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JCWeb · 10-18-2006, 01:07 PM

Dateline: St Louis, MO June 13, 1914 -- Jack Dempsey, the teenage sensation "Manassa Mauler" from Colorado, is appearing in his second pro fight as the opening bout for a star-studded card in St Louis, featuring the NABF Welterweight title bout between Packey McFarland and Willie Lewis, along with such other ring luminaries as Stanley Ketchel (in his final bout), Frankie Neil (also his final bout), unbeaten HW contender Jess Willard (now ranked in the Top 10), the "Pottawatamie Giant," "Human Windmill" Harry Greb, LWs "Knockout" Brown and Joe Shugrue, to name a few.

Dempsey' opponent for this four-round tilt is Nick Francis, who will be making his pro debut. Like Dempsey, Francis is a slugger who likes to mix it up, so we should see an entertaining bout.

Bell sounds for round one and Dempsey charges out, scoring early with a big hook that lands. Francis, instead of retreating, decides to mix it up, and gets in a big right hand on Dempsey's jaw. This seems to make Jack even more agitated, and he nails an unsteady Francis will a big cross for the fight's first knockdown with less than a minute left in the round. A wobbly Francis regains his footing and survives the onslaught.

Round two, and Dempsey comes out looking to finish his man. He lands a crushing uppercut, followed by anothe uppercut and a series of blows. Francis is taking alot of punishment, but he remains upright until late in the round a combination of blows puts him down on the canvas for the second time. This time, he can't beat the count and it goes down as a KO for Dempsey at 2:42 of Round 2.

Dempsey's record stands at 2-0 (2 KOs) and 283 pp.

10-18-2006, 01:07 PM	#142 (permalink)
JCWeb All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,052 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15x in 14 posts	Dempsey Fights in St. Louis Dateline: St Louis, MO June 13, 1914 -- Jack Dempsey, the teenage sensation "Manassa Mauler" from Colorado, is appearing in his second pro fight as the opening bout for a star-studded card in St Louis, featuring the NABF Welterweight title bout between Packey McFarland and Willie Lewis, along with such other ring luminaries as Stanley Ketchel (in his final bout), Frankie Neil (also his final bout), unbeaten HW contender Jess Willard (now ranked in the Top 10), the "Pottawatamie Giant," "Human Windmill" Harry Greb, LWs "Knockout" Brown and Joe Shugrue, to name a few. Dempsey' opponent for this four-round tilt is Nick Francis, who will be making his pro debut. Like Dempsey, Francis is a slugger who likes to mix it up, so we should see an entertaining bout. Bell sounds for round one and Dempsey charges out, scoring early with a big hook that lands. Francis, instead of retreating, decides to mix it up, and gets in a big right hand on Dempsey's jaw. This seems to make Jack even more agitated, and he nails an unsteady Francis will a big cross for the fight's first knockdown with less than a minute left in the round. A wobbly Francis regains his footing and survives the onslaught. Round two, and Dempsey comes out looking to finish his man. He lands a crushing uppercut, followed by anothe uppercut and a series of blows. Francis is taking alot of punishment, but he remains upright until late in the round a combination of blows puts him down on the canvas for the second time. This time, he can't beat the count and it goes down as a KO for Dempsey at 2:42 of Round 2. Dempsey's record stands at 2-0 (2 KOs) and 283 pp.