Why Did Fitz Do So MUch Better 2nd Time Around?

Regarding the Willard fight here is a snippet from the NYTimes....

Havana April 5th.
"Johnsons left eye was partly closed in the early rounds but not sufficient to interfere with his fighting. His lip was also cut inside and his famous golden smile flashed from a very red setting."

Earlier reports did mention that his lip was cut in sparring. Willard more than likely reopened that cut.

 

Without a mouth guard blood from the mouth usually is caused by the teeth cutting the gum, lips or tongue after a punch is landed.

 

I have also but invariably there is a cut and it could be an ultra small cut to produce what looks like lots of blood. The soft tissues of the mouth rip across the hard surface of the teeth when a punch lands or the teeth bite down on the lips, inner mouth and or tounge.

Whether a cut or an abrasion Johnson was indeed bleeding from the mouth at least during round three when he fought Obrien. Johnson eye was party closed and his lip bleeding during his bout with Willard. The lip cut may or may not be the reopening of a cut he had gotten in training for the bout.

No degradation to Johnson. He was fighting one of the greatest lt heavyweights in one bout and was in a 26 round bout with one big strong fighter in the other.

 

There is a huge difference between understanding cuts, bloodied mouths and noses are common occurrences in boxing and another trying to degrade a past great champion because he was cut or bloodied.

 

You are learning.

 

Hmmm. So bloodied mouths are not necessarily the sole result of broken jaws?

How about broken, or dislodged teeth? The plot thickens.

 

Correct. The poster McVey is a fool. A cut happens when the skin is broken, which happened to Johnson in several fights.

Cuts back then were far more common thanks to the gloves, and no gum shields.

 

McVey showed his colors by following along with the most foul mouthed poster on these boards. I see through him like he is a ghost now. Very despicable person.