According to legend, “Kid Blackie” became Jack Dempsey two years earlier, on May 13, 1913, at the Lyric Opera House. That was the night Bernie — who was “pushing 40” asked his brother to ...

The Long Count: Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney and the boxing controversy that defined an era It was the biggest boxing match the world had ever seen. It ended in one of the sport’s greatest ...

Former Princeton receiver Tiger Bech became one of the victims of the New Orleans terrorist attack on New Year's Day. That loss has fueled his brother, former TCU receiver Jack Bech.

Mr. Jack Dempsey Dean, of Dothan, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. He was 89. Born December 21, 1927 in Geneva County, Alabama to the late Leroy and Pearl ...

How a boxing match between champ Jack Dempsey and a popular Minnesotan nearly destroyed a tiny Montana town On July 4, 1923 — 100 years ago — 3,000 people swarmed The Forum building to get the ...

The July 4, 1923, heavyweight title fight between Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons in Shelby, Montana, stands out as one of the most economically disastrous events in boxing history.

Lock Jonny Gray and number eight Jack Dempsey have been drafted into the Scotland team to face Ireland in the Six Nations at Murrayfield on Sunday as fullback Stuart Hogg becomes the fourth player ...

Laura Irene Dempsey Whorton, age 71 of Cave Spring passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2025. She is survived by her son, Thomas Whorton; sisters, Nora Ruth Dempsey Rickard, Melanie Delaine Dempsey Adams ...

St. Paul's Tommy Gibbons was a game challenger for heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, but having to pony up a $300,000 guarantee for Dempsey nearly bankrupted the tiny town of Shelby, Mont.