Jack Dempsey

Also known as William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey, William Harrison Dempsey

American boxer (1895-1983)

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Works: 20

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More Than Monument
State School
Warriors for Liberty
Sharing the Wealth
Indelible Moments

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Type: Person

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A simple method for displaying the hydropathic character of a protein
· 1982 · cited 18,573x
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,320x
The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 13,244x
Accurate structure prediction of biomolecular interactions with AlphaFold 3
· 2024 · cited 13,213x
APACHE II
· 1985 · cited 13,170x

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Quotes

“A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.”
“Honey, I just forgot to duck.”
“Nobody has to go hungry today. There is plenty of work for a man who wants to work. A kid can make plenty of dough for himself doing almost anything. I was hungry. I had to fight my way along. Freights and the like, fight, fight all the time. The life was tough, but it hardened you.”
“When I was a young fellow I was knocked down plenty. I wanted to stay down, but I couldn’t. I had to collect the two dollars for winning or go hungry. I had to get up. I was one of those hungry fighters. You could have hit me on the chin with a sledgehammer for five dollars. When you haven’t eaten for two days you’ll understand.”

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Key facts

Nicknames: Kid Blackie The Manassa Mauler
Born: William Harrison Dempsey , ( 1895-06-24 ) June 24, 1895, Manassa, Colorado , U.S.
Died: May 31, 1983 (1983-05-31) (aged 87), New York City, U.S.
Height: 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight: Heavyweight
Reach: 73 in (185 cm)
Stance: Orthodox

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 87
Image: Jack Dempsey 3.jpg
Height: 185

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Commons category: Jack Dempsey
date of birth: 1895-06-24
date of death: 1983-05-31
end of work period: 1927-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts: 81
number of wins: 61
number of losses: 6
number of draws/ties: 8

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Article

William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983), nicknamed Kid Blackie and The Manassa Mauler, was an American boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and was world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. He is ranked sixth on The Ring magazine's list of all-time heavyweights and fourth among its Top 100 Greatest Punchers, while in 1950 the Associated Press voted him as the greatest fighter of the past 50 years.

Dempsey was the inaugural winner of the Edward J. Neil Memorial Plaque in 1938, awarded by the Boxing Writers Association of Greater New York. Dempsey was an inaugural inductee of The Ring magazine Hall of Fame (1954), the World Boxing Hall of Fame (1980), and the International Boxing Hall of Fame (1990). Considered one of the most iconic athletes of his era, Dempsey generated boxing's first million-dollar gate in 1921 against Georges Carpentier ($1,789,238), surpassing his own 1919 record of $452,522.10 set versus Jess Willard. He later drew the sport's first two-million-dollar gate in his 1927 rematch with Gene Tunney.