Which famous incident in sporting history is shown here?
Answer: Bellow's 'Dempsey through the ropes'. Jack Dempsey being knocked out of the ring by the Argentine Firpo. Dempsey was an unpopular champion and Firpo was the underdog the crowd wanted to see win. Despite the knockout, Dempsey won the bout.
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Luis Firpo knocking down Jack Dempsey
Firpo knocking Dempsey outside the ring. Dempsey wins, albeit rumor had it Firpo actually should have won by knockout. Painting by George Bellows, 1924.
1923: Luis Firpo boxing out Jack Dempsey in round 1 (followed by Dempsey knocking out Firpo in round 2).
Comment 1: interestingly, the last two questions came from the same era :)
Comment 2: I vaguely remember a Dempsey question from Dinki from the good old days.
Jack Dempsey vs. Luis Firpo.
Jack Dempsey vs. Luis Ángel Firpo
Dempsey and Firpo- For the first time that a Latin American fighter would challenge for the world Heavyweight title
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