Jack Dempsey

Career, Record, Stats

Jack Dempsey (Manassa Mauler) was an American professional boxer. He was a heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 12 years, 10 months, and 20 days, Dempsey amassed a record of 58-6-9, which includes 43 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1992.

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LEGEND

Jack Dempsey's Boxing Career

Jack Dempsey was born in Manassa, Colorado, USA on June 24, 1895. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on November 2, 1914 against Young Hancock. Dempsey defeated Hancock via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Dempsey got elevated as the The Ring heavyweight champion at the age of 28 after 69 professional fights, and had his first world-title defense fight against Tommy Gibbons on July 4, 1923. He defeated Gibbons via 15 round points decision.

Dempsey's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Gene Tunney at age 32, on September 22, 1927, in which he was fighting for The Ring heavyweight title.

Some of Jack Dempsey's best fights were against Georges Carpentier (HOFer), Jack Sharkey (HOFer), and Jess Willard (HOFer). For a complete list of Dempsey's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Jack Dempsey".

Dempsey has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Jack Dempsey Losses".

Jack Dempsey's Boxing Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
73	Sep 22, 1927	32	Gene Tunney 30 77-1-4	loss	UD 10
72	Jul 21, 1927	32	Jack Sharkey 24 27-6	win	KO 7
71	Sep 23, 1926	31	Gene Tunney 29 76-1-4	loss	UD 10
70	Sep 14, 1923	28	Luis Angel Firpo	win	KO 2
69	Jul 04, 1923	28	Tommy Gibbons	win	PTS 15
68	Jul 02, 1921	26	Georges Carpentier 27 82-11-5	win	KO 4
67	Dec 14, 1920	25	Bill Brennan	win	KO 12
66	Sep 06, 1920	25	Billy Miske	win	KO 3
65	Jul 04, 1919	24	Jess Willard 37 24-5-2	win	RTD 3
64	Dec 30, 1918	23	Gunboat Smith	win	KO 2
63	Dec 16, 1918	23	Carl Morris	win	KO 1
62	Nov 28, 1918	23	Billy Miske	win	NWS 6
61	Nov 18, 1918	23	Porky Dan Flynn	win	KO 1
60	Nov 06, 1918	23	Battling Levinsky	win	KO 3
59	Sep 14, 1918	23	Jack Moran	win	KO 1
58	Sep 13, 1918	23	Willie Meehan	loss	PTS 4
57	Aug 24, 1918	23	Terry Kellar	win	TKO 5
56	Jul 27, 1918	23	Fred Fulton	win	KO 1
55	Jul 06, 1918	23	Porky Dan Flynn	win	KO 1
54	Jul 04, 1918	23	Bob Devere	win	KO 1
53	Jul 01, 1918	23	Tom McCarty	win	KO 1
52	May 29, 1918	22	Arthur Pelkey	win	KO 1
51	May 22, 1918	22	Dan Ketchell	win	KO 2
50	May 03, 1918	22	Billy Miske	win	NWS 10
49	Mar 25, 1918	22	Tom Riley	win	KO 1
48	Mar 16, 1918	22	Fred Saddy	win	KO 1
47	Feb 25, 1918	22	Bill Brennan	win	TKO 6
46	Feb 14, 1918	22	Fireman Jim Flynn	win	KO 1
45	Feb 04, 1918	22	Carl Morris	win	DQ 6
44	Jan 24, 1918	22	Homer Smith	win	KO 1
43	Nov 02, 1917	22	Carl Morris	win	PTS 4
42	Oct 02, 1917	22	Gunboat Smith	win	PTS 4
41	Sep 26, 1917	22	Bob McAllister	win	PTS 4
40	Sep 19, 1917	22	Charlie Miller	win	TKO 1
39	Sep 07, 1917	22	Willie Meehan	draw	PTS 4
38	Aug 10, 1917	22	Willie Meehan	draw	PTS 4
37	Jul 25, 1917	22	Willie Meehan	win	PTS 4
36	Apr 11, 1917	21	Al Norton	draw	PTS 4
35	Mar 28, 1917	21	Willie Meehan	loss	PTS 4
34	Mar 21, 1917	21	Al Norton	draw	PTS 4
33	Feb 13, 1917	21	Fireman Jim Flynn	loss	KO 1
32	Nov 29, 1916	21	Young Hector	win	KO 2
31	Oct 16, 1916	21	Dick Gilbert	win	PTS 10
30	Oct 07, 1916	21	Terry Kellar	win	PTS 10
29	Sep 28, 1916	21	Young Hector	win	RTD 3
28	Jul 14, 1916	21	John Lester Johnson	draw	NWS 10
27	Jul 08, 1916	21	Bert Kenny	win	NWS 10
26	Jun 24, 1916	21	Andre Anderson	win	NWS 10
25	May 30, 1916	20	Bob York	win	KO 4
24	May 17, 1916	20	Dan Ketchell	win	TKO 3
23	May 03, 1916	20	Terry Kellar	win	PTS 10
22	Apr 08, 1916	20	Joe Bonds	win	PTS 10
21	Mar 17, 1916	20	George Christian	win	KO 1
20	Mar 09, 1916	20	Cyril Kohen	win	KO 4
19	Feb 23, 1916	20	Boston Bearcat	win	KO 1
18	Feb 21, 1916	20	Jack Downey	win	KO 2
17	Feb 05, 1916	20	Swede Johnson	win	KO 1
16	Dec 20, 1915	20	Jack Gillian	win	TKO 1
15	Dec 13, 1915	20	Jack Downey	draw	PTS 4
14	Nov 19, 1915	20	George Coplen	win	KO 6
13	Oct 23, 1915	20	Andy Malloy	win	KO 3
12	Oct 07, 1915	20	Andy Malloy	win	NWS 10
11	Sep 23, 1915	20	Fred Woods	win	KO 4
10	Jun 11, 1915	19	Johnny Sudenberg	draw	PTS 10
9	May 31, 1915	19	Johnny Sudenberg	draw	PTS 10
8	Apr 26, 1915	19	Emmanuel Campbell	win	TKO 4
7	Apr 05, 1915	19	Jack Downey	loss	PTS 4
6	Apr 01, 1915	19	Chief Gordon	win	KO 6
5	Mar 03, 1915	19	John Pierson	win	KO 7
4	Feb 26, 1915	19	LaVerne Collier	draw	PTS 4
3	Feb 02, 1915	19	Joe Lyons	win	KO 9
2	Nov 30, 1914	19	Billy Murphy	win	KO 1
1	Nov 02, 1914	19	Young Hancock	win	KO 1

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