Yeah, there have been many odd decisions. There are many instances that show the 'dog eat dog' and the slightly unsavoury air that often permeates this great sport.

So, I would like to bring forward Jack Dempsey - Tommy Gibbons for the delectation of the discerning members of this forum. And also Baller 27 as he is, indeed, a monster for his weight.

This fight ranks as one of the most extraordinary heavyweight title fights in history. Shelby is a small hamlet tucked away in a remote corner of the very remote and desolate state of Montana. The good (and gullible) citizens of Shelby (population 2,500) read that Montreal had offered the then Heavyweight Champ, Jack Dempsey, $100,000 to stage a championship fight in Montreal.

Rich on the proceeds of mining, and desperate to get their small town on the map, Shelby decided to offer £200,000. This is the equivalent to some $20million today. One thing led to another and the fight was on.

Tommy Gibbons the challenger, desperate for a title shot, agreed to appear for little more than a pittance - the story goes that, with expenses, he was out of pocket at the end of the whole sorry affair. Shelby actually built a 40,000 seater stadium for the fight. They sold 7,000 tickets.

The fight was delayed an hour because the referee refused to enter the ring unless he was paid up front in cash.

Gibbins was a fast and talented fighter who had the style to give Dempseytrouble in the early rounds, but Jack's power and aggression eventually won through. Amazingly (when you look at Dempsey's KO record) Gibbons was still standing at the end of 15 rounds: the first man to do that against the great Manassa Mauler. Since the referee was Dempsey's friend and was appointed by Dempsey, it takes little imagination to work out who got the decision!

Staging the event cost the townspeople over $1m (in 1923!!!!). They spent so much money on building the stadium that they could not afford to insure it, and needless to say it burnt to the ground a month after the fight. The townsfolk tried to recoup a bit of their investment through the showing of a film of the fight. Accordingly, they gave the film to a distributor named Grossman, along with a £1,000 advance. Needless to say, the film and Grossman were never seen again.

Shelby went bankrupt.