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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. Willard was known for size rather than skill, and though he held the championship for more than four years, he rarely ...
Willard was born the youngest of four sons by Myron and Margaret Willard in St. Claire, Kansas. Myron, a wounded veteran of the Civil War, passed away two months before Jess was born. He was raised on the ranch operated by his step-father, Elisha Stalker, and dreamed of one day becoming a cowboy.
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.
Aug 12, 2023 · Watch the rare video of the most brutal first round in boxing history, when Jack Dempsey knocked out Jess Willard in 1919. Learn about the background, the outcome and the aftermath of this legendary fight.
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.
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Jul 4, 2022 · Jess Willard. The fight of course took place on this special day – July the 4th – in 1919; and even all these decades later, when viewing the slaughter that had been advertised as a fight, a ...
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Willard received his guaranteed $47, 500, Moran $23, 750. Willard was said to have signed a contract with a circus worth $150, 000. Both wore seven ounce gloves. Daily was hurt by a hard uppercut to the jaw in the 2nd round and never recovered. Willard was a late replacement for an ill Battling Levinsky.
