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![Jack Dempsey (Right) traps Jess Willard in a corner during the Heavyweight Boxing Championships at Toledo, Ohio, USA. Dempsey kept the title until Tunney took it off him in 1926. 4th July Jack Dempsey (Right) traps Jess Willard in a corner during the Heavyweight Boxing Championships at Toledo, Ohio, USA. Dempsey kept the title until Tunney took it off him in 1926. 4th July](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GJ0D78/jack-dempsey-right-traps-jess-willard-in-a-corner-during-the-heavyweight-boxing-championships-at-toledo-ohio-usa-dempsey-kept-the-title-until-tunney-took-it-off-him-in-1926-4th-july-1919-2GJ0D78.jpg)
Jack Dempsey (Right) traps Jess Willard in a corner during the Heavyweight Boxing Championships at Toledo, Ohio, USA. Dempsey kept the title until Tunney took it off him in 1926. 4th July
![Vintage photo of boxer Jess Willard (1881 – 1968) – Willard, known as “The Pottawatomie Giant”, was World Heavyweight Champion from 1915 to 1919 Stock Photo - Alamy Vintage photo of boxer Jess Willard (1881 – 1968) – Willard, known as “The Pottawatomie Giant”, was World Heavyweight Champion from 1915 to 1919 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/C7MFJB/vintage-photo-of-boxer-jess-willard-1881-1968-willard-known-as-the-C7MFJB.jpg)