Whom did Jack Dempsey beat in the world heavywieght title fight in 1919?
2006-10-21 08:30:26 · 10 answers · asked by stufrazer_1 2 in Sports ➔ Boxing
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2006-10-21 08:34:13 · answer #1 · answered by julie l 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
He began 1919 winning five bouts in a row by knockout in the first round. Then on July 4, he and world heavyweight champion Jess Willard met at Toledo, Ohio, for the world title. Few gave Dempsey a chance against the larger champion and many called this fight a modern David and Goliath. However, Dempsey was fearless and vowed victory. The first round of the fight was one of the most brutal in boxing history. Dempsey dealt Willard a terrible beating and knocked him down seven times in that round alone. Willard had a broken cheekbone, broken jaw, several teeth knocked out, and broken ribs. At the end of the third round the champion was forced to give up.
2006-10-21 08:36:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
July 4 1919 toledo ohio jess willard round 3
2006-10-21 11:03:07 · answer #3 · answered by The Keeper of the Green 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 1919 Jack Dempsey beat....
1/20/1919 - First RD KO of Big Jack Hickey
1/23/1919 - First RD KO of Kid Harris
1/29/1919 - First RD KO of Kid Henry
2/13/1919 - First RD KO of Eddie Smith
4/02/1919 - First RD KO of Tony Drake
These were called Barnstorming fights. They were all tomato cans set up for Dempsey to blow out.
Then for the Title on the 4th of July in 1919....
7/04/1919 - *World Title Fight* Third RD TKO of Jess Willard
Jess Willard was actually the betting favorite going into the fight. It was a one sided massacre. Dempsey destroyed him!
You can actually watch that fight at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFHAFNTjcSE&mode=related&search=
Boxrec can tell you who fought who and when at http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=009009
2006-10-21 11:56:49 · answer #4 · answered by commish_guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jack pummeled Jess Willard for the heavyweight championship July 4th, 1919.
2006-10-21 08:50:37 · answer #5 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jess Willard
2006-10-21 09:02:41 · answer #6 · answered by onetruekev 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fairly some cases, and with the help of fairly some debts, Dempsey did no longer have self belief he ought to beat Sam Langford. although, Langford's occupation replaced into properly in decline with the help of 1919. Langford comprehensive his occupation in 1926 yet he gained a combat to the end, in 1923, for the Mexican heavyweight identify, for what that replaced into properly worth. Given this, i might could desire to assert he could have crushed the 1919 version of Dempsey.
2016-10-02 12:59:19 · answer #7 · answered by huenke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jess Willard. Dempsey destroyed him.
2006-10-21 08:55:54 · answer #8 · answered by Brent 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jess Willard
2006-10-21 08:34:34 · answer #9 · answered by qwertydog 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's easy: his opponent!!
2006-10-21 08:42:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