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Jess Willard, an Uncommon card
Jess Myron Willard was an American world heavyweight boxing champion billed as the Pottawatomie Giant.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 64
- Power
- 135
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 61,000
Power 135 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Jess Willard quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jess Willard card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He won the world ______ title in 1915 by knocking out Jack Johnson.
Answer
heavyweight. He won the world heavyweight title in 1915 by knocking out Jack Johnson. From the Jess Willard article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, when he was 37 years old, he lost the title in an extremely one-sided loss by declining to come out for the fourth round against Jack Dempsey, who became a more celebrated champion.
Answer
1910s. In 1919, when he was 37 years old, he lost the title in an extremely one-sided loss by declining to come out for the fourth round against Jack Dempsey, who became a more celebrated champion. From the Jess Willard article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Academy. Academy 80 · Dino Ciccarelli 75 · Jess Willard 71 · Moroccan cuisine 68 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He won the world heavyweight title in 1915 by knocking out Jack Johnson.
- Willard was known for size rather than skill, and though he held the championship for more than four years, he rarely defended it.
- In 1919, when he was 37 years old, he lost the title in an extremely one-sided loss by declining to come out for the fourth round against Jack Dempsey, who became a more celebrated champion.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jess Willard article was read about 61,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 64: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Jess Willard
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Jess Willard (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
