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I thought Dempsey got that but without googlng it, it might have been the event that first made a million... regardless a million in them times is an amazing amount of dosh






Fights with over 100k of spectators as well.

Crazy money in todays terms, infact i wonder if it actually beats what Floyd earns when you weigh it up
Good point.

With that sort of money being around in boxing back in those days... The mob must have been eating very well indeed.