The 20 Greatest Heavyweights In History Have Been Ranked After Fan Poll
Website Ranker has, well, ranked the 20 greatest heavyweights in boxing history. The result of a fan poll, the top 20 makes for interesting reading.
Jack Dempsey
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In Defence Of Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey was one of the finest heavyweight boxers of all time. He was arguably the best of them all. In the minds of several generations of fight fans he stood alone as the eternal champion.
100 Hundred Years Ago Today – The Staggeringly Unforgettable Dempsey Vs. Firpo Shoot-Out!
The two fighters entered the ring, where they remained robed, the two men then paid a brief visit to one another’s corners and shook hands.
As Good As He Was, Jack Sharkey Failed To Live By The Code: Never, Ever Take Your Eyes Off Jack Dempsey In A Fight!
Sucker punch or totally legal, legit shot?
It was back in July of 1927, in New York at Yankee Stadium, when former heavyweight champ Jack Dempsey met future heavyweight ruler Jack Sharkey, this in a final eliminator for a shot at current king Gene Tunney; a rematch with Gene in the case of Dempsey.
Jack Dempsey – 1895 to 1983: Where Does “The Manassa Mauler” Rank In Your List Of Great Heavyweights?
40 years ago today in New York, a true boxing legend passed away, this at the advanced age of 87. Jack Dempsey, born William Harrison Dempsey – a man who ruled the heavyweight division from July 1919 to September 1926 – carved out a career that made him become nothing short of beloved, Jack meaning so much to so many millions of people.
95 Years Ago: Tunney Vs. Dempsey II And The Hugely Controversial “Long Count”
Heavyweight controversies? Nothing comes close to the much-debated, the much discussed, the most rewatched and re-timed knockdown in heavyweight history; this the trip to the floor defending heavyweight champ Gene Tunney was the victim of in his return fight with former king Jack Dempsey.
99 Years Ago: When Dempsey and Firpo Slugged It Out
It was back in September of 1923 when heavyweight king Jack Dempsey engaged in arguably his most famous and celebrated fight.
Jack Dempsey’s Annihilation Of Jess Willard: The Brutal Beating That Was Administered Under A Scorching Sun
Some fights are celebrated, remembered, cherished even, even if they were not what could be called great. Case in point, the utterly and thoroughly one-sided beating of all utterly and thoroughly one-sided beatings: Jack Dempsey Vs.
On This Day: The Great, The Beloved Jack Dempsey Passed Away
On this day in 1983, the great Jack Dempsey passed away. Having lived well into old age, “The Manassa Mauler” being 87 long lived years of age when dying, Dempsey was as successful in all departments as he was so thoroughly appreciated and respected by the world’s fight fans.
Some Memorable Fights That Took Place On St. Valentine’s Day
Saint Valentine’s Day – a time when most people are busy getting romantic. For some prizefighters, the day proved to be anything but a love-in.