Tommy Burns vs. Jack Johnson - Revision history

Ric at 16:42, 24 February 2026

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	*''Tommy Burns: Canada's Unknown World Heavyweight Champion'' by Dan McCaffery, James Lorimer & Company Ltd., 2000: [http://books.google.com/books?id=Uhu4qBsA0Q4C&pg=PA205&lpg=PA205&dq=tommy+burns+johnson+arm+mcintosh&source=bl&ots=koxp1Tkm2x&sig=CEEp6ZMVInfWXg51-BEPgVWq0-g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OnLpUqamDcSCrAGZg4H4Dg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=tommy%20burns%20johnson%20arm%20mcintosh&f=false]		*''Tommy Burns: Canada's Unknown World Heavyweight Champion'' by Dan McCaffery, James Lorimer & Company Ltd., 2000: [http://books.google.com/books?id=Uhu4qBsA0Q4C&pg=PA205&lpg=PA205&dq=tommy+burns+johnson+arm+mcintosh&source=bl&ots=koxp1Tkm2x&sig=CEEp6ZMVInfWXg51-BEPgVWq0-g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OnLpUqamDcSCrAGZg4H4Dg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=tommy%20burns%20johnson%20arm%20mcintosh&f=false]
	*YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03MFOUgXRW4]		*YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03MFOUgXRW4]
	*2026 Documentary ~~film trailer~~: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~cDjiCOFYqWY~~]		*2026 Documentary: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw521TdQTQM&t=8s]

Ric: YouTube video linked

2026-02-03T23:53:11Z

YouTube video linked

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	*"Burns-Johnson Bout Drew First Big Money In Australia--No Purses Now" by [[Joe Bonds]], The ''Tacoma Times'', December 1, 1915: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1915-12-01/ed-1/seq-2/])		*"Burns-Johnson Bout Drew First Big Money In Australia--No Purses Now" by [[Joe Bonds]], The ''Tacoma Times'', December 1, 1915: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1915-12-01/ed-1/seq-2/])
	*''Tommy Burns: Canada's Unknown World Heavyweight Champion'' by Dan McCaffery, James Lorimer & Company Ltd., 2000: [http://books.google.com/books?id=Uhu4qBsA0Q4C&pg=PA205&lpg=PA205&dq=tommy+burns+johnson+arm+mcintosh&source=bl&ots=koxp1Tkm2x&sig=CEEp6ZMVInfWXg51-BEPgVWq0-g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OnLpUqamDcSCrAGZg4H4Dg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=tommy%20burns%20johnson%20arm%20mcintosh&f=false]		*''Tommy Burns: Canada's Unknown World Heavyweight Champion'' by Dan McCaffery, James Lorimer & Company Ltd., 2000: [http://books.google.com/books?id=Uhu4qBsA0Q4C&pg=PA205&lpg=PA205&dq=tommy+burns+johnson+arm+mcintosh&source=bl&ots=koxp1Tkm2x&sig=CEEp6ZMVInfWXg51-BEPgVWq0-g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OnLpUqamDcSCrAGZg4H4Dg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=tommy%20burns%20johnson%20arm%20mcintosh&f=false]
			*YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03MFOUgXRW4]
	*2026 Documentary film trailer: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDjiCOFYqWY]		*2026 Documentary film trailer: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDjiCOFYqWY]

Ric: 2026 documentary coming soon!

2026-02-01T21:02:27Z

2026 documentary coming soon!

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	*"Burns-Johnson Bout Drew First Big Money In Australia--No Purses Now" by [[Joe Bonds]], The ''Tacoma Times'', December 1, 1915: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1915-12-01/ed-1/seq-2/])		*"Burns-Johnson Bout Drew First Big Money In Australia--No Purses Now" by [[Joe Bonds]], The ''Tacoma Times'', December 1, 1915: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1915-12-01/ed-1/seq-2/])
	*''Tommy Burns: Canada's Unknown World Heavyweight Champion'' by Dan McCaffery, James Lorimer & Company Ltd., 2000: [http://books.google.com/books?id=Uhu4qBsA0Q4C&pg=PA205&lpg=PA205&dq=tommy+burns+johnson+arm+mcintosh&source=bl&ots=koxp1Tkm2x&sig=CEEp6ZMVInfWXg51-BEPgVWq0-g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OnLpUqamDcSCrAGZg4H4Dg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=tommy%20burns%20johnson%20arm%20mcintosh&f=false]		*''Tommy Burns: Canada's Unknown World Heavyweight Champion'' by Dan McCaffery, James Lorimer & Company Ltd., 2000: [http://books.google.com/books?id=Uhu4qBsA0Q4C&pg=PA205&lpg=PA205&dq=tommy+burns+johnson+arm+mcintosh&source=bl&ots=koxp1Tkm2x&sig=CEEp6ZMVInfWXg51-BEPgVWq0-g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OnLpUqamDcSCrAGZg4H4Dg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=tommy%20burns%20johnson%20arm%20mcintosh&f=false]
			*2026 Documentary film trailer: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDjiCOFYqWY]

