Jack Dempsey signed vintage 8" x 10" personal photo (signed clearly across the hands in blue ink) mounted and presented in beautiful period style frame.

Price: £95

Jack Dempsey was born in Manassa, Colorado. 24th June 1985. Dempsey, “The Manassa Mauler” (originally William Harrison Dempsey), was the first world superstar of the boxing ring. The first fighter to attract a $1 million gate when he knocked out Frenchman Georges Carpentier in 1921 and his second battle with Gene Tunney in 1927 drew the first $2 million gate. His championship clash with Luis “Angel” Firpo has been acclaimed as the most thrilling fight of all time - and it was over inside the second round. Firpo was floored seven times in the first round and still found strength to knock Dempsey out of the ring. The Champion was pushed back in the ring just before the bell and went on to knock Firpo out in the second round.