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Jack Dempsey became one of the first American Boxing superstars with his reign during the early 1920s as Heavyweight Champ. From 1911 through 1919, Dempsey worked his way through Colorado mining camp and bar room boxing matches to make a living. Becoming one of the most ferocious boxers of the time, his specialty was in the devastingly quick knockout.

In 1919, Dempsey took the boxing world by storm with his victory over Jess Willard, earning the Heavyweight title and becoming a hero to adoring fans. Over the next 6 years, Dempsey ruled the ring.

He eventually lost his title in the legendary battle and subsequent rematch with Gene Tunney in 1926 and 1927 but his fame and popularity continued for years.

Dempsey officially retired in 1940 with a record of 60 wins, 7 losses and 8 ties with 50 wins via knockout.

During the peak of the pulp fiction magazine craze, sports oriented pulps had quite a following. In 1934, Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine debuted but only lasted for three issues.

This extremely rare pulp magazine featured stories and articles from various authors and an editorial from Jack Dempsey. The first issue pictured here contains a short story from Robert E. Howard, well known creator of Conan the Barbarian.

Through the wonders of small press publishing, the inaugural issue of the ultra rare pulp Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine is available again as a full size pulp reprint in facsimile edition.

Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine, May 1934 Volume 1 Number 1

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