Jack NonPareil Dempsey

Jack "NonPareil" Dempsey Middleweight Boxer Jack “NonPareil” Dempsey’s biography Jack “Nonpareil” Dempsey (December 15, 1862 – November 1, 1895) was an American boxer who competed from 1882 to 1895. He was the first American-born world...

Jake Kilrain

Jake Kilrain Bare-knuckle Boxer Jake Kilrain’s biography Jake Kilrain was an American bare-knuckle boxer during the late 19th century. Born in 1860, Kilrain started his boxing career in the late 1870s and quickly gained a reputation as one of the best...

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson Heavyweight Boxer Peter Jackson’s biography   Peter Jackson (born 18 April 1861 – died 17 February 1901) was a British-born Australian boxer who was considered one of the greatest heavyweights of his era. He was born in London, England, but...

John L. Sullivan

John L. Sullivan Heavyweight Boxer John L. Sullivan’s biography   John Lawrence Sullivan (born October 15, 1858, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died February 2, 1918, Abingdon, Massachusetts) was an American boxer who was the first world heavyweight champion...

Jem Smith

Jem Smith Bare-knuckle Fighter Jem Smith’s biography  Jem Carney was a British bare-knuckle fighter and heavyweight champion of England who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in 1863 in London, England, and began his boxing career...

Jack McAuliffe

Jack McAuliffe Lightweight Boxer Jack McAuliffe’s biography Jack McAuliffe was a professional boxer who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in 1866 in Cork, Ireland, and began his boxing career as a lightweight fighter. McAuliffe quickly...