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 ...

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 exquisite twist was when one of Dempsey’s principal camp followers saw the newspaper story. He hurried to Jack with a roar of mirth. ‘It’s in the bag, Champ.

A look at the early life of one of the state’s most renowned native sons, Jack Dempsey. Before he was the World Heavyweight Champion and a cultural icon of the 1920s, William Harrison Dempsey ...

A decade after its publication, Kahn's sweeping biography of the majestic career of boxing great Jack Dempsey—set against a rollicking backdrop of 1920s America—makes its way to audio.

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.