Jack Dempsey vs. Gene Tunney (1st meeting) - Revision history

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	[[File:Tunney-Dempsey I-2643201-007A4D5800000258-56 625x477.jpg\|right\|~~300px~~\|thumb\|Gene Tunney (left) vs. Jack Dempsey]]		[[File:Tunney-Dempsey I-2643201-007A4D5800000258-56 625x477.jpg\|right\|400px\|thumb\|Gene Tunney (left) vs. Jack Dempsey]]
	<fight>17611</fight>		<fight>17611</fight>
	*'''World Heavyweight Championship''' (6th defense by Dempsey)		*'''World Heavyweight Championship''' (6th defense by Dempsey)
	*~~'''~~See also:~~'''~~ [[Gene Tunney vs. Jack Dempsey (2nd meeting)]]		*See also: [[Gene Tunney vs. Jack Dempsey (2nd meeting)]]
	*[[:~~Image~~:~~Program.~~Dempsey.Tunney~~.1926.jpg~~\|~~Program cover]]~~		*'''[[:Category:Dempsey-Tunney I Gallery\|Dempsey-Tunney I Gallery]]'''
	*[[:File:F17611.JPG\|Photo taken during the third round]]
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	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	[[File:Tunney-Dempsey I-2643201-007A4D5800000258-56 625x477.jpg\|right\|~~400px~~\|thumb\|Gene Tunney (left) vs. Jack Dempsey]]		[[File:Tunney-Dempsey I-2643201-007A4D5800000258-56 625x477.jpg\|right\|300px\|thumb\|Gene Tunney (left) vs. Jack Dempsey]]
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	*'''World Heavyweight Championship''' (6th defense by Dempsey)		*'''World Heavyweight Championship''' (6th defense by Dempsey)
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	*[[:Image:Program.Dempsey.Tunney.1926.jpg\|Program cover]]		*[[:Image:Program.Dempsey.Tunney.1926.jpg\|Program cover]]
	*[[:File:F17611.JPG\|Photo taken during the third round]]		*[[:File:F17611.JPG\|Photo taken during the third round]]
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*There was a crowd of 120,557. It was the largest paid ~~boxing~~ attendance ever. The record stood for nearly 67 years. It was broken when 132,274 paid to see [[Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Greg Haugen]] on February 20, 1993~~, in Mexico City~~. ~~On August 16, 1941, a crowd of 135,132 in Milwaukee saw~~ [[Tony Zale vs. Billy Pryor]], ~~which~~ was a free show ~~put on~~ by the ~~[[Wikipedia:~~Fraternal Order of Eagles~~\|Fraternal Order~~ of ~~Eagles]]~~.		*Promoter [[Tex Rickard]] wanted to stage Dempsey vs. Tunney at Yankee Stadium on September 16, 1923. However, on August 16, the state license committee said they would not grant Dempsey a license until he complied with the [[New York State Athletic Commission]]'s order to defend against [[Harry Wills]]. On August 18, Rickard announced that Dempsey would fight Tunney in Philadelphia on September 23.
			*There was a crowd of 120,557. It was the largest paid attendance ever for a boxing match. The record stood for nearly 67 years. It was broken when 132,274 paid to see [[Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Greg Haugen]] in Mexico City on February 20, 1993. [[Tony Zale vs. Billy Pryor]] attracted a crowd of 135,132 in Milwaukee on August 16, 1941, but that was a free show. It was staged by the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Pabst Brewing Company as the centerpiece of FOE international convention.
	*This was boxing's third million dollar gate, bringing in $1,895,733.		*This was boxing's third million dollar gate, bringing in $1,895,733.
	*Dempsey's purse was $770,000 and Tunney's was $200,000.		*Dempsey's purse was $770,000 and Tunney's was $200,000.
	*Dempsey was heavily favored to win.		*Dempsey was heavily favored to win.
	*On the morning of the fight, Mike Trent, one of Dempsey's bodyguards, gave the champion a small glass of olive oil, a habit meant to aid digestion. Dempsey suffered something akin to food poisoning. Rumors spread that gamblers had paid Trent to put something in Dempsey's olive oil, but nothing was substantiated. Many believed ~~gambler and~~ racketeer ~~[[Wikipedia:~~ Arnold Rothstein~~\|Arnold Rothstein]]~~ was behind it. Rothstein, who was ringside for the fight, bet $125,000 at 4 to 1 odds that Tunney would win.		*On the morning of the fight, Mike Trent, one of Dempsey's bodyguards, gave the champion a small glass of olive oil, a habit meant to aid digestion. Dempsey suffered something akin to food poisoning. Rumors spread that gamblers had paid Trent to put something in Dempsey's olive oil, but nothing was substantiated. Many believed racketeer Arnold Rothstein was behind it. Rothstein, who was ringside for the fight, bet $125,000 at 4 to 1 odds that Tunney would win.
	*Tunney arrived to the fight in an airplane, which worried ~~promoter [[Tex~~ Rickard]].		*Tunney arrived to the fight in an airplane, which worried Rickard.
	*It started to rain as the fighters entered the ring.		*It started to rain as the fighters entered the ring.
	*Tunney dominated the fight and won by a 10-round unanimous decision.		*Tunney dominated the fight and won by a 10-round unanimous decision.
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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3FRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Hg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7225%2C3747495] "Corbett Says Tunney Will Have to Box Dempsey" By James J. Corbett, King Features Syndicate, Inc., September 18, 1926		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19260817&id=ExBPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oUwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6959,1780693 "Dempsey Refused License To Fight Tunney" Associated Press, August 17, 1926]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OPQuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ktcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4045%2C401044] "Heavyweight Champion Still Heavy Wagering Favorite To Retain Most Coveted Title" By Ralph Perry, ''Miami Daily News'', September 22, 1926		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3FRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Hg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7225%2C3747495 "Corbett Says Tunney Will Have to Box Dempsey" By James J. Corbett, King Features Syndicate, Inc., September 18, 1926]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19260923&id=KT0sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UcoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4321,2425341] "Round by Round Detail of Tunney-Dempsey Battle" Associated Press, September 23, 1926		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OPQuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ktcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4045%2C401044 "Heavyweight Champion Still Heavy Wagering Favorite To Retain Most Coveted Title" By Ralph Perry, ''Miami Daily News'', September 22, 1926]
	*[http://books.google.com/books?id=A_46aa7xG0YC&pg=PA235&dq=tunney+dempsey+rothstein&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IHM4VOSwLYOjyASG6oG4CQ&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=tunney%20dempsey%20rothstein&f=false] ''Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series'' By David Pietrusza, Carroll & Graf, 2003		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19260923&id=KT0sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UcoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4321,2425341 "Round by Round Detail of Tunney-Dempsey Battle" Associated Press, September 23, 1926]
			*[http://books.google.com/books?id=A_46aa7xG0YC&pg=PA235&dq=tunney+dempsey+rothstein&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IHM4VOSwLYOjyASG6oG4CQ&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=tunney%20dempsey%20rothstein&f=false ''Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series'' By David Pietrusza, Carroll & Graf, 2003]

