World Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
Jack Johnson casts a large shadow in boxing history.
He was a man ahead of his time and true pioneer of the sport.

1911 W.D. & H.O. Wills Green Star & Circle Issue 🥊 Jack Johnson
This issue is over 100 years old and among the earliest UK tobacco cards issued featuring Jack Johnson.
I bought this card raw and sent it in for grading.
This set has a total of 36 boxers and was printed by Wills for its Scissors brand cigarette cards and later for its Wills brand cigarettes. The Wills cigarette cards are more scarce and have a star and circle logo on the backs, which is where this set gets its name. These are two different sets but use the same images for the cards.
Graded examples of this card are are not wildly abundant in the U.S. like domestic issues or the later international sets.

I don’t often purchase non-baseball cards, but when I do, it’s gotta be a bad$ss vintage Jack Johnson card. Love this guy…

1911 W.D. & H.O. Wills Green Star & Circle Issue, Jack Johnson.
Scarcity matters.🥊
The first Black Heavyweight World Champion of Boxing.
Have a great weekend!😀

Jack Johnson, known as the "Galveston Giant," was the first Black world heavyweight boxing champion, holding the title from 1908 to 1915. His skill, power, and defensive mastery in the ring revolutionized the sport and defied the racial barriers of his time. Johnson defeated white champion Tommy Burns to claim the title and later humiliated former champ Jim Jeffries in the infamous "Fight of the Century," exposing the myth of white supremacy in boxing. Beyond his unmatched talent, Johnson lived boldly and unapologetically, challenging the social norms of a deeply segregated America. His legacy endures as a trailblazer both in and out of the ring.

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