Harry Wills record between 1916 and 1926

I dont have an agenda against dempsey. Im telling it like it is. firpo hurt dempsey with a barrage of punches, and dempsey fell out of the ring being ruled correctly a knockdown.

 

Once in the first 5 seconds of the fight demsey charged in firpo caught him with a right dropping him to a knee. Thats 1. 2nd time firpo gets up from knockdown catches dempsey with a big right hand making dempseys gloves touch for a knockdown. thats 2. 3rd time firpo knocks dempsey out of the ring. thats 3.

 

Yes, it was a knockdown, and yes Dempsey was hurt, but people always emphasize that he was knocked out of the ring, as though this makes the knockdown more significant than it was to make Dempsey look bad. Dempsey would have gone down no matter what, but he was just unfortunate enough to be at the exact wrong place and Firpo punch/pushed him through the ropes. It was a knockdown for sure, but only a knockdown.

 

I AGREE, THE FANS MISSED A GREAT FIGHT

 

There's still plenty with an agenda here.