Ric: edited gallery links

2026-01-02T15:34:22Z

edited gallery links

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	<fight>19141</fight>		<fight>19141</fight>
	*'''World Heavyweight Title''' (12th defense by Burns)		*'''World Heavyweight Title''' (12th defense by Burns)
	*Photos of this fight can be found in the Tommy Burns ~~or Jack Johnson Image~~ [[:Category:Jack Johnson Gallery\|~~Galleries~~]]		*Photos of this fight can be found in the [[:Category:Tommy Burns Gallery\|Tommy Burns]] and [[:Category:Jack Johnson Gallery\|Jack Johnson]] Image Galleries

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Ric: noted that lots of other related photos available here on the BoxRec wiki

2021-10-16T02:31:39Z

noted that lots of other related photos available here on the BoxRec wiki

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	[[File:Burns-vs.-Johnson.jpg\|right\|~~400px~~]]		[[File:Burns-vs.-Johnson.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Tommy Burns, then-current World Heavyweight Champion (left) vs. Jack Johnson (Challenger)\|350px]]
	<fight>19141</fight>		<fight>19141</fight>
	*'''World Heavyweight Title''' (12th defense by Burns)		*'''World Heavyweight Title''' (12th defense by Burns)
	*[[:~~Image~~:~~F19141Pr.jpeg~~\|~~Program Cover~~]]		*Photos of this fight can be found in the Tommy Burns or Jack Johnson Image [[:Category:Jack Johnson Gallery\|Galleries]]


	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Johnson received $5,000 and Burns $30,000, which was the largest amount ever earned by a boxer for a single fight up to that time.		*Jack Johnson received $5,000, and Tommy Burns $30,000--which was the largest amount ever earned by a boxer for a single fight up to that time.
	*Former [[World Heavyweight Champion]] [[James J. Jeffries]] was asked to referee the fight, but he wanted $5,000 plus his expenses paid.		*Former [[World Heavyweight Champion]] [[James J. Jeffries]] was asked to referee the fight, but he wanted $5,000 plus his expenses paid.
	*Burns was a 6 to 4 favourite.		*Burns was a 6 to 4 favourite.

Ric at 02:57, 24 November 2017

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	*Former [[World Heavyweight Champion]] [[James J. Jeffries]] was asked to referee the fight, but he wanted $5,000 plus his expenses paid.		*Former [[World Heavyweight Champion]] [[James J. Jeffries]] was asked to referee the fight, but he wanted $5,000 plus his expenses paid.
	*Burns was a 6 to 4 favourite.		*Burns was a 6 to 4 favourite.
	*Over 20,000 people crammed into Sydney Stadium at Ruschcutters Bay and another 30,000 were estimated to be outside the stadium perched in trees, on roofs, up power poles and wherever they could gain a vantage point.		*Over 20,000 people crammed into Sydney Stadium at Ruschcutters Bay and another 30,000 were estimated to be outside the stadium perched in trees, on roofs, up power poles and wherever they could to gain a vantage point.
	*Promoter [[Hugh McIntosh]] refereed the fight. It was the first fight he ever refereed and in the very first round he made a critical error. [According to a column by Robert Edgren who actually spoke to McIntosh]		*Promoter [[Hugh McIntosh]] refereed the fight. It was the first fight he ever refereed and in the very first round he made a critical error. [According to a column by Robert Edgren who actually spoke to McIntosh]
	*According to Burns, [and later substantiated by McIntosh] Referee McIntosh took hold of Tommy's left glove while forcing a break in the first round and Johnson struck him on the jaw with a right uppercut. The force of the blow lifted Burns off his feet and sent him to the canvas for a count of eight. Both had agreed to break clean.		*According to Burns, [and later substantiated by McIntosh] Referee McIntosh took hold of Tommy's left glove while forcing a break in the first round and Johnson struck him on the jaw with a right uppercut. The force of the blow lifted Burns off his feet and sent him to the canvas for a count of eight. Both had agreed to break clean.

