The July 4, 1923, heavyweight title fight between Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons in Shelby, Montana, stands out as one of the most economically disastrous events in boxing history.

Scotland back-rower Jack Dempsey is unfazed by the prospect of trying to tame rampant France and “upset their party” amid what promises to be a raucous atmosphere in Paris on Saturday night.

William Harrison “Jack” Dempsey, world heavyweight champion from 1919-26, came to Hendersonville in April 1926 to promote Commodore J. Perry Stoltz’s Laurel Park Estates and Fleetwood Hotel ...