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	[[File:~~F17611~~.~~JPG~~\|right\|400px\|thumb\|~~3rd round action~~]]		[[File:Tunney-Dempsey I-2643201-007A4D5800000258-56 625x477.jpg\|right\|400px\|thumb\|Gene Tunney (left) vs. Jack Dempsey]]
	<fight>17611</fight>		<fight>17611</fight>
	'''World Heavyweight ~~Title~~'''		*'''World Heavyweight Championship''' (6th defense by Dempsey)
	* ~~Attendance~~: ~~120,557 -- believed to have been the largest attendance in boxing history to date, eventually to be exceeded by the 1941~~ [[~~Tony Zale~~ vs. ~~Billy Pryor]] bout.~~		*'''See also:''' [[Gene Tunney vs. Jack Dempsey (2nd meeting)]]
	* Promoter: [[Tex Rickard]]
	* Proclaimed the "Upset of the Decade" by [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] ~~magazine~~
	*[[:Image:Program.Dempsey.Tunney.1926.jpg\|Program cover]]		*[[:Image:Program.Dempsey.Tunney.1926.jpg\|Program cover]]
	* ~~See also~~ [[~~Gene Tunney vs~~. ~~Jack Dempsey (2nd meeting)~~]]		*[[:File:F17611.JPG\|Photo taken during the third round]]

