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...from the earliest days, the greatest? Comparing fighters of different eras is a risky enterprise, flawed by changes in boxing rules, training methods, improved diet and medical care. Then there are those shifting subjectives: the accuracy of recollection and loyalty to generations. One expert favors Joe Louis, another Jack Dempsey, voting for the knockout punch that Ali admittedly never had. Rocky Marciano was inelegant, but he could hit and he never lost a fight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Greatest Is Gone | 2/27/1978 | See Source »

...goaded him with the mischievous argument that if he was really serious about participatory journalism, he should fight a professional boxer. There was a nice, traditional quality to the idea. Hemingway had gone many rounds with pugs, and Journalist Paul Gallico once had his fillings loosened by Jack Dempsey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Plimping for Fun | 12/19/1977 | See Source »

...division, co-captain Jim Corcoran continued the Crimson domination by overwhelming Engineer Craig Dempsey, 13-3, and pinning Wildcat Mike Pendergast in only 1:56 of the first period...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Grapplers Chalk Up Two Victories | 12/14/1977 | See Source »

...Bordley rounded out the Crimson scoring with a 6-6 draw in his 177-Ib. clash against Engineer Craig Dempsey...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Grapplers Chalk Up Two Victories | 12/14/1977 | See Source »

...Carey. Even after he moved to the Governor's mansion in Albany in 1975, Carey kept the house in Park Slope in the family. Last week thieves broke in and made off with $4,000 worth of jewelry, silverware, cameras and electronic calculators. Said the Governor's daughter, Susan Dempsey: "We asked our neighbors if anyone saw or heard anything, but no one was around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Going... Going... Gone? | 11/7/1977 | See Source »

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