Nonpareil Dempsey
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| Nonpareil Jack Dempsey | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | John Edward Kelly |
| Nickname(s) | Nonpareil |
| Rated at | Middleweight |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Nationality |  Irish |
| Born | December 15, 1862 Curran, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 67 |
| Wins | 51 |
| Wins by KO | 23 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 11 |
| No contests | 1 |
John Edward Kelly (December 15, 1862 – November 1, 1895) was an Irish-born champion boxer, better known as Jack "Nonpareil" Dempsey. He was nicknamed "Nonpareil" because of his reputation of being unbeatable.
Biography
Dempsey was born on December 15, 1862 in Curran, County Kildare, Ireland.[1]
In Dempsey's first 65 contests, he lost only 3 times (to George LaBlanche (a loss he avenged) and to Billy Baker twice (both bouts were fixed to have Baker win)).[2] 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 in round 13. In his final bout, Dempsey, suffering from tuberculosis, lost to Tommy Ryan.
Though Dempsey beat his first battle with tuberculosis, he died at the Portland, Oregon home of his wife's parents on November 1, 1895 at 32 due to a recurrence of the disease.[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]
Notable bouts
| Result | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes[6] |
| Loss |  Tommy Ryan |
TKO | 3 (15) | 1895-01-18 |  Sea Side A.C., Coney Island, New York |
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| Loss |  Bob Fitzsimmons |
RTD | 13 | 1891-01-14 | Olympia Club, New Orleans, Louisiana |
Lost World Middleweight Title. |
| Draw | Professor Mike Donovan |
PTS | 6 | 1888-11-15 | Palace Rink, Williamsburg, New York |
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| Draw | Jack Burke |
PTS | 10 | 1886-11-22 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California |
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| Win | Professor Mike Donovan |
PTS | 4 | 1886-01-15 | Germania Assembly Rooms, New York, New York |
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References
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| Achievements | ||
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| Inaugural Champion | World Middleweight Champion July 30, 1884 – January 14, 1891 |
Succeeded by Bob Fitzsimmons |
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- ↑ Ring Sports Magazine. (Reno, Nevada) April 1994.
- ↑ Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- ↑ Tacoma Daily Times (Tacoma, Washington), March 13, 1909.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Nonpareil Dempsey's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.
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- Irish boxers
- International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees
- Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923)
- Sportspeople from County Kildare
- 1862 births
- 1895 deaths
- Burials at Mount Calvary Cemetery (Portland, Oregon)
- Male boxers
