Reeling Jess Willard lay on the ropes and took punch after punch, the knock down came once again by a vicious right hand to the back of Willard’s head. Unable to stand with out the ropes Big Jess was defenceless as again and again he was hit before hitting the floor again. Nothing like this has ever been seen before or since in a boxing ring, never had one man been beaten so severely and with such little mercy. Reports vary to the damage Willard took, but it is generally considered he suffered a severely broken jaw, a cheek broken in as many as 13 places, 6th teeth removed and a couple of broken ribs, the fight should have been over, but it would continue for two more rounds. This is where the fight gets really interesting.
