Two sports heroes captured the imagination of the public in the 1920s: Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey. While Ruth could only be seen on newsreels, Dempsey appeared in Joplin as a boxer and referee over ...

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 ...

You’ll often see the 1920s referred to as the “golden age of sports.” There are a couple reasons for this, but a big part of it is the slate of huge stars that emerged in this decade. Baseball had ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...