Jess Willard
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Jess Willard was an American heavyweight boxer best known for winning the world heavyweight title from Jack Johnson in 1915.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jess Willard canonical | 3 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavyweight boxer
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human ⓘ professional boxer ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1881-12-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1968-12-15 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | boxing record books ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Willard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Jess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | about 6 ft 6 in ⓘ |
| lostTitleTo | Jack Dempsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jess Willard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Pottawatomie Giant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | defeating Jack Johnson for the world heavyweight title ⓘ |
| occupation | boxer ⓘ |
| opponent |
Jack Dempsey
NERFINISHED
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Jack Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of boxing in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfEvent | Havana, Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | world heavyweight boxing champion ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
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Kansas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
World heavyweight title fight vs Jack Dempsey in 1919
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World heavyweight title fight vs Jack Johnson in 1915 ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| startTimeOfTitleReign | 1915-04-05 ⓘ |
| title | World Heavyweight Champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weightClass | heavyweight ⓘ |
| wonTitleFrom | Jack Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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