Jack Dempsey

Also known as William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey, William Harrison Dempsey

American boxer (1895-1983)

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Manassa, Colorado, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983), nicknamed "Kid Blackie" and "The Manassa Mauler", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. A cultural icon of the 1920s, Dempsey's aggressive fighting style and exceptional punching power made him one of…

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Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists — Self (archive footage)1998
Sports on the Silver Screen — Self (archive footage)1997
Kings of The Ring - History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990 — Himself (Archival Footage)1995
Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend — himself1990
Mike Tyson Presents: The Heavyweights1988
Boxing's Greatest Knockouts1987
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983
Fight of the Century — Self1971
Tender Hearted Tiger: Max Baer1964
The Polo Grounds: Requiem for an Arena — Self1964

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Key facts

Nicknames: Kid Blackie The Manassa Mauler
Born: William Harrison Dempsey , ( 1895-06-24 ) June 24, 1895, Manassa, Colorado , U.S.
Died: May 31, 1983 (1983-05-31) (aged 87), New York City, U.S.
Height: 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight: Heavyweight
Reach: 73 in (185 cm)
Stance: Orthodox

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Jack
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Manassa
Place of death: New York City
Spouse: Estelle Taylor
Occupation: military officer
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Sport: boxing
Country for sport: United States
Mass: 87
Image: Jack Dempsey 3.jpg
Height: 185

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writing language: English language
Commons category: Jack Dempsey
date of birth: 1895-06-24
date of death: 1983-05-31
topic's main category: Category:Jack Dempsey
cause of death: heart failure
different from: Nonpareil Dempsey
sports discipline competed in: light heavyweight
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
manner of death: natural causes
end of work period: 1927-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts: 81
number of wins: 61
number of losses: 6
number of draws/ties: 8

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Encyclopedic overview

William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983), nicknamed Kid Blackie and The Manassa Mauler, was an American boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and was world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. He is ranked sixth on The Ring magazine's list of all-time heavyweights and fourth among its Top 100 Greatest Punchers, while in 1950 the Associated Press voted him as the greatest fighter of the past 50 years.

Dempsey was the inaugural winner of the Edward J. Neil Memorial Plaque in 1938, awarded by the Boxing Writers Association of Greater New York. Dempsey was an inaugural inductee of The Ring magazine Hall of Fame (1954), the World Boxing Hall of Fame (1980), and the International Boxing Hall of Fame (1990). Considered one of the most iconic athletes of his era, Dempsey generated boxing's first million-dollar gate in 1921 against Georges Carpentier ($1,789,238), surpassing his own 1919 record of $452,522.10 set versus Jess Willard. He later drew the sport's first two-million-dollar gate in his 1927 rematch with Gene Tunney.

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