Jack Dempsey vs. Tom McCarty
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Jack Dempsey beat Tom McCarty by KO at 0:30 in round 1 of 12
- Date: 1918-07-01
- Location: Convention Hall, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- Referee: Jimmy Bronson
The Racine Journal-News:
- Jack Dempsey, the California Submarine, knocked out Jack McCarthy, said to be of Montana, with a left swing to the jaw in twenty seconds after the men met in the ring here last night for a bout scheduled to go twenty rounds.
- Dempsey sized up McCarthy for an instant and then rushed at him. He swung a terrific blow on McCarthy’s stomach which just grazed his body. He followed with a left swing which caught the Montana man on the jaw and he went down for the count. McCarthy was knocked under the ropes. He did not strike a blow.
The Salt Lake Tribune said Dempsey fought Tom McCarthy of Montana, and the Tulsa Daily World said his opponent was Tom McCarthy of Seattle.