On July 12, 1923, a 41-year-old Jess Willard (25-6-2, 20 KOs) and Luis Angel Firpo met in the ring.
Willard came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months.
Jess Willard lost to Luis Angel Firpo via KO in the 8th round, and adds a loss to his record at 25-7-2.
On July 4, 1919, a 37-year-old Jess Willard (24-5-2, 19 KOs) and a 24-year-old Jack Dempsey (51-4-9, 37 KOs) met in the ring.
Willard came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 years, 3 months, and 9 days. Dempsey was on a 6-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 4 days.
Jack Dempsey stopped Jess Willard via RTD in the 3rd round. Dempsey improves his record to 52-4-9 (38 KOs), while Willard adds a loss to his record at 24-6-2.
On March 27, 1914, a 32-year-old Jess Willard (20-4-2, 16 KOs) and Tom McMahon met in the ring.
Willard came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 27 days.
Jess Willard lost to Tom McMahon via newspaper decision in the 12-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 20-5-2.
On November 17, 1913, a 31-year-old Jess Willard (16-3-2, 13 KOs) and George Rodel met in the ring.
Willard came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 26 days.
Jess Willard lost to George Rodel via newspaper decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 16-4-2.
On May 20, 1913, a 31-year-old Jess Willard (14-2-1, 11 KOs) and Gunboat Smith met in the ring.
Willard came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 15 days.
Jess Willard lost to Gunboat Smith via points decision in the 20-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 14-3-1.
On October 9, 1911, a 29-year-old Jess Willard (6-1, 4 KOs) and Joe Cox met in the ring.
Willard came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 29 days.
Jess Willard lost to Joe Cox via TKO in the 5th round, and adds a loss to his record at 6-2.
On February 15, 1911, a 29-year-old Jess Willard (debutant) and Lewis Fink met in the ring.
Jess Willard lost to Lewis Fink via disqualification in the 15-round fight, making an unsuccessful professional debut.