 Dempsey's most noticeable injuries were a split left ear and a lighter blow to the mouth which both bled at times during the bout.Famed sportswriter Grantland Rice wrote that Dempsey's ear looked like "a cross between a veal cutlet and a bloodly sponge", as Brennan had targeted it in the fight.The challenger received around $35,0000 for the bout, though Dempsey took home substantially more.