In the annals of boxing's greatest heavyweight champions, two names often enter the conversation: Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney. They each had Irish backgrounds, were ring-savvy, had real punching ...

Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, the Long Count, million-dollar gates, and how the 1920s transformed prizefighting into America's biggest sport.

The new rules for the Heavyweight Boxing Championship of the World in 1927 required that a fighter retreat to a neutral corner for the count, instead of standing over, taunting the fallen competitor.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Unused boxing ticket is brown with ...