Jul 24, 2019
A 90,000-seat stadium is built to host a single event, then torn down. And it was in, of all places, Toledo, Ohio.
In 1919 boxing was the king of the sports and entertainment world, and a match between two household names - Jack Dempsey and the little-remembered Jess Willard - was such a big event that its promoter could afford to build a stadium and use it like a Kleenex. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the fight, here's the whole improbable story. Enjoyment of sports is not required for this one.
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