The dramatic, little-known story of Joe Gans, an early African-American sports hero and the welterweight champion of the world. Though he is largely unknown tod

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Joe Gans captured the world lightweight title in 1902, becoming the first black American world title holder in any sport. Gans was a master strategist and tacti

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For six decades the World Colored Heavyweight Championship was a useful tool of racial oppression--the existence of the title far more important to the white pu