Jess Willard

 

his record

 

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BORN : December 29 1881; St. Clere, KS
DIED : December 15 1968; Los Angeles, CA

HEIGHT : 6-5 (most sources report 6-6 1/4)
WEIGHT : 225-250 lbs
RACE : White
MANAGER : Tom Jones

Record: 23-6-1 (21 KO's)
 

1911
--- -- Unknown Opponent                     Ok                    Exh L 3
--- -- Unknown Opponent                     Ok                    Exh W 6
Feb 8  Billy Evart                          Ok                    Exh 4
Feb 8  Frank Mayo                           Ok                    Exh 5

Feb 15 Louis Fink                  Sapulpa, Ok                    LF 10
Mar  7 Ed Burke                    El Reno, Ok                    KO  3
Mar 28 Louis Fink                  Oklahoma City, Ok              KO  3
Apr 14 Al Mendeno                  Oklahoma City, Ok              KO  4
Apr 29 Joe Cavanaugh               Oklahoma City, Ok              KO 11
Jun  8 Bill Shiller                Oklahoma City, Ok              KO  4
Jul  4 Frank Lyons                 Elk City, Ok                    W 10
Jul 16 Mike Comiskey               Hammond, Ok                     W 10
Oct 11 Joe Cox                     Springfield, Mo                 L  5
Oct -- Victor McLaglen             Springfield, Mo                 Exh

1912
May 23 John Young                  Fort Wayne, In                 KO  6
Jun 29 Frank Bowers                St. Charles, Il                KO  3
Jul  2 John Young                  South Chicago, Il              KO  5
Jul 29 Arthur Pelkey               New York, NY                   ND 10
Aug 19 Luther McCarty              New York, NY                   ND 10
Dec  2 "Sailor" Charles White      Buffalo, NY                    KO  1
Dec 27 Alfred "Soldier" Kearns     New York, NY                   KO  8

1913
Jan 22 Frank Bauer                 Fort Wayne, In                 KO  5
Mar  5 Jack Leon                   Fort Wayne, In                 KO  4
May 20 Ed "Gunboat" Smith          San Francisco, Ca               L 20
Jun 27 Charlie Miller              San Francisco, Ca               D  4
Jul  4 Al Williams                 Reno, Nv                       TK  8
Aug 22 William "Bull" Young        Vernon, Ca                     KO 11
       -Young died from broken neck received in the fight
Nov 17 George "Boer" Rodel         Milwaukee, Wi                  LK 10
Nov 24 Jack Reed                   Fort Wayne, In                 KO  2
Dec  3 Carl Morris                 New York, NY                   ND 10
Dec 12 George "one-round" Davis    Buffalo, NY                    KO  2
Dec 29 George "Boer" Rodel         New Haven, Ct                  KO  9

1914
Mar 27 Tom "Bearcat" McMahon       Youngstown, Oh                  L 12
Apr 13 Dan Daily                  Buffalo, NY                    KO  9
Apr 28 George "Boer" Rodel         Atlanta, Ga                    KO  6

1915
Feb 24 "Sailor" Jack Carroll       Kansas City, Mo                EX  3
Apr  5 Jack Johnson                Havana, Cu              (1:26) KO 26
       -Heavyweight Championship of the World;
        Weights: 230 - 205 1/2
Apr 10 Walter Monahan              Philadelphia, Pa               EX  3
---    Hugh Walker                                                EX  3
May 14 Fred Fulton                 Rochester, Mn                  EX  4

1916
Mar 25 Frank Moran                 New York, NY                   ND 10
       -Heavyweight Championship of the World;
        Weights: 225 - 203
Aug  8 Alfred "Soldier" Kearns     Plattsburg, NY                 EX  2
Sep 12 Sailor Burke                Bridgeport, Ct                  W  6

1918
Jul  4 Jim Golden                  Fort Riley, Ks                 EX 10
Jul 18 Tim Logan                   Chester, Pa                    EX 10

1919
Jul  4 Jack Dempsey                Toledo, Oh                     LT  3
       -Heavyweight Championship of the World;
        Weights: 245 - 187

1922
Nov 15 Tom Kennedy                 Los Angeles, Ca                EX  2
Nov 15 Joe Bonds                   Los Angeles, Ca                EX  2
Dec 20 Scotty Messer               Milwaukee, Or                  EX  2
Dec 20 Tom Barnson                 Milwaukee, Or                  EX  2
Dec 28 Frank Farmer                Yakima, Wa                     EX  3
Dec 28 Alden Schumacher            Yakima, Wa                     EX  3

1923
Feb 19 Harry Drake                 Detroit, Mi                    EX  4
May 12 Floyd Johnson               New York, NY                   KO 11
Jul 12 Luis Angel Firpo            Jersey City, NJ                LK  8
---    Nick Newman                 Atchison, Ks                   EX  6

1926
---    Jimmy O'Gatty               New York, NY                   EX  3            

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