Next came Jack Dempsey at eight ... Johnson was the first ever black heavyweight champion. Next up was the legendary Muhammad Ali at the number two spot. Ali, who needs no introduction, retired ...

World heavyweight champion William Harrison (Jack) Dempsey is probably one of the more copied names in boxing history with ...

He beat Jack Dempsey twice, including the legendary ... And finally, Ezzard Charles might be the most underrated champion in heavyweight history. Known as “The Cincinnati Cobra,” he wasn ...

in a heavyweight championship bout between the 30-year-old champion, Gene Tunney, and the 32-year-old former champion, Jack Dempsey. Tunney, nicknamed the Fighting Marine, had taken the title from ...

No sooner had Johnson defeated Tommy Burns to win the heavyweight championship than white America ... before meeting Jack Dempsey in Toledo, Ohio, on July 4, 1919. Dempsey knocked down Willard ...