Dempsey-Willard fighttoy

Dempsey's manager, Doc Kearns, had bet his entire $27,500 purse at 10-1 odds that Dempsey would win in one round... He almost collected as Dempsey had Willard down seven times in the opening session... Dempsey would become heavyweight champ when a badly beaten Willard retired at the end of round three. The former champion later learned that his jaw had been broken in two places, that he had six broken ribs and that he had lost six of his teeth.