The Human punching bag

[sonnyboyx2]

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=8425


Jess Willard could not budge him

[sonnyboyx2]

Here is more of Frank"Cannonball"Richards

[Schmerzen]

what a freak

[NChristo]

Dayumm, thanks for posting.

[Barn]

Is it bad I laughed when he got hit with the cannon ball and just flew backwards?

[Steak]

holy hell....HOW...WHAT....

.....A CANNON?!

there are certain people that have walked this earth who are just...unnatural.

[Holtol]

I found that amazing and entertaining. I googled him and that cannon ball weighed 104 pounds, and he would take the cannon ball to the stomach sometimes twice a day while he was in the circus.

[Miburo]

Spring-loaded cannon. If it was gunpowder he'd have been obliterated.

[Steak]

Spring-loaded cannon. If it was gunpowder he'd have been obliterated.

well that I figured as much.

but based up how he was lifted off his feet and how much the ball weighs...still impressive.

[Miburo]

well that I figured as much.

but based up how he was lifted off his feet and how much the ball weighs...still impressive.

Probably after a long process working up from small ones to figure out just how much he could take safely. It's more that it looks good to spectators than anything.