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Following two years of idleness, Dempsey tackled Tom Gibbons at Shelby, Montana, on July 4, 1923, and the best he could do was to win a decision in fifteen rounds before only 7,202 paid spectators, the lowest in Dempsey's championship career. The city went bankrupt through its guarantee of $300,000 to the Manassa Mauler, a sum that was far beyond what had been taken in at the gate. The fight was a financial flop and four Shelby banks went broke.
A Pictorial History Of Boxing