	== ~~Newspaper Articles~~ ==		==Notes==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3FRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Hg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7225%2C3747495] ''Corbett Says Tunney Will Have to Box Dempsey~~'',~~ By James J. Corbett, ~~Sept~~. 18, 1926 ~~King Features Syndicated~~		*There was a crowd of 120,557. It was the largest paid boxing attendance ever. The record stood for nearly 67 years. It was broken when 132,274 paid to see [[Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Greg Haugen]] on February 20, 1993, in Mexico City. On August 16, 1941, a crowd of 135,132 in Milwaukee saw [[Tony Zale vs. Billy Pryor]], which was a free show put on by the [[Wikipedia:Fraternal Order of Eagles\|Fraternal Order of Eagles]].
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OPQuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ktcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4045%2C401044] ''Heavyweight Champion Still Heavy Wagering Favorite To Retain Most Coveted Title~~'',~~ Ralph Perry, Miami Daily News, ~~Sept~~. 22, 1926		*This was boxing's third million dollar gate, bringing in $1,895,733.
			*Dempsey's purse was $770,000 and Tunney's was $200,000.
			*Dempsey was heavily favored to win.
			*On the morning of the fight, Mike Trent, one of Dempsey's bodyguards, gave the champion a small glass of olive oil, a habit meant to aid digestion. Dempsey suffered something akin to food poisoning. Rumors spread that gamblers had paid Trent to put something in Dempsey's olive oil, but nothing was substantiated. Many believed gambler and racketeer [[Wikipedia: Arnold Rothstein\|Arnold Rothstein]] was behind it. Rothstein, who was ringside for the fight, bet $125,000 at 4 to 1 odds that Tunney would win.
			*Tunney arrived to the fight in an airplane, which worried promoter [[Tex Rickard]].
			*It started to rain as the fighters entered the ring.
			*Tunney dominated the fight and won by a 10-round unanimous decision.
			*Tunney's win was named "Upset of the Decade" by [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine.

			== External Links ==
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3FRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Hg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7225%2C3747495] "Corbett Says Tunney Will Have to Box Dempsey" By James J. Corbett, King Features Syndicate, Inc., September 18, 1926
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OPQuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ktcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4045%2C401044] "Heavyweight Champion Still Heavy Wagering Favorite To Retain Most Coveted Title" By Ralph Perry, ''Miami Daily News'', September 22, 1926
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19260923&id=KT0sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UcoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4321,2425341] "Round by Round Detail of Tunney-Dempsey Battle" Associated Press, September 23, 1926
			*[http://books.google.com/books?id=A_46aa7xG0YC&pg=PA235&dq=tunney+dempsey+rothstein&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IHM4VOSwLYOjyASG6oG4CQ&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=tunney%20dempsey%20rothstein&f=false] ''Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series'' By David Pietrusza, Carroll & Graf, 2003

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	== Newspaper Articles ==		== Newspaper Articles ==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3FRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Hg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7225%2C3747495] ''Corbett Says Tunney Will Have to Box Dempsey'', By James J. Corbett, Sept. 18, 1926 King Features Syndicated		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3FRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Hg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7225%2C3747495] ''Corbett Says Tunney Will Have to Box Dempsey'', By James J. Corbett, Sept. 18, 1926 King Features Syndicated
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OPQuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ktcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4045%2C401044] ''Heavyweight Champion Still Heavy Wagering Favorite To Retain Most Coveted Title'', Ralph Perry, Miami Daily News, ~~Sep~~. 22, 1926		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OPQuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ktcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4045%2C401044] ''Heavyweight Champion Still Heavy Wagering Favorite To Retain Most Coveted Title'', Ralph Perry, Miami Daily News, Sept. 22, 1926

