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

Havana, Cuba, in 1915, where they co-promoted the 45-round fight between Jess Willard and then-champion Jack Johnson. In the 1930s, the McMahons operated the...

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

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

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

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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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...

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...

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...

history to challenge for the world heavyweight title. His bout against Jess Willard set a world record for boxing attendance. And his heavyweight title bout...

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

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

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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...

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

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...

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...

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...

1986. Boxer Jess Willard, the latest "Great White Hope", defeated Jack Johnson with a 26th-round knockout in sweltering heat at Havana. Willard became very...

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...

significant boxing match-ups. A bout between defending heavyweight champion Jess Willard and challenger Frank Moran on March 25, 1916, which brought in $152,000...

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...

heavyweight champion July 18, 1951 – September 23, 1952 Records Previous: Jess Willard Oldest world heavyweight champion July 18, 1951 – November 5, 1994 Next:...

by technical knockout. Liston became the first World Champion since Jess Willard in 1919 to retire on his stool during a Heavyweight title fight. At that...

mid-January 1975, but on 16 January, manager Mike Everitt was sacked. Trainer Jess Willard took over as caretaker manager for the following match, before the appointment...

including George Gardiner, Jimmy Gardner, Jim Flynn, Georges Carpentier and Jess Willard. On April 26, 1907, Curley promoted his first major wrestling bout between...