Jack+Dempsey+and+Boxing

Jack Dempsey //"THE MANASSA MAULER"//

//"Jack Dempsey was able to unite the country with the use of his fist. Through fighting he was able to make himself a celberity and in doing so unite the country in around boxing."//

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//__Who was Jack Dempsey?__//
 * Born in Manassa Colarado June 24 1985
 * A nomadic traveler throughout his early life
 * Got his start fighting in bars and and mining towns
 * Self proclaimed heavy wieght champion of the west
 * Moved to the NYC to really start his fighting carrer



__//How Did he Become Famous?//__
 * Signed with boxing premoter Tex Recard. He helped to make Jack famous through his premoting and found great fights for him.
 * Jack was known for his street fighter mentallity and knocked out most of his oppenents within the first seconds of a match, making him a fan favorite.
 * The biggest fight of his carrer was the "david and Golatiah". He fought at the time Heavy wieght Champion Jess Willard.
 * Willard was mammoth of a man and Jack was small which made it a huge upset.



__//How did Jack unite the country?//__ 
 * Jack Dempsey was the united states golden boy.
 * He represented America itself. He had alittle of every country in him like the USA
 * He reprsented the melting pot so much like the United States.
 * Thousands of people paid to see his fight on film and even more people started to go to boxing matches.
 * He made boxing fashionable.
 * Infact America loved him so much he started to act on holywood despite his lack of acting skill and talent.
 * He literally broguht all sports up to another level and futhermore it would not be a strecth to say that sports wouldn't play as large a role in america today if it weren't for Jack Dempsey.
 * He also was the start of americas infatuation with underdogs.
 * He also was different than the old america. He was small, quick and fast while the old America was slow and bigger.

How does Jack Dempsey connect to Today?
 * He is one of the biggest reasons sports are so big in America.
 * He started americas infatuation with the under dog.
 * Put boxing on the map.
 * Made sports a connecting factor in America.
 * Help to lead to riddiculously high paid athletes
 * Contributing factor to athletes iconic status and fame

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