Jack Dempsey Record
| Total Fights | 73 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 58 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 9 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 1 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 5 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 4 |
| KO Wins | 43 |
| KO Losses | 1 |
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What is Jack Dempsey's boxing record?
In a professional boxing career spanning 12 years and 10 months, Jack Dempsey fought 73 times with 58 wins, 6 losses, and 9 draws.
Dempsey retired from professional boxing with a record of 58-6-9, which included one world-championship elevation, one world-title win, and five successful title defense fights at the heavyweight weight division. He had a 58.9% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 43 of his total 73 fights being knockout wins, four of which were in title fights. The only knockout loss in Dempsey's career was a 1st round KO loss to Fireman Jim Flynn, which was not a world title fight.
His last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision defeat to Gene Tunney on September 22, 1927. Dempsey was fighting for the heavyweight NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring titles.
Some of Dempsey's best fights and notable victories include wins over six Hall-of-Famers (Jack Sharkey, Tommy Gibbons, Georges Carpentier, Billy Miske, Jess Willard, and Battling Levinsky), Luis Angel Firpo, Bill Brennan, Fred Fulton, Tom McCarty, and Fred Saddy.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Sep 22, 1927 | 32 | Gene Tunney | Loss * | UD |
| 72 | Jul 21, 1927 | 32 | Jack Sharkey | Win | KO7 |
| 71 | Sep 23, 1926 | 31 | Gene Tunney | Loss * | UD |
| 70 | Sep 14, 1923 | 28 | Luis Angel Firpo | Win * | KO2 |
| 69 | Jul 4, 1923 | 28 | Tommy Gibbons | Win * | PTS |
| 68 | Jul 2, 1921 | 26 | Georges Carpentier | Win * | KO4 |
| 67 | Dec 14, 1920 | 25 | Bill Brennan | Win * | KO12 |
| 66 | Sep 6, 1920 | 25 | Billy Miske | Win * | KO3 |
| 65 | Jul 4, 1919 | 24 | Jess Willard | Win | RTD3 |
| 64 | Dec 30, 1918 | 23 | Gunboat Smith | Win | KO2 |
| 63 | Dec 16, 1918 | 23 | Carl Morris | Win | KO1 |
| 62 | Nov 28, 1918 | 23 | Billy Miske | Win | NWS |
| 61 | Nov 18, 1918 | 23 | Porky Dan Flynn | Win | KO1 |
| 60 | Nov 6, 1918 | 23 | Battling Levinsky | Win | KO3 |
| 59 | Sep 14, 1918 | 23 | Jack Moran | Win | KO1 |
| 58 | Sep 13, 1918 | 23 | Willie Meehan | Loss | PTS |
| 57 | Aug 24, 1918 | 23 | Terry Kellar | Win | TKO5 |
| 56 | Jul 27, 1918 | 23 | Fred Fulton | Win | KO1 |
| 55 | Jul 6, 1918 | 23 | Porky Dan Flynn | Win | KO1 |
| 54 | Jul 4, 1918 | 23 | Bob Devere | Win | KO1 |
| 53 | Jul 1, 1918 | 23 | Tom McCarty | Win | KO1 |
| 52 | May 29, 1918 | 22 | Arthur Pelkey | Win | KO1 |
| 51 | May 22, 1918 | 22 | Dan Ketchell | Win | KO2 |
| 50 | May 3, 1918 | 22 | Billy Miske | Win | NWS |
| 49 | Mar 25, 1918 | 22 | Tom Riley | Win | KO1 |
| 48 | Mar 16, 1918 | 22 | Fred Saddy | Win | KO1 |
| 47 | Feb 25, 1918 | 22 | Bill Brennan | Win | TKO6 |
| 46 | Feb 14, 1918 | 22 | Fireman Jim Flynn | Win | KO1 |
| 45 | Feb 4, 1918 | 22 | Carl Morris | Win | DQ |
| 44 | Jan 24, 1918 | 22 | Homer Smith | Win | KO1 |
| 43 | Nov 2, 1917 | 22 | Carl Morris | Win | PTS |
| 42 | Oct 2, 1917 | 22 | Gunboat Smith | Win | PTS |
| 41 | Sep 26, 1917 | 22 | Bob McAllister | Win | PTS |
| 40 | Sep 19, 1917 | 22 | Charlie Miller | Win | TKO1 |
| 39 | Sep 7, 1917 | 22 | Willie Meehan | Draw | PTS |
| 38 | Aug 10, 1917 | 22 | Willie Meehan | Draw | PTS |
| 37 | Jul 25, 1917 | 22 | Willie Meehan | Win | PTS |
| 36 | Apr 11, 1917 | 21 | Al Norton | Draw | PTS |
| 35 | Mar 28, 1917 | 21 | Willie Meehan | Loss | PTS |
| 34 | Mar 21, 1917 | 21 | Al Norton | Draw | PTS |
| 33 | Feb 13, 1917 | 21 | Fireman Jim Flynn | Loss | KO1 |
| 32 | Nov 29, 1916 | 21 | Young Hector | Win | KO2 |
| 31 | Oct 16, 1916 | 21 | Dick Gilbert | Win | PTS |
| 30 | Oct 7, 1916 | 21 | Terry Kellar | Win | PTS |
| 29 | Sep 28, 1916 | 21 | Young Hector | Win | RTD3 |
| 28 | Jul 14, 1916 | 21 | John Lester Johnson | Draw | NWS |
| 27 | Jul 8, 1916 | 21 | Bert Kenny | Win | NWS |
| 26 | Jun 24, 1916 | 21 | Andre Anderson | Win | NWS |
| 25 | May 30, 1916 | 20 | Bob York | Win | KO4 |
| 24 | May 17, 1916 | 20 | Dan Ketchell | Win | TKO3 |
| 23 | May 3, 1916 | 20 | Terry Kellar | Win | PTS |
| 22 | Apr 8, 1916 | 20 | Joe Bonds | Win | PTS |
| 21 | Mar 17, 1916 | 20 | George Christian | Win | KO1 |
| 20 | Mar 9, 1916 | 20 | Cyril Kohen | Win | KO4 |
| 19 | Feb 23, 1916 | 20 | Boston Bearcat | Win | KO1 |
| 18 | Feb 21, 1916 | 20 | Jack Downey | Win | KO2 |
| 17 | Feb 5, 1916 | 20 | Swede Johnson | Win | KO1 |
