How did Jack Dempsey......................................................

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  1. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    get away with sitting on the title for three years circa 1923-26 ?

    Jack was great in his time,but how and why was this allowed ?
     
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  2. McGrain

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    It was completely normal.
     
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  3. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    yup

    and he gets **** for it like most other champions who did the same
     
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  4. Legend X

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    People didn't like it.

    But Jess Willard had done the same.
    Jim Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons had done similar.
     
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  5. janitor

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    Also, there was some debate as to whether he was sitting on the title or simply retired, as there had been with Sullivan and others.
     
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  6. Legend X

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    There was also the matter of his split with Jack 'Doc' Kearns (which occurred in 1925 I think), who had him bound by contract until September 1926.
     
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  7. Stevie G

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    Corbett and Fitzimmons appeared in the theatre during their sabbaticals,did n't they ?

    I suppose with Dempsey,it was because he was screwing Hollywood starlets ? Can't blame him for that :D
     
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  8. HMSTempleGarden

    HMSTempleGarden Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    it wasn't a new thing, especially during the war years i.e. Sandy Saddler.

    titles would remain with the champion but the title would be dormant until they returned.
     
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