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I learned so much about boxing and even just how people workout and get around in the early 1900s. For eight years and two months after world war i, dempsey, with his fierce good looks and matchless dedication to the kill, was heavyweight champion of the world. Oct 15, 2014 october, 2015 update this entry originally included a link to an online scan of jack dempseys championship fighting text. Jack dempsey s most popular book is championship fighting.
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