NEW BOXING CHAMPION

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13935, 14 July 1919, Page 4

NEW BOXING CHAMPION

DEMPSEY'S RECORD. Dempsey, the .new world's champion heavyweight boxer, is a. lad from Salt Lake City, and he has com© into prominence only in the past 18 months or" so, by a string of knock-out victtories. He has lost to four opponents, but three of those defeat© happened when, he was % raw novice. A one-round: knockout by Jim Flymm. was the only really black) mark o&- Dempsey's record. Writing of his career reoently, &v American critic teaid: "The bout with Fylniu took place ait Salt Lake. City in 1917. At that time Dempsey was -unheard of La the east, .and the result of Ihe bouit attracted no attention there, although it was considered rather starange that the ancient fireman could find! anyone who could be stopped so quiicikly. Ringsiders say that the contest was over before it had got well started. Dempsey walked out of his corner carebesisly, with his guaird down, and Flyn.ni cmet him with a right swing to the jaw. Dempsey went down, ijndl his brother, _who> was acting! as lis chief second, tossed ku the towel. Dempsey now denies that te was out. He says that he could have got on hie feet before 10 had been poumted, but that his brother ibecamel "excited and threw im the towel. Dempsey declares that never again will tie allow ia memiber of his famly to act as isecond for him. The weights 'and; measurements of tihe two contentairits are as follows: Dempsey. Willaird Weight! M4sj> lib 18st- 71b Height 6ft 1 Jin 6ft 7in in. . in. Reach 78' 831 Chest, normal 42 39 Chest, expandedl 4-6" 44§ Waistl 32£ 37 Neck 1' 17 17| Wrfet •• «i 8^ Thogh 23' 25^ Calf 1& 1^ Biceps ••• 1.3* ■" ■ 15£ Ankla 9 —