Jack Dempsey vs. Willie Meehan (1st meeting)
Jack Dempsey lost to Willie Meehan by PTS in round 4 of 4
- Date: 1917-03-28
- Location: Arena, Emeryville, California, USA
- Referee: George Brown
Willie Meehan Is Still The Marvel Of The Ring
San Francisco Boxer Shows Up the Salt Lake Champion at Emeryville Show
Willie Meehan is still the riddle of the ring. The San Francisco marvel made a bum out of the Salt Lake champion, Jack Dempsey, last night in the Emeryville open-air arena, and he did the job so thoroughly that there was no room left for argument. Dempsey may come back and lick Meehan some future day, but last night he was as helpless as a man with both hands tied.
Meehan was in the best condition ringsiders ever remember seeing him in. He must have taken off twenty pounds, for his legs were slim and sleek, and his paunch reduced to respectable proportions. Moreover, Meehan was thoroughly confident, and he surprised even his admirers by discarding all his clownish tactics for the first two rounds, carrying the fight to his opponent, and actually outfighting him. Then by way of variation, Willie began pulling some of his circus stuff, and Dempsey could not land a glove on him. The Salt Lake man looked just as bad in the ring last night as Al Norton did when the latter undertook to box Meehan in the ball park last Thanksgiving Day. The judges handed down a unanimous verdict, but there was no need. Meehan won by from here to next week.
See Also
- Jack Dempsey vs. Willie Meehan (2nd meeting)
- Jack Dempsey vs. Willie Meehan (3rd meeting)
- Jack Dempsey vs. Willie Meehan (4th meeting)
- Jack Dempsey vs. Willie Meehan (5th meeting)