A main liability for Joe Hipp was that his eyes would swell shut.
You'd start to see the swelling right after rd one.

He was all Heart, he was tough.
When he fought, he gave 'er everything he had.

Hipp is part of the Blackfoot Confederacy.
Niitsitapi is their own word for themselves in their own language, some also say Siksika (Blackfoot.)
4 First Nations make up the Confederacy, they share a common language with dialect differences. Hipp's is Piikani Blackfoot in northern Montana. The other 3 are just over the border in southern Alberta, Canada.


Morrison fought about 5 rds with the broken jaw, Hipp with a broken cheekbone, Morrison broke his hands. That was a Damn good fight!