Margarito caught cheating?

[WelshDevilRob]

Wasn't Jack Dempsey accused of the same thing in 1 of his fights over 100 years ago.

[X]

Wasn't Jack Dempsey accused of the same thing in 1 of his fights over 100 years ago.

No - there were always rumours that Dempsey used plaster of paris rather than talcum powder on his hands, the theory being that it hardened when his corner threw water on him in between rounds. This was never proven and it annoyed Dempsey so much that he insisted on using the other corner's talc quite a few times.

I think what you're referring to was his title fight against Jess Willard. At the time, people thought Dempsey would be killed, but he inflicted serious damage on Big Jess in the first round - he knocked him down about 7 times, fractured his eye socket, broke his jaw and ribs and cut him up. To his dying day, Willard said that Dempsey had a big coach bolt in his right hand and was hitting him with the bolt. He said that after the fight, one of his cornermen found the bolt in the ring

If you watch the fight, it is clear that Dempsey is sometimes hitting Willard with the side of his right hand.

The talc thing isn't plausible in this fight as he did all the damage in the first round, before any water was poured on him, and it wouldn't have had time to harden anyway

[rjj tszyu]

Is this true? Gotta go for Cotto to win a rematch now then! No wonder his nose broke early on when they fought.