Probably not according to this board. Jack Dempsey is another guy who's career should be scrutinized because of an incident that may have happened in his fight with Jess Williard. Minutes before the fight started, Kearns informed Dempsey that he had wagered Dempsey's share of the purse on Dempsey winning with a first round knockout. As a result, the first round of the fight was one of the most brutal in boxing history. Dempsey dealt Willard a terrible beating and knocked him down seven times in the first round. Willard had a broken cheekbone, broken jaw, several teeth knocked out, partial hearing loss in one ear, and broken ribs. Kearns' own recollection of the event was the source of the loaded gloves' theory. The 20 January 1964 Sports Illustrated published an article interviewing Dempsey and Willard, on their recollections of the fight and of "Doc" Kearns. Kearns claimed he had applied plaster of paris to the customary wrappings under Dempsey's gloves, and that Dempsey did not seem to notice even when these reinforcements were removed after the fight. Dempsey never granted any credence to Kearns' story. At the same time though, Kearns said that Dempsey was unaware of this. Perhaps both Tito and Margarito were in the dark as well. Thoughts?
I think Dempsey knew too, and Trinidad. What's with that fail ****? That some kind of internet nerd language?
Boxing breeds cheaters, steroid users, glove tampering. Crooked promotors. Why is it my favorite sport? I must be the sickest person in the world...
