Jack Dempsey vs. Luis Ángel Firpo

Jack Dempsey vs. Luis Ángel Firpo
Firpo sending Dempsey outside the ring; painting by George Bellows
DateSeptember 14, 1923
VenuePolo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineNBA, NYSAC, and The Ring undisputed heavyweight championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Jack Dempsey Luis Ángel Firpo
Nickname "The Manassa Mauler" "El Toro Salvaje de las Pampas"
Hometown Manassa, Colorado Junín, Buenos Aires Province
Purse $468,750 $156,250
Pre-fight record 61–4–9 (6) (51 KO) 25–2 (2) (21 KO)
Age 28 years, 2 months 28 years, 11 months
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (189 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg) 216 lb (98 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition NBA, NYSAC and The Ring undisputed
Heavyweight Champion		 Former South American heavyweight champion
Result
Dempsey wins via 2nd-round KO

Jack Dempsey vs. Luis Ángel Firpo was a professional boxing match contested on September 14, 1923, for the undisputed heavyweight championship.

It was one of the most significant events in sports of the era as well as the first time that a Latin American challenged for the world heavyweight title. The bout was named Ring Magazine Fight of the Year for 1923. The painting Dempsey and Firpo by George Bellows, showing Firpo knocking Dempsey out of the ring, is an iconic piece of Americana.

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