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Jack Dempsey

4214 KOs
31 KOs
8Draws
No contest: 4
Last six: D-W-L-W-W-D
Career
division
Middleweight
status
inactive
bouts
57
rounds
417
KO %
33.3%
KO wins
14
KO losses
1
career
1883–1894
debut
1883-09-03
last fight
1894-09-05
Profile
birth name
John Edward Kelly
alias
The Nonpareil
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
5′ 8″ / 173cm
nationality
United States
origin
Curran, Ireland
city / state / zip
Williamsburg, New York
dob
1862-12-15
death
1895-11-02

Latest news

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Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Sep 5
Billy McCarthy
13 7 9
D-PTS
Auditorium Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
20 of 20 · 146 / 154 lbs
Referee: Professor John Duffy
Event →
Feb 28
Billy Keough
1 0 0
W-PTS
Pastime A.C., Portland, Oregon, United States
4 of 4 · 148 / 190 lbs
Event →
Feb 18
Billy McCarthy
6 2 6
W-TKO
California A.C., San Francisco, California, United States
World Middleweight Title
28 · 148 / 152 lbs
Referee: Hiram Cook
Event →
Aug 27
George LaBlanche
32 4 6
L-KO
San Francisco, California, United States
32 · 151 / 161 lbs
Event →
Aug 22
Mike Dempsey
0 1 0
W-KO
San Francisco, California, United States
7
Event →
Nov 15
Mike Donovan
20 2 4
D-PTS
Palace Rink, Williamsburg, New York, United States
6 of 6 · 148 / 149 lbs
Referee: Billy O'Brien
Event →
Apr 23
James Stevens
0 0 0
W-PTS
Grand Theater, Williamsburg, New York, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Feb 18
Billy Baker
3 0 0
L-PTS
Adelphia Theatre, Buffalo, New York, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Jan 31
Dominick McCaffrey
8 4 2
W-PTS
Pavonia Rink, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10 · 158 / 169 lbs
Referee: Jere Dunn
Event →
Dec 13
Johnny Reagan
4 1 2
W-KO
Long Island, New York, United States
World Middleweight Title
45
Event →
Nov 5
Bill Gabig
0 1 0
W-PTS
Grand Central Theater, Wilmington, Delaware, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Nov 3
Denny Kelliher
0 4 1
W-PTS
Grand Central Theater, Wilmington, Delaware, United States
4 of 4 · 220 lbs
Event →
Nov 1
Frank Bosworth
0 1 0
W-PTS
Grand Central Theater, Wilmington, Delaware, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Oct 31
Ned McCann
0 1 0
W-PTS
Grand Central Theater, Wilmington, Delaware, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Oct 15
Billy Dacey
1 2 1
W-PTS
Hoboken Casino, Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Oct 13
Jim McHugh
0 1 0
W-PTS
Hoboken Casino, Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Oct 10
Eddie Reede
0 0 0
W-PTS
Hoboken Casino, Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
4 of 4
Event →
May 2
Reddy Gallagher
0 0 0
D-PTS
Frankfort St. Gym, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
6 of 6 · 150 / 156 lbs
Event →
Apr 9
Billy Baker
1 0 0
L-PTS
Buffalo, New York, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Feb 5
Denny Killian
0 1 0
W-PTS
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Feb 2
Jack Langdon
0 1 0
W-PTS
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Jan 31
Mike Boden
0 1 0
W-PTS
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
4 of 4
Event →
May 20
Paddy Norton
0 0 1
W-TKO
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
4 of 5
Event →
Apr 28
Charles McCarthy
0 0 0
?-ND
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Apr 26
Ned McCann
0 0 0
W-KO
Comique Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
4 of 4
Referee: Dominick McCaffrey
Event →
Mar 14
George LaBlanche
13 3 3
W-TKO
Larchmont, New York, United States
American version of World Middleweight title
13 · 145 / 155 lbs
Referee: James O'Neil
Event →
Feb 24
Pete McCoy
1 1 3
W-PTS
Oakland Rink, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
6 of 6 · 145 / 151 lbs
Judges: Jimmy Ryan
Referee: Mike Cleary
Event →
Feb 2
Jack Fogarty
7 0 0
W-TKO
Clarendon Hall, New York, New York, United States
27 · 146 / 141 lbs
Referee: Al Smith
Event →
Jan 15
Mike Donovan
20 1 4
W-PTS
Germania Assembly Rooms, New York, New York, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Jan 15
Tom Henry
1 2 1
W-PTS
Germania Assembly Rooms, New York, New York, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Jan 15
Jimmy Murray
1 1 1
W-PTS
Germania Assembly Rooms, New York, New York, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Dec 13
Tom Barry
0 1 0
W-TKO
Turn Verein Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States
6 of 10
Referee: Jack Keenan
Event →
Nov 2
Dave Campbell
0 0 0
W-KO
Portland, Oregon, United States
3
Event →
Aug 29
Young Manning
0 0 0
W-PTS
Los Angeles, California, United States
7 of 7
Event →
Jul 20
Jack Keenan
0 5 1
W-KO
San Francisco, California, United States
2 · 134 / 140 lbs
Event →
Jun 5
Jim Carr
0 0 0
W-PTS
San Francisco, California, United States
9 of 9
Event →
May 11
Tommy Cleary
0 0 0
W-KO
Pavilion, San Francisco, California, United States
5
Referee: Frank Crockett
Event →
May 4
Tom Barry
0 0 0
W-PTS
San Francisco, California, United States
5 of 5
Event →
Mar 19
Charles Bixamos
0 0 0
W-PTS
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
5 of 5
Event →
Jan 12
Billy Frazier
0 0 0
?-ND
New York, New York, United States
4
Event →
Dec 15
George Wilson
0 0 0
?-ND
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
4
Event →
Nov 30
Mike Malone
0 0 0
W-TKO
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
2
Event →
Nov 6
Tom Ferguson
0 0 0
W-PTS
New York, New York, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Oct 24
Tom Henry
1 1 1
W-PTS
Eighth-Street Theatre, New York, New York, United States
6 of 6
Referee: Al Smith
Event →
Oct 8
Bob Turnbull
0 1 1
W-PTS
New York, New York, United States
8 of 8
Referee: Ed Plummer
Event →
Sep 4
Mike Dempsey
0 0 0
W-PTS
Rockaway, New York, United States
7 of 7
Event →
Jul 9
Tom Henry
0 0 0
D-PTS
Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Apr 25
Jack Hayes
0 1 1
D-PTS
New York, New York, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Mar 6
Billy Dacey
0 1 0
W-TKO
Campbell's Hotel, Coney Island, New York, United States
9 · 138 / 148 lbs
Event →
Mar 4
Tommy Sullivan
0 0 0
W-PTS
New York, New York, United States
2 of 2
Event →