https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Jess_Willard_vs._Jack_DempseyJess Willard vs. Jack Dempsey - Revision history2026-06-13T21:36:11ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.38.2https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Jess_Willard_vs._Jack_Dempsey&diff=854200&oldid=prevSlugger at 02:23, 23 March 20202020-03-23T02:23:05Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*On July 5, 1919, the ''New York Times'' reported: "In the first statement he has made since becoming the heavyweight champion of the world, Jack Dempsey announced today that he would draw the color line. He will pay no attention to negro challengers, but will defend his title against any white heavyweight as the occasion demands."</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*On July 5, 1919, the ''New York Times'' reported: "In the first statement he has made since becoming the heavyweight champion of the world, Jack Dempsey announced today that he would draw the color line. He will pay no attention to negro challengers, but will defend his title against any white heavyweight as the occasion demands."</div></td></tr>
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</table>Sluggerhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Jess_Willard_vs._Jack_Dempsey&diff=546107&oldid=prevRic at 03:28, 15 November 20142014-11-15T03:28:03Z<p></p>
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</table>Richttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Jess_Willard_vs._Jack_Dempsey&diff=546106&oldid=prevRic: new gallery code added2014-11-15T03:27:20Z<p>new gallery code added</p>
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</table>Richttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Jess_Willard_vs._Jack_Dempsey&diff=543711&oldid=prevEarl at 02:33, 26 October 20142014-10-26T02:33:34Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*On July 5, 1919, the Associated Press reported: "The defeated champion said today the rumor that he was severely injured and that he was taken to a hospital were gross exaggerations. The only injury he suffered was a deep cut over the eye and a badly cut mouth. He did not lose any teeth or was his jaw fractured as reported." However, most modern stories about the fight say that Willard's injuries were very severe. In 2013, ''The Ring'''s website reported: "Not only did Dempsey’s first hook break Willard’s jaw, the ensuing attack ... also reportedly produced multiple facial fractures, several broken ribs and hearing loss in one ear." </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*On July 5, 1919, the Associated Press reported: "The defeated champion said today the rumor that he was severely injured and that he was taken to a hospital were gross exaggerations. The only injury he suffered was a deep cut over the eye and a badly cut mouth. He did not lose any teeth or was his jaw fractured as reported." However, most modern stories about the fight say that Willard's injuries were very severe. In 2013, ''The Ring'''s website reported: "Not only did Dempsey’s first hook break Willard’s jaw, the ensuing attack ... also reportedly produced multiple facial fractures, several broken ribs and hearing loss in one ear." </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Jack Kearns died on July 7, 1963. Shortly before his death, he approved the final draft of his memoirs, ''The Million Dollar Gate'', and secured a deal with ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' to publish two excerpts from the book. In one of the of excerpts, "He Didn’t Know The Gloves Were Loaded," Kearns claimed that Dempsey's hand wraps were treated with plaster of Paris. It was published in the [[:File:SI2002.jpg|January 13, 1964 issue]] of ''Sports Illustrated''. "I've been trying for almost 45 years to get the story printed, but nobody would believe me," Willard said. "They thought it was just a sore loser complaining. I'm glad Kearns has finally admitted it. My jaw is still caved in from the beating that fellow gave me with cement on his hands." Dempsey denied that his gloves were loaded and sued Time Inc., publishers of ''Sports Illustrated'', for $3 million. In September of 1965, they settled out of court for an undisclosed amount. Dempsey was said to be happy with the terms, which provided a statement by ''Sports Illustrated'' "wholeheartedly accepting Dempsey's denial of the charge of the late Jack Kearns." </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Jack Kearns died on July 7, 1963. Shortly before his death, he approved the final draft of his memoirs, ''The Million Dollar Gate'', and secured a deal with ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' to publish two excerpts from the book. In one of the of excerpts, "He Didn’t Know The Gloves Were Loaded," Kearns claimed that Dempsey's hand wraps were treated with plaster of Paris. It was published in the [[:File:SI2002.jpg|January 13, 1964 issue]] of ''Sports Illustrated''. "I've been trying for almost 45 years to get the story printed, but nobody would believe me," Willard said. "They thought it was just a sore loser complaining. I'm glad Kearns has finally admitted it. My jaw is still caved in from the beating that fellow gave me with cement on his hands." Dempsey denied that his gloves were loaded and sued Time Inc., publishers of ''Sports Illustrated'', for $3 million. In September of 1965, they settled out of court for an undisclosed amount. Dempsey was said to be happy with the terms, which provided a statement by ''Sports Illustrated'' "wholeheartedly accepting Dempsey's denial of the charge of the late Jack Kearns." </div></td></tr>
