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Harry Wills (May 15, 1889 – December 21, 1958) was a heavyweight boxer who held the World Colored Heavyweight Championship three times. Many boxing historians consider Wills the most egregious victim of the "color line" drawn by white heavyweight champions.
Harry Wills, soprannominato "The Black Panther" (New Orleans, 15 maggio 1889 – 21 dicembre 1958), è stato un pugile statunitense. La International Boxing Hall of Fame lo ha riconosciuto fra i più grandi pugili di ogni tempo.
"With a left swing to the jaw, Sam Langford of Boston knocked out Harry Wills, the giant New Orleans negro, in the fourteenth round of a scheduled twenty-round fight this afternoon at Vernon. Both men were knocked down repeatedly, Langford himself taking the count four times in the first two rounds.
28 nov 2020 · Harry Wills was a heavyweight contender during the late 1910s and 1920s. He was widely seen as World Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey 's top contender. Wills was unable to secure a title shot due to the controversial color line in boxing, which prevented men of color from fighting for the heavyweight title.
La International Boxing Hall of Fame lo ha riconosciuto fra i più grandi pugili di ogni tempo. Harry Wills, soprannominato "The Black Panther", è stato un pugile statunitense.
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Harry Will was an African-American heavyweight boxing contender during Jack Demspey's reign in the 1920s. When Demspey signed to fight Wills in 1922 and 1925, no promoter would back...
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Harry Wills (May 15, 1889 – December 21, 1958) was a heavyweight boxer who three times held the World Colored Heavyweight Championship. Many boxing historians consider Wills the most egregious victim of the "color line" drawn by white heavyweight champions.
