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JACK DEMPSEY 'The Manassa Mauler' THREAD
The MAN who inspired IRON MIKE TYSON...
TYSON would study Jack's fights for hours on end.
The way he brutalized heavyweight opponents much larger in size.
From his savage stare, haircut and attire..
Mike's copied EVERYTHING about DEMPSEY.
Emulate Greatness.
TYSON would study Jack's fights for hours on end.
The way he brutalized heavyweight opponents much larger in size.
From his savage stare, haircut and attire..
Mike's copied EVERYTHING about DEMPSEY.
Emulate Greatness.
The ORIGINAL 'little man' that battered giants.
This man was SAVAGERY personified.
He moved from home in his teenage years, where he would travel as a hobo, brawling in Western Saloons for money.
Dempsey traveled the West by holding onto brake beams under freight trains.
This man was SAVAGERY personified.
He moved from home in his teenage years, where he would travel as a hobo, brawling in Western Saloons for money.
Dempsey traveled the West by holding onto brake beams under freight trains.
'I wanted to stay down, but I had to collect the $2 for winning. I had one fight where I was knocked down 11 TIMES, but got up to win.
I had to get up. I was hungry, someday when you haven't eaten for 2 days, you'll understand.'
And you sulk about having to TRAIN...
I had to get up. I was hungry, someday when you haven't eaten for 2 days, you'll understand.'
And you sulk about having to TRAIN...
The only brawl he ever lost and was knocked out in... he hadn't eaten for FOUR DAYS.
By 19 he was fighting Professionally, Fighting 21 Times A YEAR.
At 24 he had 26 First Round Knockouts.
By 19 he was fighting Professionally, Fighting 21 Times A YEAR.
At 24 he had 26 First Round Knockouts.
He won his First Title:
The opponent:
- Broken Jaw
- 2 Fractured Ribs
- 5 Missing Teeth.
Jack Dempsey. Heavyweight Champion of the World.
The opponent:
- Broken Jaw
- 2 Fractured Ribs
- 5 Missing Teeth.
Jack Dempsey. Heavyweight Champion of the World.
He Brought in Boxing's FIRST MILLION DOLLAR GATE
He would have MAMMOTH stadiums built just for his fights.
120,000+ Spectators... This is more than any crowd in modern boxing.
He would have MAMMOTH stadiums built just for his fights.
120,000+ Spectators... This is more than any crowd in modern boxing.
Opponents would quiver in his presence:
Some saying
' I had the feeling he literally wanted to KILL ME.
Savage. Be like Dempsey in the pursuit of greatness.
Some saying
' I had the feeling he literally wanted to KILL ME.
Savage. Be like Dempsey in the pursuit of greatness.
