If you’re looking for the spot where Jack Dempsey defended the world heavyweight title against Tommy Gibbons in a fight that brought financial ruin upon an entire town on July 4, 1923, the directions ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. He was the Manassa Mauler. He was Jack the Giant Killer. He was a popular sports figure in the New York City nightclub ...

When Canadian cruiserweight Ryan Rozicki, 20-1-1 (19 KOs), enters the ring on May 3 to challenge Badou Jack, 28-3-3 (17 KOs), Rozicki will be trying to tap into the spirit of the legendary Jack ...

FARGO — It must have gone through the minds of many in Fargo-Moorhead that July 4, 1923. What better way to celebrate America, they thought, than to cheer on a Minnesota guy — an underdog —hoping to ...

Canadian cruiserweight Ryan Rozicki is hoping to follow in the footsteps of his fighting idol, Jack Dempsey. Rozicki, 20-1-1 (19 KOs), challenges WBC cruiserweight champion Badou Jack on May 3 in ...

For most of his 87 years, boxing legend Jack Dempsey was known the world over as “The Manassa Mauler.” During his heyday in the 1920s when he reigned as the World Heavyweight champion, Dempsey was as ...

CHICAGO -- Gene Tunney held his world's heavyweight championship Friday by proved right of conquest, but his second battle with Jack Dempsey Thursday night, like most important fights of recent years, ...

More than 1,000 fans showed up to greet heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey when his train pulled into Spokane. “Then Jack stepped from the train,” The Spokesman-Review said. “The greeting was ...

On April 5, 1919, a little known Syracuse fighter with a funny nickname took part in one of the city’s most famous sporting events. In May 1955, legendary Post-Standard sports columnist Bill Reddy ...