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John Edward Kelly (December 15, 1862 – November 1, 1895) was an Irish-born American boxer, better known as Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, who was the first holder of the World Middleweight Championship (1884–1891). He was nicknamed "Nonpareil" because of his reputation of being unbeatable.
No.ResultRecordOpponent68Loss50–3–11 (4)67Draw50–2–11 (4)66Win50–2–10 (4)Billy Keough65Loss49–2–10 (4)Nonpareil Jack Dempsey (born December 15, 1862, Curran, County Kildare, Ireland—died November 2, 1895, Portland, Oregon, U.S.) was an Irish-born American bare-knuckle fighter who was the world middleweight champion from 1884 to 1891.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Died: 1895-11-02 (Age:32) Stance: Orthodox. Height: 173cm. Referee: Record. Pro Boxer: Record. Division: Middleweight. From the May 20, 1909 Seattle Daily Times (Seattle, WA, USA): JACK DEMPSEY'S RIGHT NAME. It was Charley Kelly, States Charley White in Fanning Bee.
Apr 23, 1992 · The original Jack Dempsey was also known as “the Nonpareil,” which means without equal. This, even though his career paralleled that of the famed 1880s heavyweight champion, John L. Sullivan....
(Nonpareil) Jack Dempsey. Now largely overshadowed by his namesake, the heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, the original Jack Dempsey was a boxer of enormous talent. At the peak of his career, he was the best around, which earned him the nickname "The Nonpareil" (without equal).
His nickname, ‘The Nonpareil’, meaning ‘unique’ or ‘unequalled’, signified his absolute dominance, and was derived from the agnomen of Jack Randall, a London-based middleweight of the 1820s. Through his four prime years (1884–7), Dempsey was unbeaten in fifty-two fights, none of his non-title contests lasting longer than ten rounds.
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William Harrison " Jack " Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983), nicknamed Kid Blackie and The Manassa Mauler, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926.
