✦ Legacy Profile
Jack Dempsey
also known as 'The Manassa Mauler'
World Heavyweight Champion 1919-1926; gate-busting attraction; cultural icon of the 1920s
📍 USA⌛ Pre-1600 (Ancient/Medieval)⧖ Jun 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983
Boxing
Affiliated ·Int'l Boxing HOF
Born Manassa, Colorado. Defined heavyweight boxing in the Roaring Twenties. Over 1 million gate at fights.
Notable Achievements
'The Manassa Mauler'; World Heavyweight Champion (1919-1926); Cultural icon of the 1920s; First million-dollar gates; Int'l Boxing Hall of Fame
Documented Students
Popularized heavyweight boxing