Editing Jack Johnson (boxer) (section)

===Johnson vs. Jeanette & Langford===
Johnson fought [[Joe Jeanette]] a total of seven times, all during his reign as colored champion before he became the world's heavyweight champion, winning four times and drawing twice (three of the victories and one draw were [[newspaper decision]]s).

After Johnson became the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World on December&nbsp;26, 1908, his World Colored Heavyweight Championship was vacated. Jeanette fought Sam McVey for the title in Paris on February 20, 1909, and was beaten, but he later took the title from McVey in a 49-round bout on April 17 of that year in Paris for a $6,000 purse. 

During his reign as world champion, Johnson never again fought Jeanette, despite numerous challenges, and avoided Langford, who won the colored title a record five times. In 1906 Jack Johnson fought Sam Langford. Langford took severe punishment and was knocked down 3 times; however, he lasted the 15-round distance.<ref>"LANGFORD LOSES IN GAME FIGHT" The Boston Journal, April 27, 1906, page 9</ref>

On November 27, 1945, Johnson finally stepped back into the ring with Joe Jeanette.