(SPORTS BOXING) Press photograph of Jack Johnson landing a

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(SPORTS--BOXING.) Press photograph of Jack Johnson landing a punch against Jess Willard in 1915. Photograph, 7 1/2 x 6 inches, with International News Photos inked stamp and pencil captions on verso; cropped, minimal wear. Havana, Cuba, 5 April 1915

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Johnson appears to be holding his own here, but this is actually the fight where he lost his hard-won world heavyweight championship at the age of 37.