Jack Johnson vs. Jess Willard - Revision history

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FSYBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aigDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2320,1316436&dq=jack+johnson+jess+willard+purse&hl=en "Willard Is Given ~~Advise~~ By Johnson" The Toronto World, April 8, 1915]<br>		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FSYBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aigDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2320,1316436&dq=jack+johnson+jess+willard+purse&hl=en "Willard Is Given Advice By Johnson" ''The Toronto World'', April 8, 1915]<br>
	*[http://www.si.com/vault/1959/06/22/607143/jack-and-the-game "Jack And The Game" By Finis Farr, Sports Illustrated, June 22, 1959]<br>		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1959/06/22/607143/jack-and-the-game "Jack And The Game" By Finis Farr, ''Sports Illustrated'', June 22, 1959]<br>
	*[http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/385291-jess-willard-jack-johnson-100-years-later "Jess Willard-Jack Johnson: 100 years later" By Lee Groves, RingTV.com, April 4, 2015]		*[http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/385291-jess-willard-jack-johnson-100-years-later "Jess Willard-Jack Johnson: 100 years later" By Lee Groves, RingTV.com, April 4, 2015]
	*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/jjohn.htm Cyber Boxing Zone: Jack Johnson]		*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/jjohn.htm Cyber Boxing Zone: Jack Johnson]
	*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74dnCeXI8MM YouTube Video: Jack Johnson vs. Jess Willard (Full Film)]		*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74dnCeXI8MM YouTube Video: Jack Johnson vs. Jess Willard (Full Film)]
			*Miscellaneous material re: Johnson taking "a dive": [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ibro-journal-74.81-86.pdf]

Boxsoup at 05:57, 27 March 2016

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Ric at 04:01, 2 February 2013

2013-02-02T04:01:45Z

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	[[File:Johnson ~~hits~~ Willard.jpg\|right\|350px\|]] [[File:Johnson-Willard ~~Havana~~.jpg\|right\|350px]] [[File:Johnson ~~vs.~~ Willard.jpg\|right\|350px]] [[File:Willard KO Johnson.jpg\|right\|350px]]		[[File:Johnson vs. Willard.jpg\|right\|350px]][[File:Johnson hits Willard.jpg\|right\|350px\|]] [[File:Johnson-Willard Havana.jpg\|right\|350px]] [[File:Willard KO Johnson.jpg\|right\|350px]]
	<fight>19149</fight>		<fight>19149</fight>
	*Promoter: [[Jack Curley]]		*'''Promoter:''' [[Jack Curley]]
	'''World Heavyweight Title'''		'''World Heavyweight Title'''

