Sunday, December 20, 2009

Boxing Gloves Ring Worn Fact or Fiction

When the building that housed Jack Dempsey's Restuarant was torn down a few years ago, noted Dempsey authority Bob Shephard was on hand for opening of the cornerstone time capsule.

Inside was found absolutely nothing.

Established Fact:
Sol Levinson of San Francisco made the gloves for the Willard v. Dempsey contest. The gloves Pete Herman is holding are Post brand.

Dempseys' Gloves
from the Willard Fight
This article appeared in a New Orleans newspaper in 1963

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