Jack Johnson verses Jess Willard

[El Kabong]

If johnson was going to throw a fight, why fight for over an hour in a baking sun before 'lying down'? Its bullshit. He was beaten fair and square by the better guy on the day even though the same man wasnt in johnsons league in his prime

Good Logic wins .

Think the story was he was waiting until he got confirmation that he got paid. That is what Johnson alleges.

.....maybe to rattle the people telling him to take a dive? Maybe to show up his opponent that even as old and out of shape as he was that he could still have beaten the guy.

I doubt it was a dive...Jess was a big boy and gave Johnson a grown man style beat down.

[Spicoli]

Age,debt,the elements and Willards weathering his early stuff just took an evitable toll on spent Johnson.He may have been consicious enough to know he was on the mat but never know what goes through a guys head in that condition...in the 26th round no less.

[keo]

I think that Johnson was hitting Willard when ever he wanted to and he was out of range of willard and parried his punches with ease.If you can get the fight footage ,you will see this.Johnson threw the fight in my opinion.Regards .keo.