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5. Draws. 9. Tommy Burns (born Noah Brusso; June 17, 1881 – May 10, 1955) was a Canadian professional boxer. He is the only Canadian-born World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. The first to travel the globe in defending his title, Burns made 13 title defences against 11 different boxers, despite often being the underdog due to his size.
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Thomas Burns (16 December 1956 – 15 May 2008) was a Scottish...
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He then hired Burns and personally taught him how to...
- Tommy Burns (footballer)
Thomas Burns (16 December 1956 – 15 May 2008) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He is best known for his long association with Celtic, where he was a player, manager and coach. Usually a midfielder, Burns played for Celtic from 1975 to 1989 and won six Scottish league championships, five Scottish Cups, and the Scottish ...
- 16 December 1956
- Thomas Burns
- 15 May 2008 (aged 51)
- Glasgow, Scotland
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He then hired Burns and personally taught him how to electrocute horses, even going so far as to buy Burns's first set of electrocution tools. The first horse that Druck hired Burns to kill was Henry the Hawk, whose life insurance policy was worth $150,000. James Druck thus started Tommy Burns on a 10-year-long career as a "horse murderer".
May 9, 2024 · Tommy Burns (born June 17, 1881, Hanover, Ontario, Canada—died May 10, 1955, Vancouver, British Columbia) was a Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion from February 23, 1906, when he won a 20-round decision over Marvin Hart in Los Angeles, until December 26, 1908, when he lost to Jack Johnson in 14 rounds in Sydney, Australia.
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Jun 14, 2022 · Tommy Burns is primarily known in the United States for being the man to break the colour line and lose the heavyweight championship to Jack Johnson, who was himself the world's first black heavyweight champ. The so-called "embarrassingly-one sided pummelling" he suffered at Johnson's hands has forever scarred Burns' legacy in that country, but ...
Noah Brusso of Hanover, Ontario fighting under his new ring name. First bout as Tommy Burns instead of Noah Brusso. Match made at 158 lbs. O'Grady came close to death due to injuries from the fight, and the mayor suspended boxing in the city. Match made at 152 lbs. Brusso was down in the 3rd round.
Tommy Burns, boxer (b Noah Brusso at Hanover, Ont 17 June 1881; d at Vancouver 10 May 1955). Starting as a welterweight in 1900, Burns became, 6 years later, the only Canadian to hold the world heavyweight championship when he beat Marvin Hart. Known as a tenacious boxer and strong hitter, the 170 cm, 79.4 kg French Canadian defended his title ...
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