Editing Toughman Contest (section)

==History==
The Toughman Contest was started in 1979 by Art Dore and Dean Oswald in [[Bay City, Michigan]]. Dore and Oswald wanted to prove how tough they were and opened it up to their friends determine who was the toughest. The Toughman Contest spread quickly. In its heyday, Toughman Contests were held at Las Vegas Casinos and broadcast live on multiple networks. [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] and the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] aired weekly Toughman Contest shows from 2000 to 2004 featuring [[Matt Vasgersian]] and [[Lawrence Taylor]] as commentators. At its peak, 135 Toughman shows were conducted around the US in 2001.{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}}

After 2001 Toughman was revived in West Virginia by Jerry Thomas.

Toughman Contest is the most widely attended boxing series in the United States in the last three decades.{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}} Dozens of Toughman contests continue be held as annual events in West Virginia, Ohio, and Oklahoma.