Jack Dempsey vs. Luis Angel Firpo - Revision history

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	*[http://books.google.com/books?id=pqbsPJlscyYC&pg=PA31&dq=John+Huston++An+Open+Book+dempsey+firpo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NGlBVMDGGMmj8QGHq4HYBw&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=John%20Huston%20%20An%20Open%20Book%20dempsey%20firpo&f=false Google Books: ''An Open Book'' By John Huston, Knopf, 1980]		*[http://books.google.com/books?id=pqbsPJlscyYC&pg=PA31&dq=John+Huston++An+Open+Book+dempsey+firpo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NGlBVMDGGMmj8QGHq4HYBw&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=John%20Huston%20%20An%20Open%20Book%20dempsey%20firpo&f=false Google Books: ''An Open Book'' By John Huston, Knopf, 1980]
	*[http://www.secondsout.com/legends/classic-bouts/dempsey-firpo-a-slugfest-for-the-ages "Dempsey-Firpo: A slugfest for the ages" By Patrick Kehoe, ''SecondsOut.com'']		*[http://www.secondsout.com/legends/classic-bouts/dempsey-firpo-a-slugfest-for-the-ages "Dempsey-Firpo: A slugfest for the ages" By Patrick Kehoe, ''SecondsOut.com'']
			*Bobby Franklin article: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IBRO154.11-14.pdf]

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	[[File:Dempsey-Firpo MA01758A.jpg\|right\|thumb\|~~400px~~\|"Dempsey Through The Ropes" by George Bellows]]		[[File:Dempsey-Firpo MA01758A.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|"Dempsey Through The Ropes" by George Bellows]]
	<fight>17606</fight>		<fight>17606</fight>
	*'''World Heavyweight Championship''' (5th defense by Dempsey)		*'''World Heavyweight Championship''' (5th defense by Dempsey)
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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NN0vGHnCLo Dempsey vs. Firpo on YouTube]		*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NN0vGHnCLo Dempsey vs. Firpo on YouTube]; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfI0VA570f4]
	*[http://books.google.com/books?id=pqbsPJlscyYC&pg=PA31&dq=John+Huston++An+Open+Book+dempsey+firpo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NGlBVMDGGMmj8QGHq4HYBw&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=John%20Huston%20%20An%20Open%20Book%20dempsey%20firpo&f=false Google Books: ''An Open Book'' By John Huston, Knopf, 1980]		*[http://books.google.com/books?id=pqbsPJlscyYC&pg=PA31&dq=John+Huston++An+Open+Book+dempsey+firpo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NGlBVMDGGMmj8QGHq4HYBw&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=John%20Huston%20%20An%20Open%20Book%20dempsey%20firpo&f=false Google Books: ''An Open Book'' By John Huston, Knopf, 1980]
	*[http://www.secondsout.com/legends/classic-bouts/dempsey-firpo-a-slugfest-for-the-ages "Dempsey-Firpo: A slugfest for the ages" By Patrick Kehoe, ''SecondsOut.com'']		*[http://www.secondsout.com/legends/classic-bouts/dempsey-firpo-a-slugfest-for-the-ages "Dempsey-Firpo: A slugfest for the ages" By Patrick Kehoe, ''SecondsOut.com'']

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Cap at 17:48, 19 August 2013

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	* Attendance: 80,000		* Attendance: 80,000
	* There were eleven knockdowns in all, with Firpo down seven times in the first round.		* There were eleven knockdowns in all, with Firpo down seven times in the first round.
			* Despite an offer from Simon Flaherty the Long Island City promoter, Doc Kearns had turned down Harry Wills as an opponent for his boy Dempsey.

	"In the shortest and fiercest battle ever fought between heavyweights, Jack Dempsey knocked out Luis Firpo at the Polo Grounds. But no champion ever had a closer call.		"In the shortest and fiercest battle ever fought between heavyweights, Jack Dempsey knocked out Luis Firpo at the Polo Grounds. But no champion ever had a closer call.

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	Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938) used this fight in chapter 15 of his novel "The Web and the Rock" (published 1939). The main character George Webber has a friend Jim who is a young news reporter. Jim visits Firpo's training camp. He is on Polo Grounds on the eve of the fight. With him is another friend of George's, Monk. Both men find the ~~spectacle~~ distastefull, ~~the spectators~~ are described as brutal and hatefull. After some trading of insults, Jim and Monk start a brawl and has to escape the ~~arena before Dempsey and Firpo enter the ring~~. Wolfe's descriptions are vivid, so		Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938) used this fight in chapter 15 of his novel "The Web and the Rock" (published 1939). The main character George Webber has a friend Jim who is a young news reporter. Jim visits Firpo's training camp. He is also on Polo Grounds on the eve of the fight. With him is another friend of George's, Monk. They watch the fight and goes downtown afterwards. They enter a bar and the fight is the talk of the town. Both men find the bar crowd distastefull, they are described as brutal and hatefull. After some trading of insults, Jim and Monk start a brawl and has to escape the bar. Wolfe's descriptions are vivid, so typical of him. Since nearly everything he wrote in his four large scaled novels was autobiographical, one must assume he saw the fight.
	typical of him. Since nearly everything he wrote in his four large scaled novels was autobiographical, one must assume he saw the fight~~, or~~ had ~~to escape after brawling (~~a ~~frequent feature in~~ his ~~novels~~ and his ~~life)~~.
			"He (Firpo) had been well named.He was really like a sullen human bull. Dempsey could not be still. As he got his last instructions, he fidgeted nervously and kept his head down, a little to one side, not meeting Firpo's sullen and stolid look."