Earl at 06:38, 16 August 2012

2012-08-16T06:38:37Z

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	[[~~file~~:Johnson.Willard.~~Welch~~.jpg\|right\|~~300px~~\|~~photo~~]]		[[File:Johnson hits Willard.jpg\|right\|350px\|]] [[File:Johnson-Willard Havana.jpg\|right\|350px]] [[File:Johnson vs. Willard.jpg\|right\|350px]] [[File:Willard KO Johnson.jpg\|right\|350px]]
	<fight>19149</fight>		<fight>19149</fight>
			*Promoter: [[Jack Curley]]
	'''World Heavyweight Title'''		'''World Heavyweight Title'''
	* Promoter: [[Jack Curley]]
	* Johnson received a ~~guarantee~~ of ~~$30~~,~~000~~, ~~while~~ Willard ~~gambled on~~ the ~~gate receipts~~.		Johnson was guaranteed $30,000, plus one-third of picture privileges. Willard received 25% of total receipts and one-third of picture privileges.<br><br>
	* On January 2, 1916, Johnson [[:Image:JJConfession.JPG\|"confessed"]] to having thrown ~~this~~ fight~~. Most boxing historians, however, doubt that he threw the bout~~. Johnson's confession was re-published in the [[Ring Magazine: October 1956\|October 1956]] ''The Ring'' magazine. This controversy was re-visited in the [[Ring Magazine: January 1969\|January 1969]] issue.		After the fight, referee Jack Welch said: "If I had been compelled to give a decision at the end of the twenty-fifth round, it would have been Johnson's by a wide margin. Up to the twentieth round, Willard had one won only one round by a real margin and two or three others by the slightest shade. In the thirteenth and fourteenth, I was almost sure Johnson would knock Willard out, but Willard showed that his jaw and body were too tough. Johnson put up a wonderful fight to the twentieth round, but age stepped in then and defeated him."<br><br>
	* Video of ~~bout~~: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~pPXB9OLrAnA~~]		On January 2, 1916, Johnson [[:Image:JJConfession.JPG\|"confessed"]] to having thrown the fight. Johnson's confession was re-published in the [[Ring Magazine: October 1956\|October 1956]] issue of [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine. This controversy was re-visited in the [[Ring Magazine: January 1969\|January 1969]] issue.<br><br>
			Johnson claimed that Curley told him that he had politicians working on his Mann Act case, and Johnson would be allowed to return to the United States if he agreed to throw the fight against Willard.<br><br>
			Johnson's story was that his wife, who was sitting at ringside, was to receive a package of bills taken directly from the box office, and amounting to $50,000, which was to be his payment for throwing the fight in the 10th round. "But when that round arrived," Johnson stated, "the money had not been paid. It was nearing the 26th round when the money was turned over to Mrs. Johnson. I had specified that it should be in $500 bills so that the package should be small and the amount quickly counted. After examining it, she gave me the signal. I replied that everything was O.K. and she departed. In the 26th round, I let the fight end as it did."<br><br>
			Most boxing experts doubt Johnson's story. It is true that Lucille Johnson left the arena before the 26th round, but it is a great deal more likely that this was to avoid seeing Johnson defeated than to carry away a package of $500 bills. Indeed, bills of that denomination are so seldom presented at box office windows that this detail alone is enough to discredit the story.<br><br>
			Curley stated years later, "Nobody ever took Johnson's charges of fakery seriously. He was well past his prime, fat and dissipated, and he was worn down and knocked out by a strong, game and well-conditioned opponent." This was also how it looked to Willard, who merely said, "If Johnson throwed it, I wish he throwed it sooner. It was hotter than hell down there."<br><br>
			Johnson didn't return to the United States until 1920. He surrendered to federal authorities in San Diego on July 20, 1920. Johnson was sent to the Federal Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas to serve out his time of a year and a day for his Mann Act conviction.<br><br>
			== Sources ==
			[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FSYBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aigDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2320,1316436&dq=jack+johnson+jess+willard+purse&hl=en Referee Says Black Man Was Way Ahead On Points]<br>
			[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1070658/3/index.htm Jack And The Game]<br>
			[http://www.boxinggyms.com/news/willard_johnson1915/willard1915sioux.htm Historic Boxing Newspapers and History]
			== External Link ==
			[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74dnCeXI8MM Jack Johnson vs. Jess Willard (Full Film)]

Broncano at 21:53, 22 December 2011

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	* Johnson received a guarantee of $30,000, while Willard gambled on the gate receipts.		* Johnson received a guarantee of $30,000, while Willard gambled on the gate receipts.
	* On January 2, 1916, Johnson [[:Image:JJConfession.JPG\|"confessed"]] to having thrown this fight. Most boxing historians, however, doubt that he threw the bout. Johnson's confession was re-published in the [[Ring Magazine: October 1956\|October 1956]] ''The Ring'' magazine. This controversy was re-visited in the [[Ring Magazine: January 1969\|January 1969]] issue.		* On January 2, 1916, Johnson [[:Image:JJConfession.JPG\|"confessed"]] to having thrown this fight. Most boxing historians, however, doubt that he threw the bout. Johnson's confession was re-published in the [[Ring Magazine: October 1956\|October 1956]] ''The Ring'' magazine. This controversy was re-visited in the [[Ring Magazine: January 1969\|January 1969]] issue.
	* Video of bout: [http://www.youtube.com/~~user/RareBoxing#p/u/0/5vXsc089UbE~~]		* Video of bout: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPXB9OLrAnA]

