FARGO — It must have gone through the minds of many in Fargo-Moorhead that July 4, 1923. What better way to celebrate America, they thought, than to cheer on a Minnesota guy — an underdog —hoping to ...

Then Sharkey turned his attention to Dempsey and others “Jack Dempsey was the best because he was a real fighter, and if he hit you in the shoulder he could dislocate it. “Ali was a real good boxer ...

If you’re looking for the spot where Jack Dempsey defended the world heavyweight title against Tommy Gibbons in a fight that brought financial ruin upon an entire town on July 4, 1923, the directions ...

For a former hobo, a man who scraped a living as best he could during many of his formative years, this was a man who had had ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. He was the Manassa Mauler. He was Jack the Giant Killer. He was a popular sports figure in the New York City nightclub ...