Manassa Mauler Knocks Out Giant in 1919

Terwijl het doen van onderzoek, Ik vond deze foto van de Manassa Mauler training voor zijn juli 4, 1919 titel gevecht met Jess Willard, de World Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard was een reus van een man bij 6’06” en 235 pond. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone.

Echter, Willard entered the ring with Dempsey as a 37 year-old pugilist, a little long in the tooth. Willard was also challenging one of the most vicious finishers in boxing history. Willard would find the smaller Dempsey, who never weighed more than 190 pounds in shape, was more than a match for the giant.

Dempsey almost stopped Willard in the first round. Willard gamely fought on but had a broken jaw, several dislocated teeth and other facial injuries. Genadig, Willard’s corner did not let him come out for the fourth round.

Na het gevecht, Willard claimed Dempsey’s gloves were loaded. In 1964, “Doc” Kearns, Voormalig manager Dempsey's, also claimed Dempsey’s gloves were covered with Plaster of Paris. Kearns’ accusations are suspect though as he never forgave Dempsey for firing him in the 1920s. Kearns gave the story to Sports Illustrated for their January 20, 1964 kwestie.

The problem with this theory is Nat Fleischer, de gerespecteerde oprichter van Ring Magazine, watched Dempsey’s hands being wrapped for the Willard fight. Fleischer was adamant Dempsey did not load his gloves. Willard geïnspecteerd ook Dempsey's hand wraps voor het gevecht. Dempsey's vuisten waren niet zijn handschoenen geladen.

Dempsey had power to spare and didn’t need to use a foreign substance on his wraps. If Dempsey’s gloves were loaded, Willard would have gone to the morgue. You can see the shock on guys face the first time they are hit by someone with incredible punching power like Chuck Liddell or Anderson Silva.

Als u zich aan de strijd boven, you notice the fight was fought under the old rules. Dempsey mocht dan staan ​​Willard in plaats van naar een neutrale hoek. Hij kon Willard raken zodra hij stond op. This tactic would cost Dempsey in his fight with Gene Tunney, when the new boxing rules were implemented, directing a fighter to the neutral corner for a knockdown. Echter, the Manassa Mauler mauled Willard in this fight under the old rules.

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