COMPASSION

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live thoughtlessly and begins to devote himself to his life
with reverence in order to give it true value.
— Albert Schweitzer

5/02/2019

Jack Dempsey, "The Manassa Mauler"



"A fight really isn't a fight with me - until I'm banged and hurt. I need a good sock on the chin to get me into real action... that's when the fun begins, the customers get their money's worth - and my rival usually gets himself a beating he rarely forgets." Jack Dempsey (1926).



William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31,1983), nicknamed "Kid Blackie" and "The Manassa Mauler", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926.
By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry.  - Dempsey's philosophy


Dempsey and Firpo, 1924 painting by George Bellows












  

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