Cap: /* Notes */

2017-11-23T20:02:11Z

Notes

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	*Over 20,000 people crammed into Sydney Stadium at Ruschcutters Bay and another 30,000 were estimated to be outside the stadium perched in trees, on roofs, up power poles and wherever they could gain a vantage point.		*Over 20,000 people crammed into Sydney Stadium at Ruschcutters Bay and another 30,000 were estimated to be outside the stadium perched in trees, on roofs, up power poles and wherever they could gain a vantage point.
	*Promoter [[Hugh McIntosh]] refereed the fight. It was the first fight he ever refereed and in the very first round he made a critical error. [According to a column by Robert Edgren who actually spoke to McIntosh]		*Promoter [[Hugh McIntosh]] refereed the fight. It was the first fight he ever refereed and in the very first round he made a critical error. [According to a column by Robert Edgren who actually spoke to McIntosh]
	*According to Burns, [and later substantiated by McIntosh] Referee McIntosh took hold of ~~his~~ left glove while forcing a break in the first round and Johnson struck him on the jaw with a right uppercut. The force of the blow lifted Burns off his feet and sent him to the canvas for a count of eight. Both had agreed to break clean.		*According to Burns, [and later substantiated by McIntosh] Referee McIntosh took hold of Tommy's left glove while forcing a break in the first round and Johnson struck him on the jaw with a right uppercut. The force of the blow lifted Burns off his feet and sent him to the canvas for a count of eight. Both had agreed to break clean.
	*Johnson mocked Burns from the onset: "Poor little Tommy, who told you you were a fighter?" And on the rare occasion when Burns managed to land a punch, Johnson laughed and said, "Poor, poor, Tommy. Who taught you to hit? Your mother?" Although most of what he said was relatively banal, it was always accompanied by a sardonic smile.		*Johnson mocked Burns from the onset: "Poor little Tommy, who told you you were a fighter?" And on the rare occasion when Burns managed to land a punch, Johnson laughed and said, "Poor, poor, Tommy. Who taught you to hit? Your mother?" Although most of what he said was relatively banal, it was always accompanied by a sardonic smile.
	*The fight was stopped by the police. Burns always claimed he could have continued had the police not intervened. Lightweight boxer [[Rudy Unholz]] later admitted to promoter [[Otto Floto]] that he and a pal had crawled under the ring prior to the fourteenth round and shouted for the police to stop the fight. Unholz worked Johnson's corner and had bet a large sum of money on Jack winning.		*The fight was stopped by the police. Burns always claimed he could have continued had the police not intervened. Lightweight boxer [[Rudy Unholz]] later admitted to promoter [[Otto Floto]] that he and a pal had crawled under the ring prior to the fourteenth round and shouted for the police to stop the fight. Unholz worked Johnson's corner and had bet a large sum of money on Jack winning.

Cap at 11:18, 12 June 2016

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	*Burns was a 6 to 4 favourite.		*Burns was a 6 to 4 favourite.
	*Over 20,000 people crammed into Sydney Stadium at Ruschcutters Bay and another 30,000 were estimated to be outside the stadium perched in trees, on roofs, up power poles and wherever they could gain a vantage point.		*Over 20,000 people crammed into Sydney Stadium at Ruschcutters Bay and another 30,000 were estimated to be outside the stadium perched in trees, on roofs, up power poles and wherever they could gain a vantage point.
	*Promoter [[Hugh McIntosh]] refereed the fight. It was the first fight he ever refereed and in the very first round he made a critical error. [According to a column by Robert Edgren]		*Promoter [[Hugh McIntosh]] refereed the fight. It was the first fight he ever refereed and in the very first round he made a critical error. [According to a column by Robert Edgren who actually spoke to McIntosh]
	*According to Burns, [and later substantiated by McIntosh] Referee McIntosh took hold of his left glove while forcing a break in the first round and Johnson struck him on the jaw with a right uppercut. The force of the blow lifted Burns off his feet and sent him to the canvas for a count of eight. Both had agreed to break clean.		*According to Burns, [and later substantiated by McIntosh] Referee McIntosh took hold of his left glove while forcing a break in the first round and Johnson struck him on the jaw with a right uppercut. The force of the blow lifted Burns off his feet and sent him to the canvas for a count of eight. Both had agreed to break clean.
	*Johnson mocked Burns from the onset: "Poor little Tommy, who told you you were a fighter?" And on the rare occasion when Burns managed to land a punch, Johnson laughed and said, "Poor, poor, Tommy. Who taught you to hit? Your mother?" Although most of what he said was relatively banal, it was always accompanied by a sardonic smile.		*Johnson mocked Burns from the onset: "Poor little Tommy, who told you you were a fighter?" And on the rare occasion when Burns managed to land a punch, Johnson laughed and said, "Poor, poor, Tommy. Who taught you to hit? Your mother?" Although most of what he said was relatively banal, it was always accompanied by a sardonic smile.

