Dempsey: By the Man Himself

Jack Dempsey · Bob Considine

Jun 2017 · Pickle Partners Publishing

About this ebook

“To millions there has never a fighter like Jack Dempsey, and there never will be again.”

Originally published in 1960, this is the autobiography from boxing heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey himself, as told to U.S. sports writers Bob Considine and Bill Slocum.

Ratings and reviews

As much for his character as a fighting man as for his boxing skill, I have long been a Dempsey fan. The movie of his life (with Treat Williams) awakened me to his story years ago, and this book completed the picture. Honestly and movingly told, the only sad part is that it eventually ends. I do definitely recommend this book - - as well as a study of the Martial Arts for everyone!!!

An excellent book written by a true warrior!

Very well written brilliant story.

About the author

WILLIAM HARRISON “JACK” DEMPSEY (June 24, 1895 - May 31, 1983), nicknamed “Kid Blackie” and “The Manassa Mauler”, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926.

A cultural icon of the 1920s, Jack Dempsey’s aggressive fighting style and exceptional punching power made him one of the most popular boxers in history. Many of his fights set financial and attendance records, including the first million-dollar gate.

Dempsey is ranked as tenth on The Ring magazine’s list of all-time heavyweights and seventh among its Top 100 Greatest Punchers, while in 1950 the Associated Press voted him as the greatest fighter of the past 50 years. He is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, and was inducted into The Ring’s Boxing Hall of Fame in 1951.

He died of heart failure in New York City in 1983 at age 87.

ROBERT BERNARD CONSIDINE (November 4, 1906 - September 25, 1975), known as Bob Considine, was an American journalist, author, and commentator. He is best known as the co-author of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and The Babe Ruth Story. He received the Overseas Press Club Award in 1957 and 1959.