Browsing Tag Jack Dempsey
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The Georgia Deacon
He was only thirty-two when he left this world but if, as the old saw goes, only the good die young, then Tiger Flowers could never have escaped ...
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Fight City Legends: Pancho Villa
The real Pancho Villa was a prominent Mexican revolutionary who won fame for his military victories during the early part of the 20th century. Exactly why Francisco Guilledo ...
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The Gods Of War
One of the best parts about being a boxing fan is the vitality of the sport’s history and the spirited debates and discussions that arise from it. The ...
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July 27, 1922: Leonard vs Tendler
There is no disputing the oft-repeated truth that Benny Leonard will forever stand as one of the finest boxers who has ever lived. Not as well known is ...
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July 22, 1931: Walker vs Sharkey
There really was nothing left to prove. Why Mickey Walker felt an assault on the heavyweight division was necessary, nobody still living knows. It likely had much to ...
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Fight City Legends: Gentleman Jim
“From my first fight I started to run away.” James John Corbett, often referred to as “Gentleman Jim,” never cared much for the brutish nature of the sport ...
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July 2, 1921: Dempsey vs Carpentier
The year was 1921. Jack Dempsey, the heavyweight champion of the world, reigned as the most titanic figure in all of professional sports, though his public image had been recently ...
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June 25, 1952: Maxim vs Robinson
In boxing, as in other avenues of life, it is possible to be too good for your own good. Sugar Ray Robinson is regarded by many as the ...
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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 ...
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June 22, 1938: Louis vs Schmeling II
Former world champion Max Schmeling was a solid 10-to-1 underdog when he faced rising contender and awesome knockout artist Joe Louis in a major heavyweight showdown in June ...
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Opening Rounds
In boxing, as in most things in life, it’s quality, not quantity. Excitement is the name of the game and the greatest fights are the ones offering the ...
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The Smoke City Wildcat
They called them the Roaring Twenties, that crazy decade following World War I when the economy boomed, “speakeasies” opened on every other corner, the “flappers” started showing a ...
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June 5, 1925: Tunney vs Gibbons
By 1924, Gene Tunney, to the incredulity of American sports fans, had begun openly campaigning for a chance to face the heavyweight champion of the world, Jack Dempsey. ...
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May 15, 1953: Marciano vs Walcott II
An immediate return match after a tough loss can be a risky proposition. There is no physical reason for this; after a few weeks the body repairs itself ...
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May 15, 1920: Greb vs Gibbons II
The enigma that is Harry Greb has grown to mythical proportions in recent years and there is no doubt his accomplishments warrant inclusion in any discussion regarding the ...
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Dempsey’s Long Goodbye (Part 2)
This is the second of two articles detailing Jack Dempsey’s comeback tour. For Part One, click here. Dempsey took a brief break from the first leg of the ...
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Dempsey’s Long Goodbye (Part 1)
The comeback trail is a well-trodden path for professional boxers. Ex-champions, contenders, and club fighters alike are all tempted to return to the ring for one last payday. ...
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April 30, 1928: Sharkey vs Delaney
The day after the fight, James A. Farley, Chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission, states there will be a full investigation. Prior to the match, Farley ...
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April 5, 1915: Johnson vs Willard
It is not for nothing that late scribe Jimmy Cannon called boxing “the red light district of sports.” Pugilism is no stranger to corruption and criminals and over ...
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Top 12 All-Time Most Controversial Fights
No sport has courted as much scandal and public outrage as boxing. From dives and fixed fights, to outrageous decisions, not to mention the shady stuff behind closed ...
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Fight City Legends: The Boston Bonecrusher
When we compare the great fighting champions of past and present, inevitably we draw a distinction between the true warrior and the mere athlete. At that point we ...
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The Prizefighter And The Lady
Boxing and cinema have always had a warm relationship. In fact, the very first feature film in the history of motion pictures is The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight, a documentary ...
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The Boxing Kings
It’s a most intriguing irony that prizefighting–a brutal and exploitative enterprise baptized as “the red light district of sports” by the late Jimmy Cannon–is the most romanticized of ...
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Above All Mortals
With boxing still profoundly affected by the ongoing pandemic, we will continue to periodically revisit some of our past feature articles. Today, on the anniversary of the great ...
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Jan. 9, 1942: Louis vs Baer II
It is 1942, a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and America is at war. As the country enters this new chapter in its history, one thing remains ...
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Nov. 30, 1956: Patterson vs Moore
In decades past, when undisputed heavyweight champions were the norm and not the exception, they inevitably created a great vacuum of power upon retiring. It was a mad scramble ...
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Nov. 26, 1914: Langford vs Wills II
The first two decades of the twentieth century were a time of rapid evolution for the sport of boxing. Legal restrictions were being lifted around the world, and ...
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Fight City Legends: The Boston Gob
In boxing history, there are the champions and there are those who fight among them. For every Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis and Jack Dempsey, there were hundreds of ...
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Fight City Legends: The Fighting Marine
Gene Tunney will forever be a truly great boxer, one of the best to ever step into the ring. A clever strategist with excellent footwork, superb defense, and ...
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Yes, Roy Really Was That Good
By the mid-90’s, the question was being asked by more than a few: was he the best ever? Certainly there had been no one quite like him in ...
