Joe gans biography
Joe gans biography
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Joe Gans (Joseph Saifus Butts) The Old Master
November 25, 1874 – August 10, 1910
The Longest Fight On Labor Day, 1906, in Goldfield, Nevada, Gans and Nelson were matched in the first Fight of the Century promoted by Tex Rickard, who would later achieve greater fame by promoting Jack Dempsey’s million-dollar fights.
The Goldfield match under the blazing Nevada desert sun drew the largest gate in history at that time, with a purse of $30 thousand and attendance over 8,000. Before the fight, the ring announcer read the telegrams from fans who could not attend, as was the custom.
A note from Gans’ foster mother stated: Joe, the eyes of the world are upon you.
You bring
back the bacon. Newspapers across the country the next day reported on Gans’ ability to Bring Home the Bacon.
Joe gans
The phrase caught on and is now part of everyday speech. Gans won the fight after 42 grueling rounds. Forced to make an unnaturally low weight of 133 ringside in full boxing gear, he