Gate Breakdown: Dempsey v. Sharkey

[Willie Pep 229]

Dempsey-Sharkey, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, July 21st, 1927

Does this mean the fighters receive their purses after taxes or is Dempsey $317,000 still subject to another tax?

If not that is a pretty good tax rate.

[Quicksilver*]

Believe Its tax free

[QueensburyRules]

Dempsey-Sharkey, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, July 21st, 1927

Does this mean the fighters receive their purses after taxes or is Dempsey $317,000 still subject to another tax?

If not that is a pretty good tax rate.

- -Whenever the IRS was established is when fighter purses could be taxed though various local authorities could tax at will or not if they wanted the fight.