Manassa Mauler Knocks nje Giant katika,,en,Yeye tishio kwa mtu yeyote kulingana na ukubwa peke,,en 1919

Wakati kufanya utafiti, I found this picture of the Manassa Mauler training for his July 4th, 1919 title fight with Jess Willard, World Heavyweight Boxing Mabingwa. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard ilikuwa kubwa ya mtu saa 6’06” na 235 paundi. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone.

Hata hivyo, 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. Kwa rehema, Willard’s corner did not let him come out for the fourth round.

Baada ya kupambana na, Willard claimed Dempsey’s gloves were loaded. In 1964, “Doc” Kearns, Dempsey meneja wa zamani wa, 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 suala.

The problem with this theory is Nat Fleischer, mwanzilishi kuheshimiwa wa Gonga Magazine, watched Dempsey’s hands being wrapped for the Willard fight. Fleischer was adamant Dempsey did not load his gloves. Willard pia kukaguliwa mkono Wraps Dempsey kabla ya kupambana. Ngumi Dempsey walikuwa kubeba si kinga yake.

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.

Kama umeona kupambana juu, you notice the fight was fought under the old rules. Dempsey aliruhusiwa kusimama juu ya Willard badala ya kwenda kona neutral. Yeye aliweza kugonga Willard haraka kama yeye kufufuka kwa miguu yake. 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. Hata hivyo, the Manassa Mauler mauled Willard in this fight under the old rules.

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