Jack Dempsey (The Nonpareil)

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Jack Dempsey boxer
Data
Birth Name John Edward Kelly
Weight class medium weight
nationality Irish
birthday December 15, 1862
place of birth Curran
Date of death November 2, 1895
Place of death Portland
size 1.73 m
Combat Statistics
Struggles 68
Victories 47
Knockout victories 10
Defeats 3
draw 10
No value 8th

Jack Dempsey , called The Nonpareil , actually John Edward Kelly (born December 15, 1862 in Curran in County Kildare , Ireland , † November 2, 1895 in Portland , Oregon ) was an Irish middleweight boxing champion .

After a belated obituary for him appeared in the Seattle Daily Times in May 1909 , he became very popular again after his death. John L. Sullivan wanted to have a monument placed on his grave, but the family refused.

In his honor, the later world heavyweight champion, born William Harrison Dempsey , took the first name Jack and called himself Jack Dempsey .

He stood against many well-known boxers in the ring, often against heavyweights, for example: James J. Corbett , Bob Fitzsimmons and also John L. Sullivan.

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personal data
SURNAME Dempsey, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nonpareil, The; Kelly, John Edward (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish middleweight boxing champion
DATE OF BIRTH December 15, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH Curran , County Kildare , Ireland
DATE OF DEATH November 2, 1895
Place of death Portland , Oregon