Willard-Dempsey Fight
Toledo hosted the heavyweight boxing match between Jack Dempsey and Jess Willard in 1919. Historian Tedd Long explained what happened at the fight that was billed as the match of the century. C-SPAN’s…
575 viewsToledo hosted the heavyweight boxing match between Jack Dempsey and Jess Willard in 1919. Historian Tedd Long explained what happened at the fight that was billed as the match of the century. C-SPAN’s…
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2,401 viewsViewers responded to the question, “Should professional sports come back during the coronavirus pandemic?”
357 viewsViewers responded to the question, “Should professional sports come back during the coronavirus pandemic?”
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