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</table>Richttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Jess_Willard_vs._Jack_Dempsey&diff=495136&oldid=prevRic at 03:15, 9 September 20132013-09-09T03:15:04Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On that 106-122 degree <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">hot </del>day in July, when 187-pound William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey unleashed his very first left to the head of 245-pound Jess Willard in the opening round, he dislocated Willard's jaw and knocked him down. He floored Willard seven times in <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </del>first round. By the end of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that </del>round Dempsey and the crowd thought it was all over<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. "Rapid gum-chewing Ollie Pecord was the referee. It was his first championship fight and he was agitated," wrote Dempsey years later for ''The Ring''. ([[Ring Magazine: June 1982|June 1982]] issue, pp. 72-82.) Pecord raised Dempsey's hand in victory and the new champ exited the ring. The fight had been scheduled for 12 rounds</del>. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On that <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">hot </ins>106-122 degree day in July, when 187-pound William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey unleashed his very first left to the head of 245-pound Jess Willard in the opening round, he dislocated Willard's jaw and knocked him down. He floored Willard seven times in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that </ins>first round. By the end of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </ins>round Dempsey and the crowd thought it was all over. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>But then Dempsey was rushed back to the ring to avoid a forfeit as it had been realized by official time-keeper Warren Barbour that Willard had been saved by the bell at the count of seven. So they fought on.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"Rapid gum-chewing Ollie Pecord was the referee. It was his first championship fight and he was agitated," wrote Dempsey years later for ''The Ring''. ([[Ring Magazine: June 1982|June 1982]] issue, pp. 72-82.) Pecord raised Dempsey's hand in victory and the new champ exited the ring. </ins></div></td></tr>
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</table>Richttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Jess_Willard_vs._Jack_Dempsey&diff=331195&oldid=prevFasan at 01:42, 1 January 20112011-01-01T01:42:06Z<p></p>
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</table>Fasanhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Jess_Willard_vs._Jack_Dempsey&diff=300271&oldid=prevRic at 02:36, 8 May 20102010-05-08T02:36:30Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>"By the third round, after having had his jaw broken in several places, his cheekbone crushed, two ribs cracked and four to six teeth knocked out, Willard simply had to give up. By then he was "nothing but a mass of gore." (''The Ring'' magazine, [[Ring Magazine: March 1976|March 1976]] issue, p. 24.) According to ''The Ring'', Willard "had to quit when his crushed ribs threatened to puncture a lung." Still there were shouts of "Quitter!" by the crowd. "His manager and handlers did a disappearing act. His eyes were so swollen that a spectator had to lead him back to his dressing room. Spitting blood, he kept mumbling, 'I have $100,000 and a farm in Kansas....'" ''The Ring'', [[Ring Magazine: December 1979|December 1979]], p. 72. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>"By the third round, after having had his jaw broken in several places, his cheekbone crushed, two ribs cracked and four to six teeth knocked out, Willard simply had to give up. By then he was "nothing but a mass of gore." (''The Ring'' magazine, [[Ring Magazine: March 1976|March 1976]] issue, p. 24.) According to ''The Ring'', Willard "had to quit when his crushed ribs threatened to puncture a lung." Still there were shouts of "Quitter!" by the crowd. "His manager and handlers did a disappearing act. His eyes were so swollen that a spectator had to lead him back to his dressing room. Spitting blood, he kept mumbling, 'I have $100,000 and a farm in Kansas....'" ''The Ring'', [[Ring Magazine: December 1979|December 1979]], p. 72<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. A rumor later surfaced that Dempsey's left hand had been encased in hardened plaster-of-Paris</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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