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Show -"grfWr-i Jon Way to 4d Million J'EBT McSIIANE -EIGHT Champion Joe iad who has been i ,,h lack of opponents i 'inj and second-raters 1 the crown from Jim-l Jim-l in 1937, is well on his financial heights at- Dempsey and Gene Bomber, a Golden Cnplon, turned profes-C. profes-C. Since that time he Cpand total of $1,6G9,-Ving $1,6G9,-Ving oat 37 opponents, tisions over 6, and being by one. Cp,eystiUhasacomfort-Jj Cp,eystiUhasacomfort-Jj all-time ring earnings, j fte Manassa Mauler " JXKG JOE LOUIS 1 amazing total of $2,712,-i $2,712,-i fights, thus completely ; Wilis' record. t'j Record 'i fight-by-fight ring s worth listing. Present-::ni Present-::ni are not conducive to ;stes, but as a means of :here are the totals as 7 frank G. Menke, an : sports authority: (Fig-sent (Fig-sent Dempsey's cut of 3 (or nine battles.) Opponent Total ssWillard $ 27,500 ;.Dy Miske 55,000 31 Brennan 100,000 iCarpcntier 300,000 u Gibbons 265,000 Jis Firpo 470,000 nt Tunney 718,868 A Sharkey 350,711 e Tunney 425,000 Total $3,712,079 : be remembered that i era was the halcyon Mg. On September 22, fflney-Dempsey bout in aw an attendance of ;le who paid $2,658,660 at j'CK DEMPSEY Louis' biggest share amounted to $349,228, Mted out Schmeling. Retires Jfy earned $1,715,000 in fortune was made in of three years, dat-ffirst dat-ffirst victory over Demp-lUllil Demp-lUllil lie retired in 1928. n the championship yin Philadelphia, Sep-"26, Sep-"26, on a 10-round decide deci-de Dempsey a return 1327 and retained his winning a 10-round July 21, 1928, Tunney cmical knockout over an Australian fighter, ltei his retirement. 'y unlikely that Louis Dempsey's all-time y's huge income was 7 Ws personality. One "lost colorful charac-"aianded charac-"aianded big prices for 'fs and from all extra-cities. extra-cities. Louis can't do n't the showmanship 1Ule inclination. ) I938, after he had an-avyweight an-avyweight crown, Louis , 9 by knocking out ;'as in the fifth round. re than one reason for championship purse. . i money isn't as plen-oack plen-oack in the twenties.' major reason is that ! bad a good match for |