Manassa Mauler Knocks Out Giant in 1919

虽然做研究, 我发现这幅画，他7月4日的Manassa撕咬训练, 1919 与杰斯威拉德的冠军之争, 世界重量级拳击冠军. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. 威拉德是人的一个巨大的6’06” 和 235 英镑. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone.

然而, 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. 幸运的是, Willard’s corner did not let him come out for the fourth round.

战斗结束后, Willard claimed Dempsey’s gloves were loaded. 在 1964, “DOC” 卡恩斯, 登普西的前任经理, also claimed Dempsey’s gloves were covered with Plaster of Paris. 卡恩斯’ 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 issue.

The problem with this theory is Nat Fleischer, the respected founder of Ring Magazine, watched Dempsey’s hands being wrapped for the Willard fight. Fleischer was adamant Dempsey did not load his gloves. Willard also inspected Dempsey’s hand wraps before the fight. Dempsey’s fists were loaded not his gloves.

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.

如果你观察上面的斗争, you notice the fight was fought under the old rules. 登普西放置，而不是去一个中立的角落里威拉德. 他能尽快打威拉德，他站了起来. 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. 然而, the Manassa Mauler mauled Willard in this fight under the old rules.

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