Someone notified the police and when an officer arrived and asked the boy his name, he responded with, “Jack Dempsey,” ...

not only for his skill in the ring but also for breaking racial barriers by becoming the first African American world champion in 1908. The Golden Age: From Jack Dempsey to Joe Louis In the 1920s ...

Jack Dempsey was known to hum as he constantly ... Dempsey was five inches shorter and 58 pounds lighter than the 6-foot-6, 245-pound champion, Jess Willard. But on July 4, 1919, under the ...

Editor's note: This column originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times on November 17, 1965. There are all kinds of ways to get ready for a heavyweight championship fight. You work on what you need.

Boxing has long been intertwined with the American labor movement, serving as a powerful symbol of the working class. From ...