I muri iho ka mahi ia mō te'' Portland Mercury ', ka haere ki New Orleans mō tētahi i te 14 o Hānuere, 1891 i waenganui i Portland, Oregon toa Jack Nonpareil Dempsey me Bob Fitzsimmons.
Ko te tikanga, ko te putanga matatini ake o te rerenga korero ko "I mahi ia mo te''Portland Mercury', i haere ki New Orleans mo te whakataetae i te marama o Hanuere 1891, a, i tana hokinga mai, i whiwhi moni ia ma te hoko i ana tuhi hei kaata pou. "