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Galveston giant. jack johnson shattered the status quo backing the first after kwan american chap onin 1988. shock waves for felt outside the ring when johnson broke one of the segregated -- johnson's crime, dating a white woman, eventually marrying one. convicted in 1913, that tarnished his name and legacy. now there's an effort under way to win a pardon for johnson. joining me now from detroit is boxing great and former heavyweight champ mike tyson. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> why would you get behind an effort to pardon jackson son. >> i'm a great fan of jack jo...