Jack Dempsey appreciation thread!

[Dempsey1238]

Great fighter, He would have indeed knockout both Toney and Rahman on the night they fought there "Draw". I give em about 3 or 4 rounds before Dempsey closes the show.

Dempsey is in my top 5 all time greats, and Only Ali, Louis, Johnson and Marciano are ahead of the Mauler.

he is conisder the first Superstar of the ring, but I give that honor to John L Sullivan, but Dempsey was indeed the superstar of the roaring 1920's.

He was a fast, 2 fist fighter, with power in both hands, he had a uniqin bobbing and weaving style, that has not been seen in the heavyweight divsion before. He was a offensive Jack Johnson in some ways in terms of styles. He was the Mike Tyson of his day, and Tyson did copy the style Dempsey used in the 20's.

Should be noted Tyson also took Dempsey's haircut, and black trucks into the ring lol. And Tyson master the Dempsey stare.

People talk about the Tyson and Liston Stare. But Dempsey had one also.

[jason100x]

My favorite fighter. Does anyone own Championship Fighting, which he published in 1950? It's supposed to be one of the best books on boxing technique and skill. From the Stickgrappler website i was able to download a few chapters but unfortunately the book is out of print and it is expensive if you track down old copies. Definitely a book that needs to be put back in print by Paladin Press or some similar publishing company.

[RockyMarcianofan00]

yea Tyson copied Dempsey with the fade haircut, and black trunks with black shoes and no socks

Too bad Tyson didn't fill Dempsey's shoes

[Kid Achilles]

That is a rather generous portrayal of Don ****ell's physique in your sig Rock.

[sleazyfellow]

That is a rather generous portrayal of Don ****ell's physique in your sig Rock.

lmao yeah it is, he looked like a total slob in the actual fight against marciano

[RockyMarcianofan00]

That is a rather generous portrayal of Don ****ell's physique in your sig Rock.

well 2 things to consider are that i believe the magazine was released pre Marciano-****ell
and
he wasn't a fat man he had a health condition that made him lose less weight. So his BF% was higher, though he was very conditioned for the Marciano fight he doesn't appear to be

but yea that is rather generous because in that portrayal of ****ell it seem almost like he's on his way to a 6 pack
i liked the color of the back round and what not

owell



Dempsey is one of the greatest fighters ever

[RockyMarcianofan00]

sleazyfellow even though your sig is alittle racist (i'm white) i still think its one of the funnier things i've read lately

[smasher]

sleazyfellow even though your sig is alittle racist (i'm white) i still think its one of the funnier things i've read lately

Compared to James Toney, ****ell looked like Mr. Universe.

[mokele]

photo of Marciano and ****ell

yea Tyson copied Dempsey with the fade haircut, and black trunks with black shoes and no socks

Too bad Tyson didn't fill Dempsey's shoes

Let's give Tyson a chance to show the world what kind of a man he is in retirement. For all the lousy things he's done there's still a lot of heart and character there. The guy has a streak of generosity that some people haven't quite noticed yet.

I like the artist's rendition of ****ell and Marciano. Marciano looked a bit like that but Don ****ell:

http://boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=012221

was fat, plain and simple. He was basically a light heavy who suddenly fattened up after his loss to Randy Turpin in June 1952. I don't know the inside story, but here are some great pics off the internet:

http://www.pugilistica.com/BoxingArc...51PFHandSh.JPG
http://www.heavyweightcollectibles.com/Photos137.jpg
http://www.antekprizering.com/marcianorocky2188.jpeg
http://www.antekprizering.com/marcianorocky2187.jpeg
http://www.antekprizering.com/marcianorocky2185.jpeg

Fat or not, ****ell was a handful for Marciano, and ****ell had beaten Roland La Starza on points in March 1954.

[SuzieQ49]

****ell beat a shot roland lastarza, who had been ruined by rock when he suffered permant physical injuries and had to get 6 different surgeries. prime lastarza shuts out ****ell.



* interestign note: ****ell weighed 205lb vs marciano, about 10lb lighter than in his previous bouts and in his next fight vs valdes, he weighed 218lb. so ****ell was in the "best shape possible". ****ell may have looked like a fat philsbury doughboy, but he was in good shape. his glandular problem made him put on extra weight. so ****ell had no control of his weight problem, toney did.



heres a picture of don ****ell at 175lb before his glandular problem