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	At the very top of the sheet music reads: "Al Futuro Campeon Mundial de box Luis A. Firpo," ("The Future World Boxing Champion Luis A. Firpo"). Firpo's image is shown on the front engine area of the train, indicating that he will be as unstoppable as a train. Blowing from the smokestack are the names of opponents Firpo recently defeated: Maxted, McCann, Herman, Tracey, and Brennan.		At the very top of the sheet music reads: "Al Futuro Campeon Mundial de box Luis A. Firpo," ("The Future World Boxing Champion Luis A. Firpo"). Firpo's image is shown on the front engine area of the train, indicating that he will be as unstoppable as a train. Blowing from the smokestack are the names of opponents Firpo recently defeated: Maxted, McCann, Herman, Tracey, and Brennan.

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			Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938) used this fight in chapter 15 of his novel "The Web and the Rock" (published 1939). The main character George Webber has a friend Jim who is a young news reporter. Jim visits Firpo's training camp. He is on Polo Grounds on the eve of the fight. With him is another friend of George's, Monk. Both men find the spectacle distastefull, the spectators are described as brutal and hatefull. After some trading of insults, Jim and Monk start a brawl and has to escape the arena before Dempsey and Firpo enter the ring. Wolfe's descriptions are vivid, so
			typical of him. Since nearly everything he wrote in his four large scaled novels was autobiographical, one must assume he saw the fight, or had to escape after brawling (a frequent feature in his novels and his life).

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	Film of training and of the fight: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoSEEXIe6Gg]		Film of training and of the fight: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoSEEXIe6Gg]

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	Dempsey suddenly rallied. He leaped at his foe and crashed a right solidly to the heart. Firpo winced under the force of the impact. He exchanged blows with the champion and then worked Dempsey into Firpo’s corner just as the bell sounded.		Dempsey suddenly rallied. He leaped at his foe and crashed a right solidly to the heart. Firpo winced under the force of the impact. He exchanged blows with the champion and then worked Dempsey into Firpo’s corner just as the bell sounded.

	(BoxRec note: It was a violation of the [[~~Marquis~~ of ~~Queensbury~~ Rules]] for the newspapermen to push Dempsey back into the ring, because one ~~Queensbury~~ Rule was: "If either man fall through weakness or otherwise, he must get up unassisted." Some people question to this day whether Dempsey would have been able to “beat the count” if not for this push back into the ring. This round is considered by many fans and historians as one of the greatest in boxing history.)		(BoxRec note: It was a violation of the [[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]] for the newspapermen to push Dempsey back into the ring, because one Queensberry Rule was: "If either man fall through weakness or otherwise, he must get up unassisted." Some people question to this day whether Dempsey would have been able to “beat the count” if not for this push back into the ring. This round is considered by many fans and historians as one of the greatest in boxing history.)

	'''ROUND TWO'''--Dempsey rushed out of his corner. The champion, highly excited, glided in close on the waiting Firpo and raked him with short-arm lefts and rights. Dempsey glided pantherlike after his prey but was met with a crashing right to the body and jumped into a clinch.		'''ROUND TWO'''--Dempsey rushed out of his corner. The champion, highly excited, glided in close on the waiting Firpo and raked him with short-arm lefts and rights. Dempsey glided pantherlike after his prey but was met with a crashing right to the body and jumped into a clinch.

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	Dempsey stood over him but Luis managed to get up, only to receive a cruel left followed by a terrific right to the body. Firpo was gone. He winced but didn’t go down. He swung his ponderous right to Dempsey’s ribs three times. Dempsey side-stepped a fourth attempt and let loose a swinging left that crashed to Firpo’s jaw. Once again Firpo went down.		Dempsey stood over him but Luis managed to get up, only to receive a cruel left followed by a terrific right to the body. Firpo was gone. He winced but didn’t go down. He swung his ponderous right to Dempsey’s ribs three times. Dempsey side-stepped a fourth attempt and let loose a swinging left that crashed to Firpo’s jaw. Once again Firpo went down.
			[[file:Demspey.Firpo.jpg\|left\|250px]]

	Dempsey stood directly over him in violation of the rules while Referee Gallagher began the count. Firpo attempted to rise and Dempsey lunged a right at him, the blow grazing Firpo’s head just as he was getting off the canvas. The referee overlooked this unintentional violation of the rules. Firpo sank back again. The referee warned Dempsey to beat a retreat and as he did so, the Argentinian arose.		Dempsey stood directly over him in violation of the rules while Referee Gallagher began the count. Firpo attempted to rise and Dempsey lunged a right at him, the blow grazing Firpo’s head just as he was getting off the canvas. The referee overlooked this unintentional violation of the rules. Firpo sank back again. The referee warned Dempsey to beat a retreat and as he did so, the Argentinian arose.

