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Jess Willard

American boxer (1881–1968)

Born
29 December 1881, Kansas
Died
15 December 1968, Los Angeles
Citizenship
United States
Sport
boxing
Discipline
heavyweight
Occupation
boxer, circus performer
Height
199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight
110 kg (243 lb)
Recorded fight record
24 wins, 6 losses, 1 draws

Jess Myron Willard (December 29, 1881 – December 15, 1968) was an American world heavyweight boxing champion billed as the Pottawatomie Giant. He won the world heavyweight title in 1915 by knocking out Jack Johnson.

Awards and honours

Films

FilmYearCredit
The Prizefighter and the Lady1933cast

External links

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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.