DEMPSEY, JACK-JESS WILLARD ORIGINAL WIRE PHOTO (1919)

On July 4,1919 on a blazing hot day in Toledo, Ohio Jack Dempsey ushered in a new era in boxing with his devastating victory over Jess Willard, then Heavyweight Champion. As America was at the dawn of the exciting "roaring 20's" it had a new and exciting champion to go with it, Jack Dempsey. Presented here is an original antique wirephoto from this fight.
This original antique wirephoto from the Dempsey-Willard bout is 6 1/2" x 8 1/2." There are several small creases along the edges. There is a small rip in the lower left corner. Clean image.