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John Edward Kelly (December 15, 1862 – November 1, 1895) was an Irish-born American boxer, better known as Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, who was the first holder of the World Middleweight Championship (1884–1891). He was nicknamed "Nonpareil" because of his reputation of being unbeatable.
22 de jul. de 2020 · Died: 1895-11-02 (Age:32) Stance: Orthodox. Height: 173cm. Referee: Record. Pro Boxer: Record. Division: Middleweight. From the May 20, 1909 Seattle Daily Times (Seattle, WA, USA): JACK DEMPSEY'S RIGHT NAME. It was Charley Kelly, States Charley White in Fanning Bee.
William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey ( Manassa, Colorado, 24 de junio de 1895 - Nueva York, 31 de mayo de 1983) fue un boxeador estadounidense, campeón mundial de los pesos pesados entre 1919 y 1926. De los 84 combates disputados a lo largo de su carrera, venció en 66 (51 por "nocaut"), perdió 6, y empató 11.
Box-pro 68 bouts. Dempsey was outweighed by fifty pounds and had not fought in two years. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) Daily Inter Ocean reported weights as 148 and 190. Promoted by Police Gazette as Middleweight Championship of America, 154 lbs ringside, with winner to receive its diamond belt. Rules were of London Prize Ring and skin tight gloves.
19 de may. de 2005 · Nonpareil Jack Dempsey (born December 15, 1862, Curran, County Kildare, Ireland—died November 2, 1895, Portland, Oregon, U.S.) was an Irish-born American bare-knuckle fighter who was the world middleweight champion from 1884 to 1891. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on boxing.)
In it, Roche wrote, “Jack Dempsey, the original, was hailed by critics as the most perfect fighter of modern fisticuffs. At his peak he was without a peer; thus, the Nonpareil.” Dempsey was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992
At the peak of his career, he was the best around, which earned him the nickname "The Nonpareil" (without equal). Born in Ireland, Dempsey came to New York as a child and worked in a Brooklyn barrel factory before venturing into wrestling and then boxing. He turned professional as a lightweight in 1883, at age 20.
