REMEMBERING A CHAMP ON HIS BIRTHDAY Theodore Tiger Flowers - TopicsExpress



          

REMEMBERING A CHAMP ON HIS BIRTHDAY Theodore Tiger Flowers (August 5, 1895 – November 16, 1927) was the first African-American middleweight boxing champion, defeating Harry Greb to claim the title in 1926. He was the first African American after Jack Johnson to challenge for a world title. Flowers helped to reform the image of black prizefighters, prefiguring the great Joe Louis with his ability to garner broad support among both whites and blacks. SOURCE m.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/tiger-flowers-1895-1927
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 15:02:15 +0000

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