Marvin Hart
Encyclopedia
Marvin Hart was the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion from July 3, 1905 to February 23, 1906.
. That year, the heavyweight title was left vacant as a result of the retirement of champion James J. Jeffries
and Hart's record earned him a chance to fight for the championship against top-ranked Jack Root
(1876–1963), a much more experienced boxer, who had already beaten Hart in November, 1902.
Jefferies, the retiring champ, refereed the championship fight on July 3, 1905 in Reno, Nevada
. Hart knocked out Jack Root in the 12th round to win the vacant championship. After one successful exhibition match, Hart lost his championship to Canadian
Tommy Burns
on February 23, 1906 in Los Angeles, California
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After his death in 1931 (the day after his 55th birthday) Marvin Hart was interred in the Resthaven Memorial Park, in Louisville, Kentucky
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Career
Hart, nicknamed "The Louisville Plumber" because of his former trade, gained considerable prominence after a 1905 win over future champion Jack JohnsonJack Johnson (boxer)
John Arthur Johnson , nicknamed the “Galveston Giant,” was an American boxer. At the height of the Jim Crow era, Johnson became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion...
. That year, the heavyweight title was left vacant as a result of the retirement of champion James J. Jeffries
James J. Jeffries
James Jackson Jeffries was a world heavyweight boxing champion.His greatest assets were his enormous strength and stamina. Using a technique taught to him by his trainer, former welterweight and middleweight champion Tommy Ryan, Jeffries fought out of a crouch with his left arm extended forward...
and Hart's record earned him a chance to fight for the championship against top-ranked Jack Root
Jack Root
Jack Root was a light heavyweight champion and also fought for the world heavyweight title. He fought out of Chicago, Illinois.-Light heavyweight championship claim:...
(1876–1963), a much more experienced boxer, who had already beaten Hart in November, 1902.
Jefferies, the retiring champ, refereed the championship fight on July 3, 1905 in Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
. Hart knocked out Jack Root in the 12th round to win the vacant championship. After one successful exhibition match, Hart lost his championship to Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Tommy Burns
Tommy Burns (boxer)
Tommy Burns , born Noah Brusso, is the only Canadian born world heavyweight champion boxer. The first to travel the globe in defending his title, Tommy made 11 title defenses despite often being the underdog due to his size. Burns famously challenged all comers as Heavyweight Champion, leading to...
on February 23, 1906 in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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After his death in 1931 (the day after his 55th birthday) Marvin Hart was interred in the Resthaven Memorial Park, in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
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