Tex Rickard
"Tex was the kind of fellow who was worthwhile knowing. When he found out I was a fight-fan, he always gave me $40.00 ringside seats. Like Gibson and some other artists, I was attracted to prize-fights because of their colour, dramatic lighting and action."
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Tex Rickard.
During the 1920s, Tex Rickard was the leading promoter of the day, and he has been compared to P. T. Barnum and Don King.
Sports journalist Frank Deford has written that Rickard "first recognized the potential of the star system."
Jack Dempsey holding his wife, Estelle Taylor, on his shoulder
Jack Dempsey v Georges Carpentier
In the 1920s, the best boxing promoters and managers were instrumental in bringing boxing to new audiences and provoking media and public interest. Arguably the most famous of all three-way partnerships (fighter-manager-promoter) was that of Jack Dempsey (Heavyweight Champion, 1919–1926), his manager Jack Kearns, and Rickard as promoter.
Together they grossed US$ 8.4 million in only five fights between 1921 and 1927 and ushered in a "golden age" of popularity for professional boxing in the 1920s.
They were also responsible for the first live radio broadcast of a title-fight and the first million-dollar fight (Dempsey v. Georges Carpentier in 1921).
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex_Rickard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Dempsey
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