Johnson broke Dempsey's ribs during the fight and two major New York papers had Johnson winning.

	Johnson also fought such notables as [[Harry Wills]], [[Kid Norfolk]], [[Bill Tate\|"Big" Bill Tate]] and [[Tut Jackson (Heavyweight)\|James "Tut" Jackson]].		Johnson also fought such notables as [[Harry Wills]], [[Kid Norfolk]], [[Bill Tate\|"Big" Bill Tate]] and [[Tut Jackson (Heavyweight)\|James "Tut" Jackson]].

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	'''John Lester Johnson''' is best known for fighting a [[Jack Dempsey vs. John Lester Johnson\|10-round No Decision Draw]] with [[Jack Dempsey]] in 1916. Johnson broke Dempsey's ribs during the fight.		'''John Lester Johnson''' is best known for fighting a [[Jack Dempsey vs. John Lester Johnson\|10-round No Decision Draw]] with [[Jack Dempsey]] in 1916. Johnson broke Dempsey's ribs during the fight and two major New York papers had Johnson winning.

	Johnson also fought such notables as [[Harry Wills]], [[Kid Norfolk]], [[Bill Tate\|"Big" Bill Tate]] and [[Tut Jackson (Heavyweight)\|James "Tut" Jackson]].		Johnson also fought such notables as [[Harry Wills]], [[Kid Norfolk]], [[Bill Tate\|"Big" Bill Tate]] and [[Tut Jackson (Heavyweight)\|James "Tut" Jackson]].

Earl at 01:42, 14 October 2014

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	~~This tough body puncher who broke~~ [[Jack Dempsey]]'s ribs became ~~a film~~ actor ~~after his ring career, with 35 film credits~~ in ~~his acting resume, working~~ with the ~~Little Rascals~~, ~~the Three Stooges~~, and in ''~~Tarzan~~'' ~~and Mae West films~~.		'''John Lester Johnson''' is best known for fighting a [[Jack Dempsey vs. John Lester Johnson\|10-round No Decision Draw]] with [[Jack Dempsey]] in 1916. Johnson broke Dempsey's ribs during the fight.

			Johnson also fought such notables as [[Harry Wills]], [[Kid Norfolk]], [[Bill Tate\|"Big" Bill Tate]] and [[Tut Jackson (Heavyweight)\|James "Tut" Jackson]].

			After retiring from boxing, Johnson became an actor and had small parts in many movies of the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in films with the Three stooges, Barbara Stanwyck, James Stewart, Edward G. Robinson and Mae West. His best known role was in the 1933 Our Gang short ''The Kid From Borneo''. Johnson played Bumbo, "The Wild Man from Borneo."

			==External Links==
			*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/johnson-john-lester.htm Johnson's Cyber Boxing Zone Page]
			*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0425427/ Johnson's IMDb Page]

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	[[~~file:John Lester Johnson.jpg\|left\|thumb\|John Lester Johnson~~]]		This tough body puncher who broke [[Jack Dempsey]]'s ribs became a film actor after his ring career, with 35 film credits in his acting resume, working with the Little Rascals, the Three Stooges, and in ''Tarzan'' and Mae West films.


	~~The tough body puncher -who broke Jack Dempsey's ribs- became a fim actor after his ring career~~, ~~with 35 film credits in his acting resume, working in Little Rascals, Three Stooges, Tarzan and Mae West films.~~		[[Category:African American Boxers\|Johnson, John Lester]]

Enrique at 18:11, 27 October 2006

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			The tough body puncher -who broke Jack Dempsey's ribs- became a fim actor after his ring career, with 35 film credits in his acting resume, working in Little Rascals, Three Stooges, Tarzan and Mae West films.

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Enrique at 18:05, 27 October 2006

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