There are two Jack Dempsey's for those that don't know.
Nonpareil Jack Dempsey was an American boxer
Born: December 15, 1862 Ireland
Died: November 2, 1895 (aged 32) Portland Oregon
Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, byname of John Edward Kelly, (born December 15, 1862, Curran, County Kildare, Ireland—died November 2, 1895, Portland, Oregon, U.S.), Irish-born American bare-knuckle fighter who was the world middleweight champion from 1884 to 1891.
Dempsey, who moved to the United States as a young child, was a proficient wrestler before he began his career as a boxer. For his first fight he gave his name as Jack Dempsey, and he fought under that name thereafter. (Fighting under an assumed name was not uncommon, as boxing was illegal and not entirely socially acceptable.) Years later a young heavyweight named William Harrison Dempsey paid tribute to the great bare-knuckle fighter by boxing under the same name, Jack Dempsey. Since two great fighters are known by this name, the first is also referred to by his ring name, the Nonpareil (“unequaled”).
Dempsey frequently fought men who had a great weight advantage over him; during his career as a middleweight, he never weighed more than a welterweight.
Dempsey lost his title on January 14, 1891, to Bob Fitzsimmons. He continued fighting for a few years, but by 1895 the tuberculosis he had contracted had severely weakened him, and he retired to Portland, Oregon, hoping that he could regain his health. He died a few months later. Dempsey was inducted into The Ring magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954.
So with that in mind, and the fact that the "second Jack Dempsey" competed from 1914 to 1927, I'm assuming this card depicts Nonpareil Jack Dempsey?
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