Jack Dempsey's Death

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  1. Hydraulix

    Hydraulix Left Hook From Hell.. Full Member

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    I'll bet they would have been impressed, especially if you showed them footage of Mike from 1985-1988.
     
    Hydraulix, Mar 24, 2011
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  2. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    That's a load of crap.
     
    he grant, Mar 25, 2011
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  3. Bobby Sinn

    Bobby Sinn Bulimba Bullant Full Member

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    Boxing politics?? No.. It goes as far as American RACISM.. Nothing less. No coloured man was permitteted to hold stage, show bravado, dominate via physical superiority or become recognised as the Master of 'masters'.

    Jack Johnson slapped the racist white faces to the point of petty control. The wannabe white supremist was bent over and F$%KED.
     
    Bobby Sinn, Mar 25, 2011
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  4. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Great champions have great hearts !
     
    Stevie G, Mar 25, 2011
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  5. Pachilles

    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I read somewhere that he was out walking one night, when he saw a stray pair of eyes, but no figure, in the darkness. Instantly he knew what it was. Petrified his pulse skyrocketed and seconds later he was on ground hving a heart attack and releasing his bowels all over the place.
     
    Pachilles, Mar 25, 2011
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  6. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Why does this **** have to go on all the time?
     
    red cobra, Mar 25, 2011
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  7. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    True Johnson,about Big Bill Tate, and Dempsey befriended his old nemesis,
    John Lester Johnson before JLJ's death.
    Aside J-according to some guys smearing a dead great fighter as a "racist",somehow makes this poster feel "noble ". But if the remarks come from the other side ala Ali, fuggetaboutit. Cheers J...
     
    burt bienstock, Mar 25, 2011
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  8. Vockerman

    Vockerman LightJunior SuperFlyweigt Full Member

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    Especially as Iron Mike was an AVOWED Jack Dempsey fan!
    The mature Jack was far to much of a gentleman not to acknowledge a sincere complement.
     
    Vockerman, Mar 25, 2011
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  9. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Schmeling was 99 and Jimmy McLarnin was not far behind.
     
    The Morlocks, Mar 25, 2011
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  10. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Don't let pesky facts get in the way of a good "racist" labeling!
     
    Seamus, Mar 25, 2011
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  11. Jack Dempsey

    Jack Dempsey Legend Full Member

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    For anyone interested the Jack Dempsey Sports Century episode is back up on You Tube, the last part deals with his laterlife and death
     
    Jack Dempsey, Mar 26, 2011
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  12. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    There is a huge difference between accepting historical facts as facts and revisionism.


    :thumbsup


    I guess Schmeling must hold that record right now, dying just shy of his 100th birthday.


    Because it fits some people´s agendas.
     
    bodhi, Mar 26, 2011
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