Title: The Manassa Mauler" Jack Dempsey" Description: Heavyweight Champion of the World " The Manassa Mauler" Jack Dempsey (William Harrison Dempsey; 1895-1983) (Left) and his manager and boxing promoter Jack Kearns (Right). Dempsey won the title by knocking out the former Heavyweight Champion of the World, "The Pottawatomie Giant" Jess Willard (1881-1968), on July 4, 1919 in a mere three rounds. Dempsey would hold the World Heavyweight Championship from 1919-1926, and amassed an impressive career record of (66-6-11); Keywords: prizefighters, pugilists, boxing, American Heavyweight Boxers, American Boxers, Ring Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, Heavyweight Champions of the World, World Heavyweight Champions, World Boxing Champions, Native American Boxers, Irish Boxers, Irish-American Boxers, United States Coast Guard officers, boxing managers, boxing promoters, boxers, boxing, fighters, fighting, prizefighting, pugilism, ring . Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 1575 x 2235 (3.52 MPixels) (1.42) Print Size: 13.3 x 18.9 cm; 5.3 x 7.5 inches File Size: 10.09 MB (10,578,482 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000300788 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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