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Jess Willard had a total of seven losses in his professional boxing career — all of them in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss in his professional debut against Lewis Fink via 10th round DQ. He was stopped three times and lost four times via decision.
Luis Angel Firpo, Jack Dempsey, Tom McMahon, George Rodel, and Gunboat Smith are some of the boxers who have beaten Willard.
This is the first loss in Jess Willard's career. Willard lost to Lewis Fink via 10 round disqualification on in a non-title bout. He was 29 years old and it was his first professional boxing fight.
On Willard lost to Joe Cox via 5th round TKO in a non-title bout. He was 29 years old with a record of 6-1.
On Willard lost to Gunboat Smith via 20 round PTS in a non-title bout. He was 31 years old with a record of 14-2-1.
On Willard lost to George Rodel via 10 round NWS in a non-title bout. He was 31 years old with a record of 16-3-2.
On Willard lost to Tom McMahon via 12 round NWS in a non-title bout. He was 32 years old with a record of 20-4-2.
On Willard lost to Jack Dempsey via 3rd round RTD in a non-title bout. He was 37 years old with a record of 24-5-2. Dempsey was 24 years old with a record of 51-4-9.
On Willard lost to Luis Angel Firpo via 8th round KO in a non-title bout. He was 41 years old with a record of 25-6-2.