The Jack Dempsey

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William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey was an American boxer who held the world heavyweight title from 1919 to 1926. Dempsey's aggressive style and exceptional punching power made him one of the most popular boxers in history. Many of his fights set financial and attendance records, including the first...

 versus Luis Ángel Firpo fight was a historical boxing

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 fight: It was the first time that a Latin America

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n fighter would challenge for the world Heavyweight title, and it would be one of the defining fights of Dempsey's career.
Dempsey versus Firpo took place on September 14, 1923, at the Polo Grounds

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 in New York City. Dempsey had been champion since 1919, and Firpo was one of the top heavyweights of the world, nicknamed "El Toro de las Pampas" ("The Bull

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 of the Pampa

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