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  • BIGPOPPAPUMP
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    Comments Thread For: Jack Dempsey and the Newsboy: Debunking a Myth

    by Thomas Hauser - It's one of boxing's most endearing legends. Jack Dempsey went to bed on the night of July 4, 1919, after knocking out Jess Willard to claim the heavyweight championship of the world and dreamed about the fight. Except in Dempsey's dream, Willard knocked him out. It wasn't until a newsboy selling papers on the street assured him...
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    • Rapscallion
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      Perhaps elementary school children believed this tale; however, I cannot believe that any adult other than a complete sap would believe this for a second.

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        • skinnystev
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          who can say what dempsey dreamt

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            • Silver Spear
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              Reminds me of the 4 Gospels and how they tell similar accounts but with different and contradicting details.

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