Title: The Pottawatomie Giant" Jess Willard" Description: Heavyweight Champion of the World " The Pottawatomie Giant" Jess Willard (1881-1968). Willard knocked out "The Galveston Giant" Jack Johnson (John Arthur Johnson; 1878-1946) in the twenty-sixth round of their April 5, 1915 boxing match to become the New Heavyweight Champion of the World. Willard would hold the title until 1919, and amassed an impressive career record of (26-6-1) with two no decisions; Keywords: boxing matches, prizefighters, pugilists, boxing, American Heavyweight Boxers, American Boxers, Ring Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, Heavyweight Champions of the World, World Heavyweight Champions, World Boxing Champions, American stage actors, American theatre performers, American silent film actors, American vaudeville performers, boxers, boxing, fighters, fighting, prizefighting, pugilism, ring . Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 1200 x 2046 (2.46 MPixels) (1.71) Print Size: 10.2 x 17.3 cm; 4.0 x 6.8 inches File Size: 7.03 MB (7,374,010 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000300782 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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