Tommy Burns

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Tommy Burns was a Canadian professional boxer who became the world heavyweight champion in the early 20th century and was later famously defeated by Jack Johnson.

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instanceOf human
professional boxer
world heavyweight boxing champion
alsoKnownAs The Little Giant of Hanover
birthName Noah Brusso
careerStatus retired
causeOfDeath heart disease
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1881-06-17
dateOfDeath 1955-05-10
dateOfDefeatByJackJohnson 1908-12-26
defeatedBy Jack Johnson
endTimeOfTitle 1908
era early 20th century
ethnicOrigin French-Canadian descent
Italian descent
foughtInCountry Australia
Canada
France
United Kingdom
United States
gender male
hallOfFameInduction Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame
height approximately 5 ft 7 in
knownFor being one of the shortest world heavyweight champions in history
being the first Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion
losing the world heavyweight title to Jack Johnson
lostTitleTo Jack Johnson
name Tommy Burns
nationality Canadian
notableFor defending the heavyweight title in multiple countries
notableOpponent Jack Johnson
Marvin Hart
occupation boxer
placeOfBirth Hanover, Ontario, Canada
linked to: Hanover, Ontario
placeOfDeath Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
placeOfDefeatByJackJohnson Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
religion Roman Catholic
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
sport boxing
stance orthodox
startTimeOfTitle 1906
titleHeld World Heavyweight Champion
weightClass heavyweight
wonTitleFrom Marvin Hart

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