Editing Jack Dempsey (section)

{{Short description|American boxer (1895–1983)}}
{{About|the 20th-century boxing champion|the 19th-century boxing champion|Nonpareil Jack Dempsey|other uses}}
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{{Infobox boxer
| name = Jack Dempsey
| image = Jack_Dempsey_1.jpg
| caption =Dempsey in 1920 
| realname = William Harrison Dempsey
| nickname = {{plainlist|
*Kid Blackie
*The Manassa Mauler
}}
| weight = {{plainlist|
*[[Heavyweight]]
}}
| height      = 6 ft 1 in
| reach       = 73 in
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1895|6|24}}
| birth_place = [[Manassa, Colorado]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1983|5|31|1895|6|24}}
| death_place = New York City, U.S.
| style       = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
| total = 83
| wins = 68
| KO = 53
| losses = 6
| draws = 9
}}

'''William Harrison''' "'''Jack'''" '''Dempsey''' (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983), nicknamed '''Kid Blackie''' and '''The Manassa Mauler''', was an American boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and [[List of world heavyweight boxing champions|world heavyweight champion]] from 1919 to 1926.
One of the most iconic athletes of his era, Dempsey is ranked sixth on [[The Ring (magazine)|''The Ring'']] magazine's list of all-time heavyweights and fourth among its Top 100 Greatest Punchers, while in 1950 the [[Associated Press]] voted him as the greatest fighter of the past 50 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2010/Jan/29/br/hawaii100124013.html|title=On this date: 1950 – Jack Dempsey voted the greatest fighter of the past 50 years |work=[[Honolulu Advertiser]] |agency=Associated Press |date=January 29, 2010|access-date=January 30, 2012}}</ref> He is a member of the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]], and was in the previous [[The Ring magazine Hall of Fame|Boxing Hall of Fame]].<ref name="Britannica">{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/157476/Jack-Dempsey |title=Jack Dempsey |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]], Encyclopædia Britannica Online |date= December 14, 2011 |access-date=June 24, 2012}}</ref>