Framed Jack Dempsey Signed Autographed ORIGINAL Photo JSA authentication

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Beautiful original photograph with original frame
JACK DEMPSEY
Early sepia authentic photograph of Jack Dempsey in a suit and tie.
Photograph inscribed and signed:
"To My Friend Bob Ewing Good Luck / Autograph"
. Sepia, 8x10.
Billed as the "Manassa Mauler" and the "toughest man ever to come out of the West,"
the 6-foot, 190-pound Dempsey met the 6-foot-6, 250-pound heavyweight champion Jess Willard on July 4, 1919, at Toledo, OH. Dempsey won on a 3rd-round knockout. During the next seven years, Dempsey defended his title only six times but made a lot of money in the process.
His fight against Frenchman Georges Carpentier on July 2, 1921 produced boxing's first million gate.
He lost his title to Gene Tunney on September 23, 1926 in a ten-round decision after which he retired.
Named the greatest fighter of the half-century in a 1950 Associated Press poll, he won 60 professional fights, 49 by knockout; lost 7, 1 by knockout; and fought 7 draws, 5 no-decisions, and 1 no-contest.
Vertical crease at left margin. Lightly creased. Adequate contrast. Otherwise, fine condition.