
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win a title and his struggle to live as a free man.

Samuel L. Jackson
Narrator (voice)

Keith David
Jack Johnson (voice)
Jack Johnson
Self (archive footage)

Stanley Crouch
Self - writer
James Earl Jones
Self - actor

Bert Sugar
Self - boxing historian

Gerald Early
Self - writer
José Torres
Self - Former Light Heavyweight Champion