Middleweight · United States
Nonpareil Dempsey 52-3-11, 3 NC 24 KO · 1883–1895
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Nonpareil Dempsey was a middleweight boxer from United States, born Dec 15, 1862. Record 52-3-11, 3 NC with 24 knockouts over 1883–1895. Nonpareil Dempsey last fought Billy McCarthy on Sep 5, 1895 and the bout was a draw.
Also: Эдвард Келли · نونباريل ديمبسى · نونباريل ديمبسي +6 more ジャック・デンプシー · "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey · Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey · Jack Dempsey · John E. Dempsey · John Edward Kelly
Born Dec 15, 1862
Died Nov 2, 1895
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 173 cm
Debut Sep 3, 1883
Career 1883–1895
Rounds boxed 488
KO share 46%
Born in Curran, County Kildare, Ireland
Titles World middleweight title 1890
Confirmed bouts 2 of 69
Career record Record
52-3-11, 3 NC, 24 KOs · 1883–1895
Last result D
PTS 20/20 · Auditorium Club, New Orleans
The record 69 bouts, 1883–1895, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 50-3-8
D
PTS 20/20 · Auditorium Club, New Orleans
Dempsey 52-3-10 · McCarthy —
L
TKO 3/15 · Sea Side A.C., Coney Island, 🇺🇸
Dempsey 52-2-10 · Ryan 28-0-8
W
Billy Keough
PTS 4/4 · Pastime A.C., Portland
Dempsey 51-2-10 · Keough —
L
Lost world middleweight title RTD 13 · California A.C., San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Dempsey 51-1-10 · Fitzsimmons 24-6-14
W
Retained world middleweight title TKO 28 · California A.C., San Francisco
Dempsey 50-1-10 · McCarthy —
L
George LaBlanche
KO 32 · California A.C., San Francisco
Dempsey 50-0-10 · LaBlanche —
W
Mike Dempsey
KO 7 · San Francisco
Dempsey 49-0-10 · Dempsey —
D
PTS 6/6 · Palace Rink, Williamsburg
Dempsey 49-0-9 · Donovan —
W
James Stevens
PTS 4/4 · Grand Theater, Williamsburg
Dempsey 48-0-9 · Stevens —
W
Billy Baker
PTS 10/10 · Adelphia Theatre, Buffalo
Dempsey 47-0-9 · Baker —
W
PTS 10/10 · Pavonia Rink, Jersey City
Dempsey 46-0-9 · McCaffrey —
W
John Reagan
TKO 45 · Long Island
Dempsey 45-0-9 · Reagan —
W
Bill Gabig
PTS 4/4 · Grand Central Theater, Wilmington
Dempsey 44-0-9 · Gabig —
W
Denny Kelliher
PTS 4/4 · Grand Central Theater, Wilmington
Dempsey 43-0-9 · Kelliher —
W
Frank Bosworth
PTS 4/4 · Grand Central Theater, Wilmington
Dempsey 42-0-9 · Bosworth —
W
Ned McCann
PTS 4/4 · Grand Central Theater, Wilmington
Dempsey 41-0-9 · McCann —
W
Billy Dacey
PTS 4/4 · Hoboken Casino, Hoboken
Dempsey 40-0-9 · Dacey —
W
Jim McHugh
PTS 4/4 · Hoboken Casino, Hoboken
Dempsey 39-0-9 · McHugh —
W
Eddie Reede
PTS 6/6 · Hoboken Casino, Hoboken
Dempsey 38-0-9 · Reede —
D
Reddy Gallagher
PTS 6/6 · Frankfort St. Gym, Cleveland
Dempsey 38-0-8 · Gallagher —
Show all 69 bouts NC
Billy Baker
4 · Adelphia Theatre, Buffalo
Dempsey 38-0-8 · Baker —
W
Denny Killen
PTS 4/4 · Theatre Comique, Philadelphia
Dempsey 37-0-8 · Killen —
W
Jack Langdon
PTS 4/4 · Theatre Comique, Philadelphia
Dempsey 36-0-8 · Langdon —
W
Mike Boded
PTS 10/10 · Theatre Comique, Philadelphia
Dempsey 35-0-8 · Boded —
D
Jack Burke
PTS 10/10 · Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco
Dempsey 35-0-7 · Burke —
W
Ed Moehler
PTS 4/4 · Leland Rink, Minneapolis
Dempsey 34-0-7 · Moehler —
W
Paddy Norton
TKO 4/5 · Exposition Rink, Saint Paul
Dempsey 33-0-7 · Norton —
W
Jimmy Ryan
PTS 4/4 · Philadelphia
Dempsey 32-0-7 · Ryan —
W
Charle McCarthy
PTS 4/4 · Theatre Comique, Philadelphia
