Interesting Dempsey Footage. Amazed he ever fought again

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    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    he grant, Dec 13, 2023
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    Shopping for furs with Jack’s nuts already being held, nice and safe, in her silk purse? :lol:
     
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    So that's what Jack was doing for 3 1/2 years between Firpo and Tunney....
     
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    "While you were shopping for furs and posing in Hollywood, I studied the sweet science"

    ~ Gene Tunney
     
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    Jack became civilized,,,,,
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Jack just tossed so many yrs in the trash with the movies and vaudeville tours. I hold Kearns responsible for alot of it as it was a steady paycheck for him to fuel his gambling addiction but in the end Dempsey went along with it. What a waste
     
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    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    The road to hell is paved with gold...

    (Great footage by the way)
     
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    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Exactly .. when you consider how far he was from being in the ring for three years and the fact he only had two fights in five his performances against absolute prime and active Tunney and Sharkey have a different lens ...
     
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    On going debate with me and my old man as to who would have won, a prime Dempsey vs a prime Tunney.
     
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