Theodore "Tiger" Flowers became the first Black middleweight boxing CHAMPION by defeating Harry Greb in New York.
As for just the first Black middleweight BOXER, I don't know, sorry.
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∙ 2010-04-02 23:21:10Jack Johnson was the first black heavyweight champion in 1908.
Jack Johnson was the first black heavy weight champion of the world.
joe louis
No.
The first black pro athlete was Bill Richmond. He was a boxer and began in 1777.
There are weight categories in boxing or Divisions , the first is the light weight and the second heavy weight. A boxer enters a tournament according to his weight.
My dad issac
Was it Bruno.
The first black heavyweight boxer who became world champion, is Jack Johnson.
Jack Johnson
Buster Douglas
Mohammad Ali or Cassius Clay was the first boxer ever to win the world heavyweight title thrice.