John Lester Johnson
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John Lester Johnson was an American professional boxer and actor. He is perhaps best known for his 1916 boxing match against Jack Dempsey, and his 1933 performance as Bumbo, the titular character in t
Johnson in Tarzan's Revenge (1938)
Colorized image of John Lester Johnson as Bumbo, in The Kid From Borneo
Harry Wills
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Harry Wills was an American heavyweight boxer who held the World Colored Heavyweight Championship three times. Many boxing historians consider Wills the most egregious victim of the "color line" drawn
John Lester Johnson
…licked me. I didn't know how to fight then and Johnson did. Yes, I think he won." Johnson also had fights against the notable boxers Joe Jeanette, Harry Wills, Kid Norfolk, and Bill Tate. Johnson appeared in the 1933 Our Gang comedy The Kid From Borneo as Bumbo, a circus attraction billed as a "Wild Man from…
Wills in 1916
Wills in France in 1920
Harry and Sarah Wills