Jack Dempsey Quotes

Biography: Jack Dempsey, known as the "Manassa Mauler," was a famed American prof... more Biography: Jack Dempsey, known as the "Manassa Mauler," was a famed American professional boxer and heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. Renowned for his aggressive style and powerful punches, Dempsey became a cultural icon of the 1920s. His fights set numerous attendance and financial records. less

"A lot of people throw punches in the ring, but the best fighters are those who can take it.""Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.""All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him.""I can't sing and I can't dance, but I can lick any SOB in the house. ""By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry.""When I was a young fellow I was knocked down plenty. I wanted to stay down, but I couldn't. I had to collect the two dollars for winning or go hungry. I had one fight in New York state that lasted twenty rounds. I got $6. But I won the fight. All the time I was getting knocked down, I kept getting up.""Fight tough and fight smart.""A champion owes everybody something""The best defense is a good offense""Tall men come down to my height when I hit 'em in the body""A good fighter usually knows, to within a very few seconds, when a three-minute round is going to end""A champion is someone who gets up when he can't"

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