Jess Willard

Heavyweight Champion of the World (1915-1919)

Arly Allen, James Willard Mace (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

300 Seiten

2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6444-6 (ISBN)

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This is the first full-length biography of Jess Willard who won the heavyweight boxing title in 1915 by defeating Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion. The book sheds new light on Willard who became the most famous man in America as a result of his victory.

Jess Willard, the "Pottawatomie Giant," won the heavyweight title in 1915 with his defeat of Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion. At 6 feet, 6 inches and 240 pounds, Willard was considered unbeatable in his day. He nonetheless lost to Jack Dempsey in 1919 in one of the most brutally one-sided contests in fistic history. Willard later made an initially successful comeback but was defeated by Luis Firpo in 1923 and retired from the ring. He died in 1968, largely forgotten by the boxing public. Featuring photographs from the Willard family archives, this first full-length biography provides a detailed portrait of one of America's boxing greats.

Arly Allen was president of Allen Press, Inc., a scholarly printer and publisher for many years until his retirement in 1993. He is a member of the International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) and has written a number of scholarly articles on boxing and medieval history. He lives in Oxford, Ohio.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Tracy Callis

Preface

1. The Defeat of Jack Johnson and the Triumph

the Great White Hope

2. Growing Up in Kansas and Boxing in Oklahoma

3. The White Hope Era (1911–1912)

4. 1913: A Year of Consequences

5. 1914: The Rise of Willard and the Destruction

Championship Boxing in California

6. Show Business

7. Back to the Ring: 1915–1916

8. The World War and Fred Fulton

9. 1919 and the Battle with Jack Dempsey

10. Jess Willard Returns

11. Final Thoughts

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	03.12.2016
Zusatzinfo	39 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	526 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
ISBN-10	1-4766-6444-7 / 1476664447
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6444-6 / 9781476664446
Zustand	Neuware