Jack Dempsey vs. Tommy Gibbons was a professional boxing match contested on July 4, 1923, for the undisputed heavyweight championship.
Jack Dempsey (right, with white shorts) and Tommy Gibbons in their boxing match, Shelby, Montana, July 4, 1923 (MOHAI 1324)
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Shelby is a city in and the county seat of Toole County, Montana, United States. The population was 3,169 at the 2020 census.
Jack Dempsey vs. Tommy Gibbons
…Tommy Gibbons was a professional boxing match contested on July 4, 1923, for the undisputed heavyweight championship. In 1922, the discovery of oil in Shelby, Montana, presented an opportunity for the city to become a thriving economic and tourist hub in northern Montana. To capitalize on the oil revenues, town…
Downtown Shelby
Toole County Courthouse
Shelby's Amtrak station