	Dempsey was at him in a jiffy. He landed a left and right to the jaw, dropping Firpo in Jack’s own corner. Again Firpo ignored a count. Eyes blazing and sullen features enraged, Luis rushed at Dempsey, swinging lefts and rights. He rushed Dempsey across the ring. A right swing that came up almost from the floor, caught Dempsey and sent him hurtling through the ropes.		Dempsey was at him in a jiffy. He landed a left and right to the jaw, dropping Firpo in Jack’s own corner. Again Firpo ignored a count. Eyes blazing and sullen features enraged, Luis rushed at Dempsey, swinging lefts and rights. He rushed Dempsey across the ring. A right swing that came up almost from the floor, caught Dempsey and sent him hurtling through the ropes.
	~~[[file:Demspey.Firpo.jpg\|left\|200px]]~~
	Several newspaper men threw up their hands and checked Dempsey’s fall. They pushed him back into the ring, while the referee and the knockdown timekeeper were counting. The count of nine had just been reached when the champion got back into a fighting pose. Firpo was atop of him with a rush, flailing away with both hands. He shot out a left and then followed with a lusty right that caught Dempsey on the chin.		Several newspaper men threw up their hands and checked Dempsey’s fall. They pushed him back into the ring, while the referee and the knockdown timekeeper were counting. The count of nine had just been reached when the champion got back into a fighting pose. Firpo was atop of him with a rush, flailing away with both hands. He shot out a left and then followed with a lusty right that caught Dempsey on the chin.
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	Dempsey suddenly rallied. He leaped at his foe and crashed a right solidly to the heart. Firpo winced under the force of the impact. He exchanged blows with the champion and then worked Dempsey into Firpo’s corner just as the bell sounded.		Dempsey suddenly rallied. He leaped at his foe and crashed a right solidly to the heart. Firpo winced under the force of the impact. He exchanged blows with the champion and then worked Dempsey into Firpo’s corner just as the bell sounded.

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	On the break, Dempsey stepped quickly back and landed two damaging left hooks. Dempsey dug his left into the body, then shot two right uppercuts and followed with a left to the body as Firpo jumped into a clinch. Dempsey shook him off and drove in short-arm blows. Firpo sank to the canvas.		On the break, Dempsey stepped quickly back and landed two damaging left hooks. Dempsey dug his left into the body, then shot two right uppercuts and followed with a left to the body as Firpo jumped into a clinch. Dempsey shook him off and drove in short-arm blows. Firpo sank to the canvas.
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	The count reached five when Firpo arose. Luis lashed out a long right to the neck. Dempsey got inside along left lead with short-arm jolts. In close, Dempsey drove his left mauler deep into Firpo’s midsection. On backing away, he crashed a short-arm right to the jaw.		The count reached five when Firpo arose. Luis lashed out a long right to the neck. Dempsey got inside along left lead with short-arm jolts. In close, Dempsey drove his left mauler deep into Firpo’s midsection. On backing away, he crashed a short-arm right to the jaw.

	Firpo went down like a poled steer. He lay motionless for two seconds then started to writhe and twist convulsively. He rolled over on his back. He drew up one knee in agony. The count reached five when Dempsey, instead of standing over his fallen foe, went to a neutral corner. Firpo was motionless as the count reached ten and Dempsey had successfully defended his title.		Firpo went down like a poled steer. He lay motionless for two seconds then started to writhe and twist convulsively. He rolled over on his back. He drew up one knee in agony. The count reached five when Dempsey, instead of standing over his fallen foe, went to a neutral corner. Firpo was motionless as the count reached ten and Dempsey had successfully defended his title.

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	* <b>World Heavyweight Title</b><br>		* <b>World Heavyweight Title</b><br>
	* Referee: [[Johnny Gallagher]]
	* Attendance: 80,000		* Attendance: 80,000
	* There were eleven knockdowns in all, with Firpo down seven times in the first round.		* There were eleven knockdowns in all, with Firpo down seven times in the first round.
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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	Film of training and of the fight: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoSEEXIe6Gg]		Film of training and of the fight: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoSEEXIe6Gg]

	~~[[Category:Jack Dempsey\|Firpo]]~~
	~~[[Category:1923 Bouts\|Dempsey vs. Firpo]]~~