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Jan. 17th, 2005 04:31 pmPBS has been running promos for the latest Ken Burns doccumentary, about boxer Jack Johnson. The promos keep calling him "forgotten" and touting the special along the lines of 'you've never heard of him, but...'
I don't follow boxing at all, but he's one of the maybe 5 boxers I know a little about anyway. I'd assumed he had a "Babe Ruth" factor-- meaning he was someone from the history of the sport that even folks with no interest in the sport have more likely than not heard of. And anyone who was world champion I assume would be known to those who do follow boxing history. Does it strike anyone else as strange that they're calling him "forgotten"?
I don't follow boxing at all, but he's one of the maybe 5 boxers I know a little about anyway. I'd assumed he had a "Babe Ruth" factor-- meaning he was someone from the history of the sport that even folks with no interest in the sport have more likely than not heard of. And anyone who was world champion I assume would be known to those who do follow boxing history. Does it strike anyone else as strange that they're calling him "forgotten"?
