The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-28
BIG Fight PURSES
OF PAST FEW YEARS
Fans Expect That JeGiries-JOhn-
son Contest VIII Eclipse
All Records.

Boxing has proved one Of the best pur-
suits in the world Ia make a fortune, and
the following table gives the purses OF
all the big fights. While the purse Of
$69.715 is given for the Gans-Nelson
fight as the largest it is claimed the
promoters lost money on the fight and
that only little over $4,000 was taken
in at the gate. there being about 5000
people present at the contest
There isn't any. doubt that the winner
OF the Jcffries- Johnson fight will cStab-
lish Il now record I'm the amount OF money
won in a single encounter In the ring.
The fighting game Is the most lucrative
vocation I'm the world. Joe Cans went
20 Fort Erie, stepped into the ring with
Frank Erne, shot out his right, and right
there was created Il new lightweight
champion That one punch nctted Cans
at least 100000 worth OF engagements.
Although never officially given out. 1T Is
said that tho gate receipts for the fight
between Jack Johnson and Tommy Burns
pulled off by Hugh Mcintosh. the famous
Australian promoter. at sydney, last De-
cembcr amounted 10 considerably over
sl00. 900 so II would not in the least sur
prise the club managers Of this country
II some one should be compelled TO offer
more than 100000 for the johnson -Jci-
fries contest in this country. I'm fact. a
well known Frisco promoter Is willing
To give that much Ii not more. for the
battle. which viii undoubtedly break all
records in this country for attendance.
This VIII be the nth contest in which
jeff engaged that broke the record. When
he whipped Tom Sharkey in New York.
the Coucy Island club announced that
the gate receipts totaled $50. 900. of which
the fighters received over $4,000. The
Jeffries- Corbett battle in san Francisco
drew a $50 900 house. and their contest
in New York City also drew big house.
The Jenries- Fitzsiminons fight for the
worlds championship also drew heavily,
the receipts being $4,000.
Although in no way official. the follow
ing table OF big purses received by the
nglrtcrs Will be found very interesting by
the fight fans:
FIVE BEST FIGHTS.
Contests Gate Receipts.
Nelson Cans. at Goldfeld 49,. s69,7l5
Jefrries- Sharkey. at Coney Island 81 900
FItzsimmons -Jeffries. at Concy No.,
corbett-Jcfiries. at San Francisco, G2,8iO
Corbctt Mccoy, at New York .,.,. $1,000
IN SAN FRANCISCO.
| Jeffrcs- Corbctt -, .. ....s.... Sc. $40
Britt Nelson Q9o5) .... .,........ l2.$ll
| Cans Britt -. 80. ..,....,..... IS. 0DO
Britt Corbett ,..... :. ...,.,..... 32, 2GG
Joffri"s- fitzSi mmons ...s ....,.,.s III sou
| JeiTres- Ruhlin .,...- 80. ..,,.... so. iSi
Britt Nelson Oo0D ...,.. ........ 26.90o
Burns Suuircs SO. ...... ........ -. 25l
| O'Bricn- Fitzsimmons 80. 80. -. ~. .l0I
! Corbett- Nelson G90i) 80. .,..,.,. 1i.20S
Corbett-Nelson $500 -. l.5GS
| Britt White ...... ......-... 9.i60
| o Brien- Kaufman ..s, 49,. ...... 6,ll9
! NcU-Tenny $50 ........ ...... 6.210
! eil-Hyldnd 1850. .........,..-.. 6.21O
! Hart Johnson .a..s.. ..ss,.-.-. 6.2OV
IN NEW YORK
Jenries- Sharkey ...... ....... SCI .OOO
Jcffries- -FitZsiminons CO.,. -. 49,. IS. .000
| Corbctt- Mccoy . ...... .......... 81. 900
| Corbctt- Sharkcv .....s 80. -,,.,. $4,000
| Ruhlin -FItzsimmons =. -. ......, IL .000
| Rubin -Sharkcy 80. ,-.. .......... 10000
| SharlSey- Mccoy 80, >. ........,.. 81 .O00
Jnffries- -Corbett -. -, -..... 80. $4,000
| McGoyern- -Ernc ...., ..... -. .O00
| Sharkey- -Fitzsimmons ... .. 49,, %, 00O
| McCovern- Dixon SO. .......... -, ,00O
ChoynslIl- Mccoy ...... -. .,.,.. 20. .000
IN PHILADELPHIA.
Nelson McGovern 49,. -. ......,. 500, 000
IN GOLDFiELD.
| Nclson-Gans .....- ..... .......-,. S6H. tlJ
IN TONOPAH.
| Cans Herman e-e,-- go. ..s.'., StO' 'V5
IN NEW ORLEANS.
Corbett- Sullivan 80. 80. -....... Sl5. .00C
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