Vintage photo of Canadian-born boxer Tommy Burns (1881 – 1955) – World Heavyweight Champion from 1906 to 1908. Burns (real name Noah Brusso) won the world title by defeating Marvin Hart in Los Angeles on February 23 1906 and successfully defended the crown multiple times before he lost the title to Jack Johnson in Sydney, Australia, on December 26 1908. Burns (left) is pictured sparring circa 1907.
Vintage photo of Canadian-born boxer Tommy Burns (1881 – 1955) – World Heavyweight Champion from 1906 to 1908. Burns (real name Noah Brusso) won the world title by defeating Marvin Hart in Los Angeles on February 23 1906 and successfully defended the crown multiple times before he lost the title to Jack Johnson in Sydney, Australia, on December 26 1908. Burns (left) is pictured sparring circa 1907.
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