Ric: weights not needed

2011-02-10T04:44:49Z

weights not needed

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	<fight>19149</fight>		<fight>19149</fight>
			'''World Heavyweight Title'''
	* '''World Heavyweight Title'''
	* Weights: Johnson 225, Willard 238
	* Promoter: [[Jack Curley]]		* Promoter: [[Jack Curley]]
	* Johnson received a guarantee of $30,000, while Willard gambled on the gate receipts.		* Johnson received a guarantee of $30,000, while Willard gambled on the gate receipts.
	* On January 2, 1916, Johnson [[:Image:JJConfession.JPG\|"confessed"]] to having thrown this fight. Most boxing historians, however, doubt that he threw the bout. Johnson's confession was re-published in the [[Ring Magazine: October 1956\|October 1956]] ''The Ring'' magazine. This controversy was re-visited in the [[Ring Magazine: January 1969\|January 1969]] issue.		* On January 2, 1916, Johnson [[:Image:JJConfession.JPG\|"confessed"]] to having thrown this fight. Most boxing historians, however, doubt that he threw the bout. Johnson's confession was re-published in the [[Ring Magazine: October 1956\|October 1956]] ''The Ring'' magazine. This controversy was re-visited in the [[Ring Magazine: January 1969\|January 1969]] issue.
	* Video of bout: [http://www.youtube.com/user/RareBoxing#p/u/0/5vXsc089UbE]		* Video of bout: [http://www.youtube.com/user/RareBoxing#p/u/0/5vXsc089UbE]

Ric: YouTube video linked

2010-05-02T18:55:29Z

YouTube video linked

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	* Johnson received a guarantee of $30,000, while Willard gambled on the gate receipts.		* Johnson received a guarantee of $30,000, while Willard gambled on the gate receipts.
	* On January 2, 1916, Johnson [[:Image:JJConfession.JPG\|"confessed"]] to having thrown this fight. Most boxing historians, however, doubt that he threw the bout. Johnson's confession was re-published in the [[Ring Magazine: October 1956\|October 1956]] ''The Ring'' magazine. This controversy was re-visited in the [[Ring Magazine: January 1969\|January 1969]] issue.		* On January 2, 1916, Johnson [[:Image:JJConfession.JPG\|"confessed"]] to having thrown this fight. Most boxing historians, however, doubt that he threw the bout. Johnson's confession was re-published in the [[Ring Magazine: October 1956\|October 1956]] ''The Ring'' magazine. This controversy was re-visited in the [[Ring Magazine: January 1969\|January 1969]] issue.
			* Video of bout: [http://www.youtube.com/user/RareBoxing#p/u/0/5vXsc089UbE]

Ric: linked to "confession"

2009-06-27T18:11:06Z

linked to "confession"

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	* Promoter: [[Jack Curley]]		* Promoter: [[Jack Curley]]
	* Johnson received a guarantee of $30,000, while Willard gambled on the gate receipts.		* Johnson received a guarantee of $30,000, while Willard gambled on the gate receipts.
	* On January 2, 1916, Johnson "confessed" to having thrown this fight. Most boxing historians, however, doubt that he threw the bout. Johnson's confession was re-published in the [[Ring Magazine: October 1956\|October 1956]] ''The Ring'' magazine. This controversy was re-visited in the [[Ring Magazine: January 1969\|January 1969]] issue.		* On January 2, 1916, Johnson [[:Image:JJConfession.JPG\|"confessed"]] to having thrown this fight. Most boxing historians, however, doubt that he threw the bout. Johnson's confession was re-published in the [[Ring Magazine: October 1956\|October 1956]] ''The Ring'' magazine. This controversy was re-visited in the [[Ring Magazine: January 1969\|January 1969]] issue.

Rowdytimothy: Jess Willard vs. Jack Johnson moved to Jack Johnson vs. Jess Willard

2009-02-09T23:34:32Z

Jess Willard vs. Jack Johnson moved to Jack Johnson vs. Jess Willard

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Ric at 14:07, 19 April 2008

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	<fight>19149</fight>		<fight>19149</fight>
	~~[[file:Johnson.Willard.Welch.jpg\|right\|300px\|photo]]~~
	* '''World Heavyweight Title'''		* '''World Heavyweight Title'''
	* Weights: Johnson 225, Willard 238		* Weights: Johnson 225, Willard 238