America 1919

"The Match of the Century is officially underway," 'The Heavy Artillery Tank' Jack Dempsey has accepted the challenge of 'The Orchid Gentleman' George Caponti.

A battle of the ages is about to explode, with both sides agreeing to commence on July 2nd of this year at the Boyle Stadium in Boise City, New Jersey. On that day, the entire stadium will open its doors, and Atlantic City Broadcast will nationally televise the event..."

In Luke Jackson's hands was a copy of "Atlantic City Post," the front-page headline of which was about the century's boxing match between Jack Dempsey and George Caponti.

Of course, this match of the century was personally finalized by Donnie, he even coined Jack Dempsey's nickname. As a match destined to capture national attention, it naturally required a name and nickname to match.

As for George Caponti's nickname 'The Orchid Gentleman,' it wasn't given by Donnie, but was rather his prior moniker.

Following the report, it emphasized George Caponti's background, describing him as a brave French warrior with French charm and romance, yet also possessing the valor and recklessness of an American soldier.

Put it this way, for those not very familiar with boxing, after reading this report, one would definitely regard George Caponti as a perfect boxer.

Luke Jackson was trembling as he took the paper from Reid Hajj's hands and read the content, he understood why Reid Hajj had called off their signing ceremony!

As the latest heavyweight champion with soaring popularity, Jack Dempsey was now matched against the perfectly publicized George Caponti.

Such a matchup was sure to bring Atlantic City Broadcast an unprecedented level of attention!

Americans' fondness for boxing is well known, although in the later major American sports leagues, boxing is not included, not because the sport can't form an organized league like basketball, football, or baseball.

The unique competitive nature of boxing has already ensured that a boxer cannot participate in multiple major fights within a year.

Yet the popularity of boxing matches has remained unchanged!

Take for example the historic fight between Jack Dempsey and George Caponti. Before this, Boyle Stadium had never been completely filled for any event. But come the day of Dempsey and Caponti's match,

Boyle Stadium, with a capacity for 75,000, witnessed its first ever full house.

It was also the first time in American sports history that ticket sales for a match exceeded one million US dollars!

"Jackson, there's nothing I can do," Reid Hajj said helplessly to Luke Jackson. "You should know that the people within the league care more about the influence of the match. Even as the chairman of the league, I can't go against everyone's wishes. So this time, I must head to Atlantic City!"

Reid Hajj was reluctant to go to Atlantic City. After standing Donnie up previously, now he had to shamelessly run over there to continue negotiations with Donnie, an awkward situation for Hajj.

But he had no choice—if he wanted to keep his position as the chairman of the college league, he could not defy the will of the league!

Luke Jackson pulled Reid Hajj aside and asked in a low voice, "Is there really no other way to handle this?"

Reid Hajj didn't want to return the fifty thousand dollars he already had, so he said seriously, "Don't worry, when I'm there I'll certainly cause some trouble for Donnie. If we can get him to back down, KDKA will still be the exclusive broadcaster for our college league!"

Luke Jackson had no better option and could only nod, "Alright Reid, I'm counting on you for this!"

Reid Hajj assured, "Don't worry!"

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Atlantic City, Block Tavern!

Jack Dempsey has arrived in Atlantic City, along with George Caponti and his manager Tex Ricard.
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However, to avoid any issues from a pre-match confrontation between the two, Donnie had separate meetings with them.

"Jack, are you satisfied with your new nickname?" Donnie asked the robust white champion before him, holding a glass of wine and smiling.

"Donnie, we really ought to thank you," Doc Kearns said happily. "Who would have thought you would come up with such a formidable nickname for Jack!"

Jack Dempsey said to Donnie in a gruff voice, "Mr. Block, thank you!"

Donnie laughingly replied, "I've already arranged a place for you to stay and also prepared a gym for your training. There, Jack, you can continue your training to maintain your form!"

Doc Kearns joyfully said to Jack Dempsey, "Jack, I've already visited the gym, and the equipment there is excellent. Moreover, Mr. Block has prepared special trainers for us. You'll definitely be able to defeat George Caponti!"

Jack Dempsey soberly stated, "Caponti is no match for me!"

At this point, Doc Kearns, somewhat curious, asked Donnie, "Donnie, I'm not saying what you did is wrong, but I have a question, and I hope you can answer it for me. I've read recent newspapers and listened to Atlantic City Broadcast, and I notice that there is more introduction and praise for George Caponti.

Didn't you say that the goal of this match was to make Jack even more popular throughout the United States?"