Nonpareil Dempsey

For other uses, including another boxing champion, see Jack Dempsey (disambiguation).

Jack Dempsey
Born	John Edward Kelly December 15, 1862(1862-12-15) Curran, County Kildare
Died	November 2, 1895(1895-11-02) (aged 32) New York City, New York
Other names	Nonpareil
Nationality	Ireland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Williamsburg, New York
Professional boxing record
Total	65
Wins	49
By knockout	23
Losses	5
By knockout	3
Draws	11

Fitzsimmons knocks down Dempsey in New Orleans, 1891

John Edward Kelly (December 15, 1862 – November 1, 1895) was an Irish-born champion boxer. At 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) height, he was better known as Jack "Nonpareil" Dempsey, called "Nonpareil" because no one could defeat him. In 65 contests, he lost only 3 times.^[1] This ended when Bob Fitzsimmons pummelled him around the ring and begged him to concede before he was hurt any more. Dempsey, the reigning champion, would not give up; the fight continued and Fitzsimmons knocked him out.

Dempsey was born on December 15, 1862 in Curran, County Kildare, Ireland.^[2] He died of tuberculosis at age 33, on November 1, 1895, at the Portland, Oregon, United States home of his wife's parents.^[3] He was buried in an unmarked grave at Mount Calvary Cemetery. M. James Brady, Dempsey's father-in-law, refused to permit former World Champion John L. Sullivan and John S. Barnes to raise funds to erect a monument over Dempsey's grave. The family believed that the four-foot marble shaft was a sufficient memorial. The matter was thus dropped.^[4]

Dempsey was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954, and into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992.^[5]

References

1. ^ Ring Sports Magazine. (Reno, Nevada) April 1994.
2. ^ Callis, Tracy (January 1999). ""Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey…slick and quick". Cyber Boxing Zone Journal. http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/box1-99.htm#dempsey. 
3. ^ Mt. Calvary Cemetery
4. ^ Tacoma Daily Times (Tacoma, Washington), March 13, 1909.
5. ^ Callis, Tracy. Cyber Boxing Zone ""Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey (John Edward Kelly)". Cyber Boxing Zone Journal. http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/non-jack.htm Cyber Boxing Zone. 

External links

• Professional boxing record for Jack from BoxRec
• Dempsey info at Find A Grave

Persondata
Name	Dempsey, Jack
Alternative names
Short description	Irish boxer
Date of birth	December 15, 1862
Place of birth
Date of death	November 2, 1895
Place of death