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I never doubted the issue from the beginning. I knew I was too good for Burns. I have forgotten more about fighting than Burns ever knew.

Jack Johnson

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Jack Johnson
Age: 68 †
Born: 1878
Born: March 31
Died: 1946
Died: June 10
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