Dempsey-Miske I "Neither fighter gained a commanding lead and a poor draw was the general verdict. Miske outboxed Dempsey most of the fight with the exception of the seventh round, when Dempsey, sinking a hard left into Miske's stomach and putting a right to the jaw, evened up the battle. Up to that time Miske had claimed three rounds and Dempsey two and one was a draw. Miske was plainly worried in the seventh but he held his own the rest of the way. The fight was without a spectacular feature. This content is protected Miske landed one hard blow in the fight, a right cross in the third round. Dempsey scored in the second, third and seventh rounds and his supporters seemingly were inclined to give him a shade for this work. On the other hand those who gave Miske a shade based their verdicts on the fact that he made Dempsey miss many blows." (Indianapolis Star) According to George Blair, the St. Paul Pioneer-Press reported Miske to be the winner. $13,400 gate. ------- Dempsey-Miske II Newspaper decision for Dempsey from Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Public Ledger, Indianapolis Star. "Jack Dempsey won the popular decision from Billy Miske of St. Paul in a slow six-round bout here today at a Thanksgiving Day matinee. Only half a dozen hard blows were landed during the fight. There was scarcely any action in the first two rounds, but This content is protected This content is protected ." (Indianapolis Star) ------- It would seem that Miske did well actively infighting Jack in the first (and longer, too) fight; but fought very defensively. It would be interesting to know whether this reflected an adjustment on Dempsey's part, or whether Miske was having health issues that took some of the starch out of him.
Miske was basically a very good fighter. I wouldn't say that Dempsey ever got the better of a prime Miske decisively. He was not the man he used to be by their third fight.
IBHOF says that Miske was diagnosed with Brights disease in 1918. http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/miske.html
Miske was diagnosed with what would end up being a serious kidney ailment (genericly referred to as Brights disease) in the summer of 1919.
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"Miske was diagnosed with what would end up being a serious kidney ailment (genericly referred to as Brights disease) in the summer of 1919. " I agree.
