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