Willard had 1 meaningful fight in 8 years which saw him got destroyed, after that he hadn't fought in 4 years. Using a past it ex champ is a good way to hype up a contender, it doesn't make his title shot deserved. Wills was due his title shot before Willard, Dempsey and ofcourse any of Dempsey's challenges.
Willard was coming off a win over the highly regarded Floyd Johnson when Firpo fought him. Whether you like it or not that made him a legitimate and credible title challenger. We don't say that none of Floyd Mayweathers opponents deserved their title shots, because Manny Pacquiao would have been a better challenger.
Highly regarded by his mum maybe Firpo wasn't the second most deserving challenger either, not to mention an ancient Johnson handled him in sparring.
tracks for horses styles for fighters - dempsey and wills in prime- dempsey easy and early. dempsey was a big duran
Baer over Braddock easy and early... Liston over Clay easy and early... Ali over Spinks easy and early... Tyson over Douglas easy and early... Lewis over Rahman easy and early... Sure is nice to given the chance.