1919 - 1935

4th July 1919 - 23rd September 1926
Jack Dempsey aka "The Manassa Mauler." Born 24th june 1895 - Died May 31st 1983. Known for his tremendous pounching power. In September 1926, Dempsey fought Gene Tunney who was an excellent boxer, who had lost only once in his career. Nevertheless, Tunney was still considered the underdog.

In a big upset, Dempsey lost his title on points in ten rounds. Dempsey was easily outboxed by the slick Tunney, no longer displaying his legendary punching power or hand speed. The attendance for this fight was a record 120,557, the largest attendance ever for a sporting event. When the battered Dempsey returned to his dressing room, he explained the defeat to wife Estelle Taylor by saying..."Honey, I forgot to duck."

 23rd September 1926 - 21th July 1928
Gene Tunney

 

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