William Harrison ‘Jack’ Dempsey was born on June 24, 1895, in Manassa, Colorado. Dempsey, known as the ‘Manassa Mauler,’ started his professional boxing career in 1914 and w… ...

Jack was the only heavyweight boxer to fight both Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis for pay. Jack had 55 professional fights, winning 38, losing 18, drew 3, and KO’s, 14.

It's one of boxing's most endearing legends. Jack Dempsey went to bed on the night of July 4, 1919, after knocking out Jess Willard to claim the heavyweight championship of the world and dreamed ...

Object Details depicted (sitter) Dempsey, Jack Description (Brief) Sepia toned photographic portrait of Jack Dempsey which was released by Universal Studios as a publicity picture and hung for many ...

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 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 ...

However Dempsey's in and out body to head attack would weaken Braddock and move Jack to the lead, albeit narrowly. Than Braddock, having absorbed Jack's hardest wallops, would begin to make his move.

Golf had Bobby Jones. And boxing? Well, obviously it had Jack Dempsey, “The Manassa Mauler,” whose heavyweight title run lifted the sport to new heights at the box office and beyond.