| 16 | Dec 20, 1915 | 20 | Jack Gillian | Win | TKO1 |
| 15 | Dec 13, 1915 | 20 | Jack Downey | Draw | PTS |
| 14 | Nov 19, 1915 | 20 | George Coplen | Win | KO6 |
| 13 | Oct 23, 1915 | 20 | Andy Malloy | Win | KO3 |
| 12 | Oct 7, 1915 | 20 | Andy Malloy | Win | NWS |
| 11 | Sep 23, 1915 | 20 | Fred Woods | Win | KO4 |
| 10 | Jun 11, 1915 | 19 | Johnny Sudenberg | Draw | PTS |
| 9 | May 31, 1915 | 19 | Johnny Sudenberg | Draw | PTS |
| 8 | Apr 26, 1915 | 19 | Emmanuel Campbell | Win | TKO4 |
| 7 | Apr 5, 1915 | 19 | Jack Downey | Loss | PTS |
| 6 | Apr 1, 1915 | 19 | Chief Gordon | Win | KO6 |
| 5 | Mar 3, 1915 | 19 | John Pierson | Win | KO7 |
| 4 | Feb 26, 1915 | 19 | LaVerne Collier | Draw | PTS |
| 3 | Feb 2, 1915 | 19 | Joe Lyons | Win | KO9 |
| 2 | Nov 30, 1914 | 19 | Billy Murphy | Win | KO1 |
| 1 | Nov 2, 1914 | 19 | Young Hancock | Win | KO1 |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Jack Dempsey (Manassa Mauler) was an American professional boxer. He was born in Manassa, Colorado, USA on June 24, 1895. He was a heavyweight world champion. He died on May 31, 1983 at the age of 87 years. Dempsey was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1992. His professional boxing career spanned more than 12 years — from 1914 to 1927.
Dempsey made his professional boxing debut against Young Hancock at the age of 19 on November 2, 1914, defeating Hancock via 1st round KO. He went on to win 2 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 2 wins via stoppage.
He got elevated as the heavyweight world NYSAC champion at the age of 25 after 65 professional fights, and had his first title defense fight against Billy Miske on September 6, 1920, and won via 3rd round KO.
Jack Dempsey was a one-time unified heavyweight world champion. He was elevated as world champion once. For all the details about Dempsey's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Dempsey had a total of six losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was on September 22, 1927 against fellow American boxer Gene Tunney for Tunney's heavyweight NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring titles. Dempsey lost the fight via 10 round unanimous decision.
Championships
Dempsey had a total of seven world-title fights, which includes winning one world title and five successful title defenses. He won five of these fights and lost two.
Title Wins
Jack Dempsey He was elevated as world champion once, by The Ring.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 1921^ | Georges Carpentier | Heavyweight | NBA | KO |
Title Defenses
Jack Dempsey had six heavyweight world-title defense fights. He won five of them and lost only once.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 1923 | Luis Angel Firpo | Heavyweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | KO |
| Jul 4, 1923 | Tommy Gibbons | Heavyweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | PTS |
| Jul 2, 1921^ | Georges Carpentier | Heavyweight | NYSAC | KO |
| Dec 14, 1920 | Bill Brennan | Heavyweight | NYSAC | KO |
| Sep 6, 1920 | Billy Miske | Heavyweight | NYSAC | KO |
Title Losses
Jack Dempsey lost one world-title defense fight, and lost three titles in the fight.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 1926 | Gene Tunney | Heavyweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | UD |
Highlights
Dempsey fought a total of 73 times during his professional career, which includes 7 world-title fights at the heavyweight division. He was among the top boxers of his generation and put on some very good performances in these fights. These three fights are the highlight of his career.
September 6, 1920: Dempsey gets elevated as the NYSAC heavyweight champion and has his first world-title fight, and successfully defends the title against Billy Miske winning the fight via 3rd round KO.
July 2, 1921: Dempsey becomes a unified heavyweight world champion by beating Georges Carpentier via 4th round KO. He now holds the NYSAC and NBA heavyweight world-champion belts.
September 14, 1923: Dempsey successfully defends the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles against Luis Angel Firpo, winning the fight via 2nd round KO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Jack Dempsey have on his record?
Dempsey knocked out 43 of his 73 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 58.9%. Of his total 58 wins, 43 of them were via KO (74.1%).
What was Jack Dempsey's first world title win?
How many world titles did Jack Dempsey win?
How many title defenses did Jack Dempsey make?
Dempsey had a total of six title defense fights. He was successful five times and lost one time.