Suchergebnisse
Suchergebnisse:
Harry Wills (May 15, 1889 – December 21, 1958) was a heavyweight boxer who held the World Colored Heavyweight Championship three times. Many boxing historians consider Wills the most egregious victim of the "color line" drawn by white heavyweight champions. Wills fought for over twenty years (1911–1932), and was ranked as the ...
Harry Wills (* 15. Mai 1889 in New Orleans; † 21. Dezember 1958 in New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Schwergewichtsboxer. Er war ein etwa 100 kg schwerer Mann und so gut, dass der deutlich kleinere Champion Jack Dempsey nicht gegen ihn antrat. (Vgl. Peter Jackson (Boxer))
Wills defends his World 'colored' heavyweight title claim "The once mighty Sam Langford was led to an awful slaughter by Harry Wills of New Orleans at Denver Friday night. Altho the Tarbaby was not disgraced, gamely surviving four knockdowns in the first round, and by superb ring generalship lasting the fifteen-round limit. The two blacks were ...
28. Nov. 2020 · Died: 1958-12-21 (Age:69) Stance: Orthodox. Height: 188cm. Reach: 213cm. Referee: Record. Pro Boxer: Record. Manager: Paddy Mullins. Harry Wills Gallery. Harry Wills was a heavyweight contender during the late 1910s and 1920s. He was widely seen as World Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey 's top contender.
14. Apr. 2021 · Harry Wills - Boxing's Black Panther. Rich the Fight Historian. 66.3K subscribers. Subscribed. 539. 20K views 3 years ago. A look back at the career of Harry Wills, a fighter best...
Subscribed. 298. 40K views 10 years ago. Harry Will was an African-American heavyweight boxing contender during Jack Demspey's reign in the 1920s. When Demspey signed to fight Wills in 1922 and...
He also beat Sam McVey three times and had two "No Decision" bouts with Joe Jeannette. In 1926, Wills was disqualified in the 13th round for excessive holding in a bout with Jack Sharkey. The next year heavyweight contender Paolino Uzcudun knocked him out in the last significant bout of his career. Born: May 15, 1889. Died: Dec. 21, 1958.
