Black Fact = 1926 (Feb. 26) – Theodore “Tiger” Flowers, defeated Harry Greb and became the first black World Middleweight Boxing Champion on this date.
He was the first African American after Jack Johnson to challenge for a world title. Flowers helped to reform the image of Black prizefighters, prefiguring the great Joe Louis with his ability to garner broad support among both whites and Blacks. #theraydiotwins
