Boxing in The 1920s - 1921

1921

• January 14- Benny Leonard retains the world Lightweight title with a sixth round knockout of Richie Mitchell, at New York. Leonard suffered a first round knockdown, during which his mother fainted.
• February 7- Jack Britton retains the world Welterweight title with a fifteen round decision over Ted "Kid" Lewis, at New York.
• July 2- In boxing's first million dollar fight in history, (and the year's most anticipated bout) Jack Dempsey retains the world Heavyweight championship with a fourth round knockout over world Light-Heavyweight champion Georges Carpentier in Jersey City. The public paid an overall total of $1,789,238 at the ticket gates.
• July 25- In a rematch of their 1920 bout, Pete Herman regains the world Bantamweight title with a fifteen round decision over Joe Lynch, in New York.
• July 27- Johnny Wilson retains the world Middleweight title with a seventh round disqualification win over William Bryan Downey, at Cleveland.