The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Athletes 2023
Jack Dempsey
- Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Athletes 2023
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- Sport(s): Boxing
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Statistics:
Boxing Record: 66-6-11, 53 Wins by KO
1-Time World Heavyweight Champion
1-Time The Ring Heavyweight Champion
Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame -
If Babe Ruth was the most important American athlete of the 1920s, was Jack Dempsey far behind?
Dempsey was good-looking, talented, and one of the most entertaining pugilists ever to step through the ropes. Dempsey beat Jess Willard for the heavyweight title in 1919, and he would defend the championship multiple times in the 1920s to large crowds, all hungry to see Dempsey win. Dempsey was the man who set the first “million-dollar gate” when he defended against French war hero Georges Carpentier, and it was his events that helped draw interest in broadcasting live events.
We are proud to nominate Jack Dempsey for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.
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