"I will defend my title as heavyweight champion of the world against all comers, none barred. By this I mean black, Mexican, Indian or any other nationality without regard to color, size or nativity. I propose to be the champion of the world, not the white or the Canadian or the American or any other limited degree of champion."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Statement of (3 February 1906) after his win against Marvin Hart, as quoted in a profile of Jack Johnson, at Unforgivable Blackness at PBS (2005).
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tommy_Burns_(boxer)
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Tommy Burns (boxer)
Tommy Burns (June 17, 1881 – May 10, 1955), born Noah Brusso, was a Canadian world heavyweight champion boxer.
1 quote on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Tommy Burns (boxer) →
Related Quotes
"Fencing is one of those exercises that employs the mind as well as the body, and, in fact, employs it more than the b…"
"Above all things, never lose your presence of mind, and never consider yourself unarmed even if confronted by an arme…"
"I hate those foreign bullies. De Mores is one of them. The Frenchman cannot bully the Americans.I will accept that ch…"
"He who lives by the sword lives long."
"The quality of boxers at the Youth Games was “top notch”."
"Abundance of water the foolish man must be taste."
"A river cannot flow into the forest without bringing down the trees."
"The roads you pass some people have pass already."
"Anything you want if you get, there is no beggars on the road."
"Ghana here we don’t have managers, they will watch you one year, two years, if you call the manager switch off, I wan…"