Jack Dempsey

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Jack Dempsey was a legendary American heavyweight boxing champion of the 1910s and 1920s, famed for his aggressive, power-punching style and major influence on later fighters.

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Jack Dempsey canonical 6
William Harrison Dempsey 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
professional boxer
world heavyweight boxing champion
birthName Jack Dempsey self-linksurface differs
surface form: William Harrison Dempsey
businessVenture Jack Dempsey's Broadway Restaurant
causeOfDeath heart failure
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1895-06-24
dateOfDeath 1983-05-31
dateTitleLost 1926-09-23
dateTitleWon 1919-07-04
ethnicGroup Irish American
familyName Dempsey
famousFor aggressive, power-punching style
givenName William
hallOfFameInduction International Boxing Hall of Fame
World Boxing Hall of Fame
influenced Gene Tunney
Mike Tyson
Rocky Marciano
later heavyweight boxers
legacy one of the most popular sports figures of the 1920s
pioneer of modern aggressive heavyweight boxing style
mediaAppearance film and radio appearances in the 1920s and 1930s
nickname Jack Dempsey self-link
The Manassa Mauler
notableEvent The Long Count Fight
notableFight Dempsey–Tunney boxing matches
surface form: Jack Dempsey vs Gene Tunney

Jack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier
Jack Dempsey vs Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey vs Luis Ángel Firpo
notableWork autobiography "Dempsey"
occupation boxer
opponent Gene Tunney
Georges Carpentier
Jess Willard
Luis Ángel Firpo
placeOfBirth Manassa, Colorado, United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
religion Latter-day Saint background
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender male
sport boxing
spouse Deanna Piatelli
Estelle Taylor
Hannah Williams
Maxine Cates
stance orthodox
titleHeld World Heavyweight Championship
surface form: World Heavyweight Champion
weightClass heavyweight
yearsActive 1914–1927

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Mike Tyson inspiredBy Jack Dempsey
Estelle Taylor spouse Jack Dempsey
Estelle Taylor marriagePartner Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey birthName Jack Dempsey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: William Harrison Dempsey
Jack Dempsey nickname Jack Dempsey self-link