DEMPSEY, JACK ORIGINAL MOUNTED PHOTO (1922)

Jack Dempsey was born on June 24, 1895 in Manassa, Colorado. He defeated Jess Willard on July 4, 1919 to win the World Heavyweight Title and held the title until September 23, 1926 when he lost to Gene Tunney. Dempsey announced his retirement in February of 1928 with a final record of 64-6-9 with 49 KO's. Presented here is an original, first generation, mounted photograph of Jack Dempsey which was taken at the Old Arena in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1922.
This is an original, first generation, mounted photo with caption under the photo. Dempsey shown in fight pose. Bold, clear image. Clean. Not creased, but has a tear at lower left corner running about half way through photo. Photo is 4" x 6" on a mount of 6" x 9."