Film of the bout The Johnson–Jeffries Fight film received more public attention in the United States than any other film to date and for the next five years, until the release of The Birth of a Nation. In the United States, many states and cities banned the exhibition of the Johnson–Jeffries film. The movement to censor Johnson's victory took over the country within three days after the fight.
Film of the bout The Johnson–Jeffries Fight film received more public attention in the United States than any other film to date and for the next five years, until the release .of The Birth of a Nation. In the United States, many states and cities banned the exhibition of the Jo.hnson–Jeffries film The movement to censor Johnson's victory took over the country within three days after the fight