Luis Ángel Firpo
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Luis Ángel Firpo was an Argentine boxer. Born in Junín, Argentina, he was nicknamed The Wild Bull of the Pampas. He was the first Latin American in history to challenge for the world heavyweight title
Firpo in 1919
Firpo and his handlers
Firpo sending Dempsey outside the ring; Dempsey and Firpo, 1923 painting by George Bellows
Luis Angel Firpo vault in the Cemetery of Recoleta, Buenos Aires, where his remains were interred
Jess Willard
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Jess Myron Willard was an American world heavyweight boxing champion billed as the Pottawatomie Giant. He won the world heavyweight title in 1915 by knocking out Jack Johnson.
Luis Ángel Firpo
…was nicknamed The Wild Bull of the Pampas. He was the first Latin American in history to challenge for the world heavyweight title. His bout against Jess Willard set a world record for boxing attendance at the time. His 1923 heavyweight title fight against Jack Dempsey was named Ring Magazine Fight of the Year…
Willard in 1915
After Bull Young was killed by a blow from Jess Willard at Vernon Arena in 1913, in the 11th round of what was intended to be 20-round fight, California passed a law banning public boxing matches of longer than four rounds
Willard in 1913
Panorama of Willard's title fight against Jack Johnson in Havana, Cuba, 1915