Jack Johnson vs Jess WIllard, best video in color

[Fenster]

Great footage, the colour really adds a different perspective. 26 rounds at that pace? Jesus! By modern standards it would be like watching paint dry. Makes a Wlad fight look electric. The KO punch was fitting of any era though, breathtaking.

Johnson claimed he took a dive... not surprising that punch messed with his memory.

[powerpuncher]

26 rounds is so long. Even if you aren’t throwing that many punches, it’s still a long to be in the ring moving around.

[Master]

26 rounds is so long. Even if you aren’t throwing that many punches, it’s still a long to be in the ring moving around.

Especially in the tropical 103 degree heat of Havana.

[NoSavingByTheBell]

Yes it was a breathtaking crunching shot right to the side of the head. Johnson's head really jolted to the right and he crumpled.

the color really is a dramatic addition to the footage and it was also better in focus than anything I had ever seen of it.

Yes it was a hundred and three degrees Fahrenheit that's correct and the humidity was 50%. I read somewhere that it felt like 112 degrees in that ring and in the audience too obviously. That's like 45 degrees Celsius.

Jack Johnson was 37 years old going on 38 in this fight. That seems like the fateful number for heavyweight comebacks.

Joe Walcott got knocked out at 38 years old
Joe Louis got knocked out at 37 or 38
Muhammad Ali got stopped at 38
Larry Holmes got knocked out at 38
Mike Tyson got stopped at 37 or 38
Lennox Lewis at 38 barely got by vitali.

Gentleman you are already too old if you are 38.

[Master]

Tell that to George Foreman who was 45 when he knocked out Moorer.

[NoSavingByTheBell]

Tell that to George Foreman who was 45 when he knocked out Moorer.

Yes George is the exception, what a monster of a man. Makes you really appreciate George Foreman even more.

[Master]

Tell that to George Foreman who was 45 when he knocked out Moorer.

Yes George is the exception, what a monster of a man. Makes you really appreciate George Foreman even more.

It also makes me despise Michael Moorer and his weak ass chin more. He should never have lost to Big George and was lucky to beat an injured Evander Holyfield.