Independence day 1919. Few gave Dempsey a chance against the larger champion and many called this fight a m...
Independence day 1919. Few gave Dempsey a chance against the larger champion and many called this fight a modern David and Goliath. Dempsey dealt Willard a terrible beating and knocked him down seven times in the first round. Willard had a broken cheekbone, broken jaw, several teeth knocked out, partial hearing loss in one ear, and broken ribs.