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Harry Wills (May 15, 1889 – December 21, 1958) was a heavyweight boxer who held the World Colored Heavyweight Championship three times. Many boxing historians consider Wills the most egregious victim of the "color line" drawn by white heavyweight champions.
Wills loses his World 'colored' heavyweight title claim "Sam Langford knocked out Harry Wills in the 19th round of a scheduled twenty-round go at a local arena last night. Until the knockout blow neither fighter seemed to have the advantage." (Reno Evening Gazette) "Sam finally stopped his rival in the 19th round with a left hook to the jaw.
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Nov 28, 2020 · Harry Wills was a heavyweight contender during the late 1910s and 1920s. He was widely seen as World Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey 's top contender. Wills was unable to secure a title shot due to the controversial color line in boxing, which prevented men of color from fighting for the heavyweight title.
Harry Will was an African-American heavyweight boxing contender during Jack Demspey's reign in the 1920s. When Demspey signed to fight Wills in 1922 and 1925, no promoter would back the fight...
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May 15, 2020 · Harry Wills was a supremely talented heavyweight who fought many of the best boxers of his era, but was denied a shot at the world title due to his skin colour. Learn about his career, his power, his injustice and his success in real estate.
Apr 14, 2021 · Harry Wills - Boxing's Black Panther. Rich the Fight Historian. 66.3K subscribers. Subscribed. 539. 20K views 3 years ago. A look back at the career of Harry Wills, a fighter best...
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Harry Wills was a top heavyweight contender in the early 1920s who was denied a title shot against Jack Dempsey because of his race. He fought many of the top white and black heavyweights of his day, and was ranked as high as number one.
