Fight That Should Have Been Stopped From The First RoundThere was a snarl on the face of Jack Dempsey that reminds those at ringside more of a blood thirsty man eating tiger, rather than a man who was a human-being. Many years after, the people were present, has now grown old or probably non-existing in this present time, had spoken with sadness about the fight with Dempsey and Willard. Those of whom saw the match between Dempsey and Willard still have memories of how Jack Dempsey bared his teeth with his eyes blazing at Jess Willard which has never been forgotten. There are some who saw the fight had many nightmares of that fight The primal fury of Dempsey was not to be denied. Before the the end of the first round Jess Willard was down seven times. and according to these people, the referee should have called a halt to that fight in the first round. Jess Willard's body is covered in great big ugly red swellings, and bleeding profusely from a shattered nose and smashed lips. Jess Willard could barley beats the bell, he had to be helped to his corner. One of the Most Brutal Heavyweight Championship Fight In The Annals of Boxing HistoryJack Demsey was so absolutely sure that the contest was over that he leaves the ring. But Jess Willard even though he was a beaten man doesn't want to quit and the referee didn't want to argue with the then champion. Jack Dempsey was called back to the ring just in time to make the bell. But for the next two rounds the beating of Jess Willard was allowed to persist. Two more brutal rounds and Willard made several more trips to the canvas. Was it pride that kept Willard rising off the canvas? What overcame Dempsey as he continue to beat up Willard with decidedly vicious uppercuts, mind numbing left hooks, overhead rights; thudding, painful body blows coming in from all directions. When Jess Willard held onto the ropes to rise off the canvas. Jack Dempsey was right there smashing punches into the body. When Willard tries to hold, Dempsey broke free and battered Willard. Jess Willard was painfully being beaten from pillar to post and even the crowd who paid to see this fight were bawling out for the fight to end. In some way Jess Willard survives the second and third rounds. But the man Dempsey was like an untamed animal wanting to destroy and devour his catch. Jack Dempsey was a mean fighter that would win at all costs. Jack Dempsey Dealt Willard a Terrible BeatingWhat kept him going?, He sat on his stool after the third the champion near deaths bed, his second finally throws in the towel. Even then, Willard disagrees and wants to continue, he sets the bar by which a champion loses his title to a height as tall as himself. A forth round was never going to be and perhaps Jess's life hinges on that respite. Before the fight had begun, the majority people didn't give a thought of Jack Dempsey having any chances of a win against Jess Willard. Only a 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 at the time. 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. No answers have been given as to why Jack Dempsey wanted to kill Jess Willard in the boxing ring! Did Jack Dempsey wrapped his knuckles in plaster of paris as it was believed? What was the real reason behind Jess Willard wanting to continue though beaten! Jack Dempsey Used To Box Under Fictitious NamesNow let's take you back to the early days of Jack Dempsey before there was any thought of him becoming a world heavyweight champion. His real name was William Harrison Jack Dempsey born on the 24th June 1895, Dempsey was 24 years of age when he became world heavyweight champion. In his early days Jack Dempsey was a man who would go into a saloon bar and challenge the any man in the joint just to get a fight. Jack Dempsey needed all the money he could muster for a meal. While in the saloon joint Jack would exclaim; "I can't sing and I can't dance, but I can sure kick any man's ass." The trouble is, those word may not have been his exact words and on top of that Jack Dempsey used to box under fictitious names such as Kid Blackie. Jack Dempsey continued with this type of travesty until about 1916. 1914, Dempsey appeared as fighter named Jack Nonpareil Dempsey in a six rounds middleweight boxing match with Young Herman in which the result of that fight was a draw. After that fight, he won his next six fights in a row by knockout before losing for the first time, on a disqualification in the 4th round to Jack Downes, These two fighters met on one other occasion with Jack Dempsey knocking out Downes. |
The US Army Had Refused To Enlist Jack DempseyThe criteria of these fights were, if they went the distant and each fighters were standing at the end of the match it either class a no contest or a draw, so in actual fact, life was pretty hard for Jack. When the United States of America entered World War I in 1917, Jack Dempsey was working in a shipyard while he continued to box. Soon after the war, Jack Dempsey was blatantly accused by some quarters as being a draft dodger. It was not until three years after in 1920 that Jack Dempsey was able to clear his name on that account, as evidence was produced showing that Jack Dempsey attempted to enlist in the United States Army, but he was turned down point blank. Was Jack Dempsey a draft dodger? | |
