Marvin Hart
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Marvin Hart (September 16, 1876 – September 17, 1931, both in Fern Creek, Kentucky) was the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion from July 3, 1905 to February 23, 1906.
[edit] Career
Hart, nicknamed "The Kentucky Plumber" because of his former trade, gained considerable prominence after a 1905 win over future champion Jack Johnson. That year, the heavyweight title was left vacant as a result of the retirement of champion James J. Jeffries and Hart's record earned him a chance to fight for the championship against top-ranked Jack Root (1876-1963), a much more experienced boxer, who had already beaten Hart in November, 1902.
Jefferies, the retiring champ, refereed the championship fight on July 3, 1905 in Reno, Nevada. Hart knocked out Jack Root in the 12th round to win the vacant championship. After one successful exhibition match, Hart lost his championship to Canadian Tommy Burns on February 23, 1906 in Los Angeles, California.
After his death in 1931 (the day after his 55th birthday) Marvin Hart was interred in the Resthaven Memorial Park, in Louisville, Kentucky.
| Preceded by James J. Jeffries Retired |
World Heavyweight Champion 1905–1906 |
Succeeded by Tommy Burns |
