Editing Stanley Ketchel (section)

=== Ketchel vs. Johnson ===
Ketchel's 1909 battle with [[Jack Johnson (boxer)|Jack Johnson]] has been called by many a modern-day "David and Goliath". In the 12th round, Ketchel floored Johnson with a right hand. Johnson got up and knocked out Ketchel with a right uppercut.<ref name="dWs75YlzEHE">{{YouTube|dWs75YlzEHE}}</ref>

Ketchel and Johnson were rumored to have been friends and to have gone gambling, as well as hit the brothels, together; they shared a love for women. Ketchel and Johnson planned to fight together. Because Ketchel was shorter than Johnson, he wore long coats to conceal the platform shoes he had worn to make him look taller at a publicity event. They set up a script for their fight to  stretch it to 20 rounds, as a 20-round fight would guarantee boxing fans would pay to go to local theaters to watch the replay of the fight. After 12 rounds, Ketchel swung a surprise punch that knocked Johnson down. Regaining his feet, Johnson then knocked out Ketchel with a swift combination to Ketchel's head and jaw.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Jack_Johnson_vs._Stanley_Ketchel|title=Jack Johnson vs. Stanley Ketchel - BoxRec|website=boxrec.com|access-date=2016-11-15}}</ref> Ketchel did not wake up for many minutes and some of his teeth were knocked out by the blow, with a few remaining embedded in Johnson's glove.<ref>Lardner, John. ''The World of John Lardner'', Simon and Schuster, 1961, p. 62.  Originally in ''True: The Men's Magazine'', "Down Great Purple Valleys" (1954).</ref>