“In September 1923, 85,000 packed into New York’s Polo Grounds to see all three minutes fifty-seven seconds of it. Nobody asked for their money back.”

Nothing puts the spotlight more than an action packed heavyweight clash, and for this podcast we wanted to bring you just that. John Jarrett joins us to talk about his new book, Dempsey and The Wild Bull: The Four Minute Fight of the Century.

Fans and journalists still call it one of the most sensational fights ever for the world heavyweight championship, champion Jack Dempsey and his hammer-fisted Argentine challenger, Luis Angel Firpo left it all in the ring - except when Dempsey was knocked through the ropes and into the front row!