Suddenly it all clicked. All the pieces of the jigsaw fell into place and Jack Dempsey was flying, ripping and barnstorming his way to a fight with Jess Willard Suddenly it all clicked.

He hurried to Jack with a roar of mirth ... the first loss was a sign that the 31-year-old Dempsey’s legs were gone. He was shopworn and aging. They could all see it in the gym, even if ...

and the 32-year-old former champion, Jack Dempsey. Tunney, nicknamed the Fighting Marine, had taken the title from Dempsey a year before. The rematch at Soldier Field in Chicago was of national ...