Famously on July 4, 1919, Jack Dempsey clobbered Jess Willard to win the heavyweight boxing championship of the world in a stadium built just for this bout in Point Place. Here, Dempsey is standing near the fallen champion after delivering a blow near the end of the first round. Willard never recovered from the effects of the punch.

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Reprints are full resolution on archival paper without watermarks. Frames are simple, 1.25” black wood frames with single soft white matting and tempered glass.