Record details

Jack Dempsey

"Manassa Mauler"

Heavyweight

Male

(William Harrison Dempsey)
USA, New York City, New York
Born: June 24, 1895, Manassa, Colorado, USA
Died: May 31, 1983, New York City, New York, USA
Height: 6ft 3/4in, mt 1,84 1/2
Weight: 150, 181, 188, 198, 194 lbs

No amateur results

Professional record


1914
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Aug. 17	Young Herman	Ramona, USA	Draw 6
+ Nov. 2	Young Hancock	Salt Lake City, USA	KO 1
+ Nov. 30	Billy Murphy	Salt Lake City, USA	KO 1

1915
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 1	Jim Johnson	Salt Lake City, USA	KO 1
+ Feb. 2	Joe Lyons	Utah, USA	KO 9
= Feb. 26	Laverne Collier	Pocatello, USA	Draw 4
+ Mar. 3	Johnny Pierson	Utah, USA	KO 7
+ Apr. 1	Chief Gordon	Utah, USA	KO 6
- Apr. 5	Jack Downey	Salt Lake City, USA	L 4
+ Apr. 26	Emmanuel Campbell	Reno, USA	TKO 4
= May 31	Johnny Sudenberg	Goldfield, USA	Draw 10
= June 11	Johnny Sudenberg	Tonopah, USA	Draw 10
+ Aug. 1	Fred Woods	Montrose, USA	KO 4
^ Oct. 7	Andy Malloy	Durango, USA	Exh 10
+ Oct. 23	Andy Malloy	Montrose, USA	KO 3
+ Nov. 19	George Coplen	Cripple Creek, USA	KO 6
= Dec. 13	Jack Downey	Salt Lake City, USA	Draw 4
+ Dec. 20	Jack Gillian	Salt Lake City, USA	TKO 1

1916
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 1	Johnny Sudenberg	Ely, USA	KO 2
+ Feb. 21	Jack Downey	Salt Lake City, USA	KO 2
+ Feb. 23	Boston Bearcat	Ogden, USA	KO 1
+ Mar. 9	Cyril Kohen	Provo, USA	KO 4
+ Mar. 17	George Christian	Price, USA	KO 1
+ Apr. 8	Joe Bonds	Ely, USA	W 10
+ May 3	Terry Kellar	Ogden, USA	W 10
+ May 17	Dan Ketchell	Provo, USA	KO 3
+ May 30	Bob York	Price, USA	KO 4
+ June 24	Andre Anderson	Bronx, USA	TKO 10
+ July 8	Wild Burt Kenny	Bronx, USA	TKO 10
= July 14	John Lester Johnson	New York, USA	Draw 10
+ Sept. 28	Young Hector	Murray, USA	TKO 3
+ Oct. 7	Terry Kellar	Ely, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 16	Dick Gilbert	Salt Lake City, USA	W 10
+ Nov. 28	Young Hector	Salida, USA	KO 2

1917
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 13	Fireman Jim Flynn	Murray, USA	KO by 1
= Mar. 21	Al Norton	Oakland, USA	Draw 4
- Mar. 28	Willie Meehan	Emeryville, USA	L 4
= Apr. 11	Al Norton	Oakland, USA	Draw 4
+ July 25	Willie Meehan	Emeryville, USA	W 4
+ Aug. 1	Al Norton	Emeryville, USA	KO 1
= Aug. 10	Willie Meehan	San Francisco, USA	Draw 4
= Sept. 7	Willie Meehan	San Francisco, USA	Draw 4
+ Sept. 19	Charley Miller	Emeryville, USA	KO 1
+ Sept. 26	Bob McAllister	Emeryville, USA	W 4
+ Oct. 2	Gunboat Smith	San Francisco, USA	W 4
+ Nov. 2	Carl Morris	San Francisco, USA	W 4

1918
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 24	Homer Smith	Racine, USA	KO 1
+ Feb. 4	Carl Morris	Buffalo, USA	WDQ 6
+ Feb. 14	Fireman Jim Flynn	Fort Sheridan, USA	KO 1
+ Feb. 25	Bill Brennan	Milwaukee, USA	TKO 6
+ Mar. 16	Fred Saddy	Memphis, USA	KO 1
+ Mar. 25	Tom Riley	Joplin, USA	KO 1
* May 3	Billy Miske	Saint Paul, USA	ND 10
+ May 22	Dan Ketchell	Excelsior Springs, USA	KO 2
+ May 29	Arthur Pelkey	Denver, USA	KO 1
+ July 1	Kid McCarthy	Tulsa, USA	KO 1
+ July 4	Bob Devere	Joplin, USA	KO 1
+ July 6	Dan (Porky) Flynn	Atlanta, USA	KO 1
+ July 27	Fred Fulton	Harrison, USA	KO 1
+ Aug. 24	Terry Kellar	Dayton, USA	TKO 5
- Sept. 13	Willie Meehan	San Francisco, USA	L 4
+ Sept. 14	Jack Moran	Reno, USA	KO 1
+ Nov. 6	Battling Levinsky	Philadelphia, USA	KO 3
+ Nov. 18	Dan (Porky) Flynn	Philadelphia, USA	KO 1
+ Nov. 28	Billy Miske	Philadelphia, USA	KO 6
+ Dec. 16	Carl Morris	New Orleans, USA	KO 1
^ Dec. 20	Clay Turner	Brooklyn, USA	Exh 4
+ Dec. 30	Gunboat Smith	Buffalo, USA	KO 2

1919
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 15	Jim Maguire	Trenton, USA	KO 1
+ Jan. 20	Big Jack Hickey	Harrisburg, USA	KO 1
+ Jan. 23	Kid Harris	Reading, USA	KO 1
+ Jan. 29	Kid Henry	Easton, USA	KO 1
+ Feb. 13	Eddie Smith	Altoona, USA	KO 1
^ Mar. 1	Terry Kellar	Washington, USA	Exh 3
+ Apr. 2	Tony Drake	New Haven, USA	KO 1
+ July 4	Jess Willard	Toledo, USA	TKO 3
(Won World Heavyweight Title)

1920
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
^ Mar. 5	Terry Kellar	Los Angeles, California	Exh 3
+ Sept. 6	Billy Miske	Benton Harbor, USA	KO 3
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 14	Bill Brennan	New York, USA	KO 12
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

1921
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ July 2	Georges Carpentier	Jersey City, USA	KO 4
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)


1922 Inactive

1923
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ July 4	Tommy Gibbons	Shelby, USA	W 15
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 14	Luis Angel Firpo	New York, USA	KO 2
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)


1924-1925 Inactive

1926
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Sept. 23	Gene Tunney	Philadelphia, USA	L 10
(Lost World Heavyweight Title)

1927
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ July 21	Jack Sharkey	Bronx, USA	KO 7
- Sept. 22	Gene Tunney	Chicago, USA	L 10
(For World Heavyweight Title)

Summary