Harry Wills footage

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  1. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    And I know Wills was 35. But imagine Larry Holmes at 42 against an out-of-shape Firpo, or flabby at 45. He'd school Firpo too. Imagine the horribly downgraded shot-to-**** 40-something Holyfield who fought Ibragimov and Valuev .... up against a fat bum Firpo. I'd expect a stoppage.
     
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  2. Unforgiven

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    Here's a round-by-round report of the Wills-Firpo fight.

    [url]http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1338&dat=19240910&id=FsxXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g_QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5423,1930307[/url]


    It seems Firpo landed blows.
    I'm starting the wonder if the 1920s heavyweights were really any good.
     
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  3. PowerPuncher

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    I've read most of those (or versions of them), the only account of Langford-Wills is written by Wills himself though.

    The below source claims in his KO19 losses 'Wills floored Langford half a dozen times and gave him a terrible beating before Sam succeeding in getting over haymaker in the 19th'

    [url]http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2211&dat=19230921&id=NismAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uf4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3317,4299664[/url]
     
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