Browsing Tag Dempsey vs Firpo

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  Sept. 14, 1923: Dempsey vs Firpo

  After more than nine decades it may be difficult to appreciate the impact of the legendary Dempsey vs Firpo fight and how it transformed the public image of ...

  On September 14, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  Fight City Legends: The Manassa Mauler

  If boxing’s greatest era is that in which it was most popular, then Jack Dempsey is the fighter most identified with the sport’s zenith. The ‘Manassa Mauler,’ whose ...

  On June 24, 2019 / By Eliott McCormick
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  The Long Count

  Nine decades have passed since the rematch between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey took place on a brisk September evening at Chicago’s Soldier Field in 1927, and in ...

  On September 22, 2018 / By Patrick Connor