Dempsey Does Not Want To Return To The Ring
(United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (United Service) Reed. 9.5 a.m. IjOS ANGELES, Thursday. “IF I am any good as an actor, then I shall never box again,” I said Jack Dempsey, commenting on the reports that Tex Rickard would soon offer him £IOO,OOO to re-enter the ring. “I fear that there is just one chance in 53,000,000 that I shall fight,” added Jack loftily. The former champion suggests that Sharkey, Delaney, Heeney and others should look out for a young stripling when they go gunning for Tunney’s crown.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 423, 3 August 1928, Page 9
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