 He often claimed that Dempsey's bout against Firpo was "the most exciting he had ever witnessed".Humphreys was also highly skilled at using current events during his performances.For example, during the Jack Sharkey vs. Jim Maloney on May 20, 1927, he asked the crowd of 40,000 at Yankee Stadium to stand and observe a moment of silence for Charles Lindbergh who had left earlier that day on his transatlantic flight from New York to Paris.