Dempsey 31-0-7 · McCarthy —
W
Ned McCann
KO 4/4 · Comique Theatre, Philadelphia
Dempsey 30-0-7 · McCann —
W
George LaBlanche
Won inaugural world middleweight title TKO 13 · Larchmont
Dempsey 29-0-7 · LaBlanche —
W
Pete McCoy
PTS 6/6 · Oakland Avenue Rink, Jersey City
Dempsey 28-0-7 · McCoy —
W
Jack Fogarty
TKO 27 · Clarendon Hall, New York
Dempsey 27-0-7 · Fogarty —
NC
NC 4 · Germania Assembly Rooms, New York
Dempsey 25-0-7 · Donovan —
W
Tom Henry
PTS 4/4 · Germania Assembly Rooms, New York
Dempsey 25-0-7 · Henry —
W
Jim Murray
PTS 4/4 · Germania Assembly Rooms, New York
Dempsey 25-0-7 · Murray —
W
Tom Berry
TKO 6/10 · Portland
Dempsey 24-0-7 · Berry —
W
Dave Campbell
KO 3/8 · Portland
Dempsey 23-0-7 · Campbell —
W
Tom Norton
TKO 4/6 · Armory Hall, Sacramento
Dempsey 22-0-7 · Norton —
W
Young Billy Manning
TKO 8 · Turnverein Hall, Los Angeles
Dempsey 21-0-7 · Manning —
W
Jack Keenan
KO 2 · San Francisco
Dempsey 20-0-7 · Keenan —
W
Jim Carr
KO 9 · Wigwam Theatre, San Francisco
Dempsey 19-0-7 · Carr —
W
Tommy Cleary
KO 5 · Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco
Dempsey 18-0-7 · Cleary —
W
Tom Barry
KO 5 · Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco
Dempsey 17-0-7 · Barry —
W
Charles Bixamos
KO 5 · Sportsmen's Park, New Orleans
Dempsey 16-0-7 · Bixamos —
W
Jim Fell
PTS 4/4 · Athletic Hall, New York
Dempsey 15-0-7 · Fell —
W
Jimmy Ryan
TKO 4/4 · New York
Dempsey 14-0-6 · Ryan —
D
Bill Frazier
PTS 4/4 · New York
Dempsey 14-0-6 · Frazier —
W
George Wilson
4 · Clarks Club, Philadelphia
Dempsey 13-0-6 · Wilson —
W
Mike Malone
TKO 2 · Philadelphia
Dempsey 12-0-6 · Malone —
W
Bill Frazier
TKO 5 · New York
Dempsey 11-0-6 · Frazier —
W
Tom Ferguson
PTS 4/4 · Harry Hill's, New York
Dempsey 10-0-6 · Ferguson —
W
Tom Henry
PTS 6/6 · Eighth-Street Theatre, New York
Dempsey 9-0-6 · Henry —
W
Bob Turnbull
PTS 8/8 · Billy Madden's Athletic Hall, New York
Dempsey 8-0-6 · Turnbull —
D
Jimmy Ryan
PTS 7/7 · Clark's Theatre, Philadelphia
Dempsey 8-0-5 · Ryan —
W
Mike Dempsey
KO 7 · Rockaway
Dempsey 7-0-5 · Dempsey —
W
George Fulljames
Won world middleweight title TKO 21 · Staten Island, New York
Dempsey 6-0-5 · Fulljames —
D
Tom Henry
PTS 4/4 · Rockaway Beach, Queens
Dempsey 6-0-4 · Henry —
D
Jack Hayes
PTS 6/6 · New York
Dempsey 6-0-3 · Hayes —
W
Bill Dacey
TKO 9 · Campbell's Hotel, Coney Island
Dempsey 5-0-3 · Dacey —
W
Tommy Sullivan
PTS 2/2 · New York
Dempsey 4-0-3 · Sullivan —
W
Joe Hennesey
PTS 4/4 · New York
Dempsey 3-0-3 · Hennesey —
W
Jim Barry
TKO 3/4 · Billy Madden's Athletic Hall, New York
Dempsey 2-0-3 · Barry —
W
Jim Fell
PTS 2/2 · New York
Dempsey 1-0-3 · Fell —
D
Joe Heiser
PTS 8/8 · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Dempsey 1-0-2 · Heiser —
W
William Mahoney
KO 3 · New York
Dempsey 0-0-2 · Mahoney —
D
Bob Turnbull
PTS 7/4 · Clarendon Hall, New York
Dempsey 0-0-1 · Turnbull —
D
Tom McAlpine
PTS 4/4 · Harry Hill's, New York
Dempsey 0-0-0 · McAlpine —
NC
Harry Force
NC 11 · Coney Island, Brooklyn
Dempsey 0-0-0 · Force —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Nonpareil Dempsey's record? Nonpareil Dempsey's professional record is 52-3-11, 3 NC with 24 knockouts.
Who did Nonpareil Dempsey fight last? Nonpareil Dempsey last fought Billy McCarthy on Sep 5, 1895 and the bout was a draw. Sources Boxerbook ID 5588 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/5588 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