Cap at 11:17, 12 June 2016

2016-06-12T11:17:45Z

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	*Burns was a 6 to 4 favourite.		*Burns was a 6 to 4 favourite.
	*Over 20,000 people crammed into Sydney Stadium at Ruschcutters Bay and another 30,000 were estimated to be outside the stadium perched in trees, on roofs, up power poles and wherever they could gain a vantage point.		*Over 20,000 people crammed into Sydney Stadium at Ruschcutters Bay and another 30,000 were estimated to be outside the stadium perched in trees, on roofs, up power poles and wherever they could gain a vantage point.
	*Promoter [[Hugh McIntosh]] refereed the fight. It was the first fight he ever refereed and in the very first round he made a critical error.		*Promoter [[Hugh McIntosh]] refereed the fight. It was the first fight he ever refereed and in the very first round he made a critical error. [According to a column by Robert Edgren]
	*According to Burns, [and later substantiated by McIntosh] Referee McIntosh took hold of his left glove while forcing a break in the first round and Johnson struck him on the jaw with a right uppercut. The force of the blow lifted Burns off his feet and sent him to the canvas for a count of eight. Both had agreed to break clean.		*According to Burns, [and later substantiated by McIntosh] Referee McIntosh took hold of his left glove while forcing a break in the first round and Johnson struck him on the jaw with a right uppercut. The force of the blow lifted Burns off his feet and sent him to the canvas for a count of eight. Both had agreed to break clean.
	*Johnson mocked Burns from the onset: "Poor little Tommy, who told you you were a fighter?" And on the rare occasion when Burns managed to land a punch, Johnson laughed and said, "Poor, poor, Tommy. Who taught you to hit? Your mother?" Although most of what he said was relatively banal, it was always accompanied by a sardonic smile.		*Johnson mocked Burns from the onset: "Poor little Tommy, who told you you were a fighter?" And on the rare occasion when Burns managed to land a punch, Johnson laughed and said, "Poor, poor, Tommy. Who taught you to hit? Your mother?" Although most of what he said was relatively banal, it was always accompanied by a sardonic smile.

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2016-06-11T21:34:51Z

Notes

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	*Burns was a 6 to 4 favourite.		*Burns was a 6 to 4 favourite.
	*Over 20,000 people crammed into Sydney Stadium at Ruschcutters Bay and another 30,000 were estimated to be outside the stadium perched in trees, on roofs, up power poles and wherever they could gain a vantage point.		*Over 20,000 people crammed into Sydney Stadium at Ruschcutters Bay and another 30,000 were estimated to be outside the stadium perched in trees, on roofs, up power poles and wherever they could gain a vantage point.
	*Promoter [[Hugh McIntosh]] refereed the fight. It was the first fight he ever refereed.		*Promoter [[Hugh McIntosh]] refereed the fight. It was the first fight he ever refereed and in the very first round he made a critical error.
	*According to Burns, [and later substantiated by McIntosh] Referee McIntosh took hold of his left glove while forcing a break in the first round and Johnson struck him on the jaw with a right uppercut. The force of the blow lifted Burns off his feet and sent him to the canvas for a count of eight. Both had agreed to break clean.		*According to Burns, [and later substantiated by McIntosh] Referee McIntosh took hold of his left glove while forcing a break in the first round and Johnson struck him on the jaw with a right uppercut. The force of the blow lifted Burns off his feet and sent him to the canvas for a count of eight. Both had agreed to break clean.
	*Johnson mocked Burns from the onset: "Poor little Tommy, who told you you were a fighter?" And on the rare occasion when Burns managed to land a punch, Johnson laughed and said, "Poor, poor, Tommy. Who taught you to hit? Your mother?" Although most of what he said was relatively banal, it was always accompanied by a sardonic smile.		*Johnson mocked Burns from the onset: "Poor little Tommy, who told you you were a fighter?" And on the rare occasion when Burns managed to land a punch, Johnson laughed and said, "Poor, poor, Tommy. Who taught you to hit? Your mother?" Although most of what he said was relatively banal, it was always accompanied by a sardonic smile.