This was an interesting match up because the fighters got to the fight two very different ways. Dempsey was born into a poor family

After the fight Tunney fought one more time and won. He was the first fighter to end his career as champion. He became a very successful business man. Sadly he died in 1978. Dempsey never fought again but stayed popular because of how he handled losing both fights. Just like the rest of the U.S.A. he lost a great deal of money in the crash of 1929. Then he enlisted in WWII as a coast guard. He was part of one of the bloodiest battles of the pacific theater. Then he opened a restaurant in New York and unlike many other famous people his restaurant was actually very successful it was popular for over 30 years! Then in 1983 the world lost one of the great sports heroes of the 1900's when Jack Dempsey died. His legacy as a boxer is he is among the best ever but not only as a boxer but as a sport hero because of his dignity and beautiful personality. He was one of the most respected boxers ever not only by the fans and the media but, by other boxers such as John Sharkey who fought him and also fought Joe Louis. He said “If Joe Louis and Jack Dempsey ever fought in a telephone booth, I’d bet every dime I have that it would be Dempsey who would walk out.” Considering how Joe Louis is considered by many boxing experts to be the best boxer ever it is an ultimate complement that really sums up just how great Mr. Dempsey was.

in Manassa, Colorado. He was “The American Dream”. Since he grew up poor many people could relate to him that is why he became so popular and also because of the way he fought. Dempsey was purely a street brawler who happened to be in a boxing ring. Dempsey became famous when he knocked out boxer Jess Willard. After the fight Willard left the ring with a broken jaw, not one but two broken ribs, a messed up eye. This was a shock to the public because Willard Knocked out Jack Johnson. Jack Johnson was a great boxer and also famous for being the first African- American heavy weight champion. Dempsey picked up the nickname “The Manassa Mauler”because he was strictly a brawler and he was from Manassa. Then there was Gene Tunney who was truly

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