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	== Newspaper Articles ==		== Newspaper Articles ==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3FRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Hg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7225%2C3747495] ''Corbett Says Tunney Will Have to Box Dempsey'', By James J. Corbett, Sept. 18, 1926 King Features Syndicated		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3FRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Hg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7225%2C3747495] ''Corbett Says Tunney Will Have to Box Dempsey'', By James J. Corbett, Sept. 18, 1926 King Features Syndicated
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OPQuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ktcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4045%2C401044] Heavyweight Champion Still Heavy Wagering Favorite To Retain Most Coveted Title, Ralph Perry, Miami Daily News, Sep. 22, 1926		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OPQuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ktcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4045%2C401044] ''Heavyweight Champion Still Heavy Wagering Favorite To Retain Most Coveted Title'', Ralph Perry, Miami Daily News, Sep. 22, 1926

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	== Newspaper Articles ==		== Newspaper Articles ==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3FRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Hg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7225%2C3747495] ''Corbett Says Tunney Will Have to Box Dempsey'', By James J. Corbett, Sept. 18, 1926 King Features Syndicated		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3FRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Hg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7225%2C3747495] ''Corbett Says Tunney Will Have to Box Dempsey'', By James J. Corbett, Sept. 18, 1926 King Features Syndicated
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OPQuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ktcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4045%2C401044] Heavyweight Champion Still Heavy Wagering Favorite To Retain Most Coveted Title, Ralph Perry, Miami Daily News, Sep. 22, 1926

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	== Newspaper Articles ==		== Newspaper Articles ==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3FRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Hg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7225%2C3747495] Corbett Says Tunney Will Have to Box Dempsey, By James J. Corbett, Sept. 18, 1926 King Features Syndicated		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3FRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Hg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7225%2C3747495] ''Corbett Says Tunney Will Have to Box Dempsey'', By James J. Corbett, Sept. 18, 1926 King Features Syndicated

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	*[[:Image:Program.Dempsey.Tunney.1926.jpg\|Program cover]]		*[[:Image:Program.Dempsey.Tunney.1926.jpg\|Program cover]]
	* See also [[Gene Tunney vs. Jack Dempsey (2nd meeting)]]		* See also [[Gene Tunney vs. Jack Dempsey (2nd meeting)]]

			== Newspaper Articles ==
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3FRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Hg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7225%2C3747495] Corbett Says Tunney Will Have to Box Dempsey, By James J. Corbett, Sept. 18, 1926 King Features Syndicated

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	<fight>17611</fight>		<fight>17611</fight>

	'''World Heavyweight Title'''		'''World Heavyweight Title'''
	* Attendance: 120,557		* Attendance: 120,557 -- believed to have been the largest attendance in boxing history to date, eventually to be exceeded by the 1941 [[Tony Zale vs. Billy Pryor]] bout.
	* Promoter: [[Tex Rickard]]		* Promoter: [[Tex Rickard]]
	* Proclaimed the "Upset of the Decade" by [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine		* Proclaimed the "Upset of the Decade" by [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine
	*[[:Image:Program.Dempsey.Tunney.1926.jpg\|Program cover]]		*[[:Image:Program.Dempsey.Tunney.1926.jpg\|Program cover]]
			* See also [[Gene Tunney vs. Jack Dempsey (2nd meeting)]]

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	<fight>17611</fight>		<fight>17611</fight>
	* '''World Heavyweight Title'''
	* Weights: Dempsey 190, Tunney 189½		'''World Heavyweight Title'''
	* Attendance: 120,557		* Attendance: 120,557
	* Promoter: [[Tex Rickard]]		* Promoter: [[Tex Rickard]]
	* Proclaimed the "Upset of the Decade" by [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine		* Proclaimed the "Upset of the Decade" by [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine
			*[[:Image:Program.Dempsey.Tunney.1926.jpg\|Program cover]]