Jess Myron Willard (December 29, 1881 – December 15, 1968) was an American world heavyweight boxing champion billed as the Pottawatomie Giant. He won the...

they co-promoted the fight between Jess Willard and then-champion Jack Johnson, scheduled for 45 rounds (Willard won by knockout in the 26th round)....

Rogers argue passionately over legal procedures. Rogers defended boxer Jess Willard on charges of second-degree murder stemming from the death of his opponent...

Jess Willard in an eleventh-round TKO before a crowd of around 63,000 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. The bout was an impressive comeback for Willard...

Cecil Thomas Frederick Willard (16 January 1924 – 6 May 2005), known as Jess Willard, was an English professional footballer who played as a right half...

artist Jess Walter (born 1965), American author Jess Walton (born 1949), American actress Jess Weixler (born 1981), American actress Jess Willard (1881–1968)...

and he could not use it. On April 5, 1915, Johnson lost his title to Jess Willard, a working cowboy from Kansas who started boxing when he was 27 years...

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formerly a highly ranked contender who had beaten both World Champion Jess Willard and Hall of Famer Sam Langford. Dempsey beat Smith for the third time...

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timekeeper for many prize fights, most notably for the Jack Johnson—Jess Willard title fight in Havana, Cuba, on April 5, 1915. A newsreel featuring the...

history to challenge for the world heavyweight title. His bout against Jess Willard set a world record for boxing attendance at the time. His 1923 heavyweight...

allowing people to jump on his abdomen. He also allowed champion boxer Jess Willard to punch him in the gut, to prove its strength. Richards's most famous...

White Hope may refer to: James J. Jeffries (1875–1953), American boxer Jess Willard (1881–1968), American boxer William Warren Barbour (1888–1943), American...

geneticist Jess Willard (1881–1968), American boxer Jess Willard (footballer) (1924–2005), English football player and coach John Willard (disambiguation)...

French. In 1916, Rickard returned to the United States. On February 3, Jess Willard agreed to Rickard's offer to fight Frank Moran in New York City. The...

British Empire champion Bombardier Billy Wells and future world champion Jess Willard, and beating and losing to Sam Langford in two fights. He fought many...

Jess Willard Phillips Jr. (born February 28, 1947) is an American former professional football player who played running back for 10 seasons in the American...

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Crane Wilbur (1886–1973), actor and director Fred Willard (1933–2020), actor and comedian Jess Willard (1881–1968), world heavyweight boxing champion Bill...

scorecards. It was the first time since 1919—when Jack Dempsey defeated Jess Willard—that a world heavyweight champion had quit on his stool. Liston said...

military with the outbreak of World War I. When "The Great White Hope" Jess Willard beat Jack Johnson for the world heavyweight title on 5 April 1915, the...

Johnson, the world heavyweight champion, defended his title against Jess Willard. Willard won the title by a 26th. round knockout. The fight between the two...

Jersey. Jack Dempsey was the world Heavyweight champion since he beat Jess Willard by a fourth-round knockout in 1919. The challenge by Carpentier would...

against heavyweight champion Jess Willard. The Day Book reported Fulton having an arm span of 84.5 inches, exceeding Willard's 83.5 inches, suggesting Fulton...

April — Jess Willard, the latest "Great White Hope", defeats Jack Johnson with a 26th-round knockout in sweltering heat at Havana, Cuba. Willard becomes...

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his opposition to boxing. In 1918, he refused to allow Fred Fulton and Jess Willard to fight in the state. After retiring as governor, he served as publisher...

Johnson's title was eventually lost to Jess Willard, a white boxer, in 1915. There was some controversy surrounding Willard's win, with Johnson claiming he threw...