The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Jack Dempsey
- 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 to get up. I was one of those hungry fighters. You could have hit me on the chin with a sledgehammer for five dollars. When you haven’t eaten for two days you’ll understand.
- Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.
- You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who’s ready when the gong rings – not just before, not just after – but when it rings.
- I never went to bed in my life and I never ate a meal in my life without saying a prayer. I know my prayers have been answered thousands of times, and I know that I never said a prayer in my life without something good coming of it.
- All the time he’s boxing, he’s thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him.
- By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry.
- For the first and only time, I was more worried about getting hurt by the crowd than by the guy I was fighting. I got a pretty good blast when introduced. The crowd was hollering and raising hell. I looked around for my bodyguard, a colorful New York character named Wild Bill Lyons, who packed two pearl-handled pistols and used to talk a lot about his days in the West. Wild Bill was under the ring, hiding.
- A champion owes everybody something. He can never pay back for all the help he got, for making him an idol.
- A good fighter usually knows, to within a very few seconds, when a three-minute round is going to end.
- I was a pretty good fighter. But it was the writers who made me great.
Jack Dempsey, born William Harrison Dempsey on June 24, 1895, in Manassa, Colorado, was an iconic American professional boxer and one of the greatest heavyweights in the sport’s history.
Known as the “Manassa Mauler,” Dempsey rose to fame with his aggressive style, power, and relentless determination. He became the world heavyweight champion in 1919 by defeating Jess Willard in a brutal bout, holding the title until 1926.
Dempsey’s fights were legendary, drawing massive crowds and establishing him as a cultural icon of the Roaring Twenties. His 1921 bout against Georges Carpentier was boxing’s first million-dollar gate.
Despite his fierce persona in the ring, Dempsey was known for his sportsmanship and humility outside it. After retiring, he remained involved in the sport as a promoter and trainer. Dempsey passed away on May 31, 1983, leaving a lasting legacy in boxing history.
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