Jack Dempsey



The Manassa Mauler would have turned 111 today. If you aren't familiar with Dempsey - think Mike Tyson in his prime. That was the sort of fighter Dempsey was. He was 6'1" but just 187 pounds.

For me - when I think of Dempsey my first thought is not even of boxing. It is of the era that Dempsey was an icon of. I think of Damon Runyon, of Jack London and of post-war, pre-Depression New York City.