Though born in Colorado and raised in Utah, Jack Dempsey was hardened in the rough-and-tumble mining camps of Nevada where he literally fought to eat. After winning the world heavyweight championship in 1919, a title he held until 1926, he became the greatest drawing card in sports. He fought in the first $1 million gate in 1921 against French war hero Georges Carpentier and the first $2 million gate in 1927 against Gene Tunney in the famous long-count fight. He lost his fortune in the stock market crash of 1929 and set about reclaiming it with Reno as his base in the early 1930s, first as a fight promoter and then as a fighter who set out to reclaim the heavyweight championship. A great book for boxing fans and Nevada history buffs. 182 pgs, hardcover, 2008