Jess Willard (25-7-2, 20) was born in St. Clere, Kansas, USA on December 29, 1881. At the age of 29 years on February 15, 1911, he made his professional boxing debut against Lewis Fink, losing the fight via 10-round disqualification.
Willard's last fight was a 8th-round KO loss to Luis Angel Firpo at age 41 on July 12, 1923. He was on a 1-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Jess Willard's best fight was against Jack Johnson.
Willard has 7 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Jess Willard Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | Jul 12, 1923 41 years, 6 months 25-7-2 (20) | Luis Angel Firpo | 8 | KO | Loss | |
33 | May 12, 1923 41 years, 4 months 25-6-2 (20) | Floyd Johnson | 11 | TKO | Win | |
32  | Jul 4, 1919 37 years, 6 months 24-6-2 (19) | 24 years 51-4-9 (37) | 3 | RTD | Loss | |
31 | Mar 25, 1916 34 years, 2 months 24-5-2 (19) | Frank Moran | 10 | NWS | Win | |
30  | Apr 5, 1915 33 years, 3 months 23-5-2 (19) | 37 years 54-5-10 (24) | 26 | KO | Win | |
29 | Apr 28, 1914 32 years, 3 months 22-5-2 (18) | George Rodel | 6 | KO | Win | |
28 | Apr 13, 1914 32 years, 3 months 21-5-2 (17) | Dan Daly | 9 | KO | Win | |
27 | Mar 27, 1914 32 years, 2 months 20-5-2 (16) | Tom McMahon | 12 | NWS | Loss | |
26 | Dec 29, 1913 32 years 20-4-2 (16) | George Rodel | 9 | KO | Win | |
25 | Dec 12, 1913 31 years, 11 months 19-4-2 (15) | George Davis | 2 | KO | Win | |
24 | Dec 3, 1913 31 years, 11 months 18-4-2 (14) | Carl Morris | 10 | NWS | Win | |
23 | Nov 24, 1913 31 years, 10 months 17-4-2 (14) | Jack Reed | 2 | TKO | Win | |
22 | Nov 17, 1913 31 years, 10 months 16-4-2 (13) | George Rodel | 10 | NWS | Loss | |
21 | Aug 22, 1913 31 years, 7 months 16-3-2 (13) | Bull Young | 11 | KO | Win | |
20 | Jul 4, 1913 31 years, 6 months 15-3-2 (12) | Al Williams | 8 | TKO | Win | |
19 | Jun 27, 1913 31 years, 5 months 14-3-2 (11) | Charlie Miller | 4 | PTS | Draw | |
18 | May 20, 1913 31 years, 4 months 14-3-1 (11) | Gunboat Smith | 20 | PTS | Loss | |
17 | Mar 5, 1913 31 years, 2 months 14-2-1 (11) | Jack Leon | 4 | KO | Win | |
16 | Jan 22, 1913 31 years 13-2-1 (10) | Frank Bauer | 5 | TKO | Win | |
15 | Dec 27, 1912 30 years, 11 months 12-2-1 (9) | Soldier Kearns | 8 | KO | Win | |
14 | Dec 2, 1912 30 years, 11 months 11-2-1 (8) | Sailor White | 1 | KO | Win | |
13 | Aug 19, 1912 30 years, 7 months 10-2-1 (7) | Luther McCarty | 10 | NWS | Draw | |
12 | Jul 29, 1912 30 years, 7 months 10-2 (7) | Arthur Pelkey | 10 | NWS | Win | |
11 | Jul 2, 1912 30 years, 6 months 9-2 (7) | Bull Young | 5 | KO | Win | |
10 | May 29, 1912 30 years, 5 months 8-2 (6) | Frank Bauer | 3 | TKO | Win | |
9 | May 22, 1912 30 years, 4 months 7-2 (5) | Bull Young | 6 | KO | Win | |
8 | Oct 9, 1911 29 years, 9 months 6-2 (4) | Joe Cox | 5 | TKO | Loss | |
7 | Aug 10, 1911 29 years, 7 months 6-1 (4) | Mike McKimminsky | 10 | PTS | Win | |
6 | Jul 4, 1911 29 years, 6 months 5-1 (4) | Frank Lyons | 10 | PTS | Win | |
5 | May 15, 1911 29 years, 4 months 4-1 (4) | William Schiller | 4 | KO | Win | |
4 | Apr 14, 1911 29 years, 3 months 3-1 (3) | Al Mandino | 4 | KO | Win | |
3 | Mar 24, 1911 29 years, 2 months 2-1 (2) | Lewis Fink | 3 | KO | Win | |
2 | Mar 7, 1911 29 years, 2 months 1-1 (1) | Ed Burke | 3 | KO | Win | |
1 | Feb 15, 1911 29 years, 1 months 0-1 (0) | Lewis Fink | 10 | DQ | Loss |
