Old School Mentality? Jack Dempsey Went Three Years Without Defending His Title.

By: Sean Crose
He was, without doubt, the most popular fighter of his day. In fact, he may have even been the most popular ATHLETE of his day. That's right, 1920s era heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey may even have been more famous than Babe Ruth at the time (and Ruth was wildly famous). YetDempsey, the great Manassas Mauler, went three years - that's three years - without defending his title. That kind of layoff is the sort of thing that would shame even the most easygoing contemporary ring sta