"Dempsey made no excuses when he lost to Tunney." As far as I know not in 1926. But there was a brief flurry of interest when he came forward...
Just on the cost of living in the 1910's, I came across an old-time movie actor who related what it was like back then working in movies and the...
This is a very good point.
I just looked up Dempsey's record on box rec to clarify to myself where he was when-- 5-17-1916 a fight in Provo, Utah 5-30-1916 a fight in...
Your train prices sound right and dovetail with the prices I found pretty closely. If he was only going from Kansas City to Salt Lake, that would...
"his wife took all his money" She didn't even leave him enough for food? Well, there are wives and then there are wives.
"If you can't I think a retraction is in order." I gave the retraction in the previous post, and I repeat it here. My memory confused Roger...
"Dempsey never pimped his wife." Okay. I apologize--my memory failed me. Roger Kahn quotes Jack Kearns as saying that Dempsey "got her...
I don't know why the first Roland LaStarza fight isn't the equivalent as Marciano was fighting a world rated opponent. "Sudenberg's 2 fights...
"Walcott" Perry pointed out that Walcott hurt Marciano in the 11th and 12th rounds. Marciano KO'd him in the 13th. As for the first, Marciano...
I agree.
I am certain he had it tough at certain points. But the issue is was he starving by the time of the Flynn fight. That fight drew a couple...
What's unfair about highlighting that fact? Nothing. But Dempsey wasn't quite as inexperienced as you are implying. He had fought John Lester...
Well, let's restrict Dempsey to 1918 and after, disregarding totally his early career. He had 30 fights after January 1, 1918, according to box...
"surviving on $0.75 a day." That comes out of about $273 a year. The average mill worker in the teens in the US got $260 a year for a 60 hour...
