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 ⓘ
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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Tommy Burns → name → Tommy Burns ⓘ