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Jess Myron Willard (December 29, 1881 – December 15, 1968) was an American world heavyweight boxing champion billed as the Pottawatomie Giant. [3] [4] He won the world heavyweight title in 1915 by knocking out Jack Johnson .
Jul 4, 2019 · On July 4, 1919, Jack Dempsey knocked out Jess Willard in three rounds to become the heavyweight champion of the world. The fight was one of the most brutal and memorable in boxing history, and took place in a temporary arena in Toledo, Ohio.
Jess Willard was an American prizefighter, world heavyweight boxing champion from April 5, 1915, when he knocked out American Jack Johnson in 26 rounds in Havana, to July 4, 1919, when he was knocked out by American Jack Dempsey in three rounds in Toledo, Ohio.
Jess Willard was a heavyweight boxer who won the world title from Jack Johnson in 1915 and lost it to Jack Dempsey in 1919. He fought 34 bouts, 22 wins, 5 losses, and 3 draws, with 20 knockouts and 9 knockdowns.
A massive, hard-hitting heavyweight champion for his era, Jess Willard is sometimes maligned as simply an uncoordinated oaf lucky to have stumbled his way into the title. Although no paragon of athleticism, Willard was a capable fighter.
Apr 2, 2015 · On the afternoon of April 5, 1915, for over an hour and a half, champion and challenger battled through 25 three-minute rounds in 100+ degree heat in a ri ...more. "One hundred years ago this ...
How Dempsey knocked out Willard in the first round and became the heavyweight champion in a brutal and historic bout. Read the details, the background and the legacy of this fight that launched a Golden Era of boxing.
