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Jack Dempsey, THE PRIZEFIGHTER AND THE LADY


Born
1895-06-24
Manassa, CO
(William Harrison Dempsey)
Died
1983-05-31   (87)
New York, NY

World Heavyweight champ, 1919 - 1926. Fought John Lester Johnson (THREE MISSING LINKS) on 7/13/16, and stated in a 1960 interview that Johnson gave him the worst pounding of his life... "I didn't know how to fight then, and he (Johnson) did. I think he won, and he taught me more that night than I had ever dreamed before."

Acting Credits (2)

Film or Short Title Featuring Role
MOVIETONE NEWS (1933) Ted Healy and His Stooges Himself
THE PRIZEFIGHTER AND THE LADY (1933) Ted Healy and His Stooges Himself

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