Jack Dempsey (Nonpareil)
"Nonpareil"
- Born
- 1862
- Died
- 1895
- Nationality
- Ireland / USA
- Career
- 1883–1895
The original Jack Dempsey, a crafty middleweight whose nickname meant 'without equal'.
Titles & Honours
- World Middleweight Champion (1884–1891)
Career Timeline
1883–1895- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Tom McAlpine · D PTS
- Title history
Title reign begins
World Middleweight Champion (1884–1891). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Jim Murray · PTS. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs Billy McCarthy · TKO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Billy McCarthy · D PTS. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
No freely licensed photographs of Jack Dempsey (Nonpareil) are available in this archive.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883-09-17 | D | Tom McAlpine | PTS | 4 | Harry Hill's, New York |
| 1883-10-25 | D | Bob Turnbull | PTS | 7 | Clarendon Hall, New York |
| 1884-01-15 | W | William Mahoney | KO | 3 | New York |
| 1884-02-10 | D | Joe Heiser | PTS | 8 | Williamsburg, Brooklyn |
| 1884-02-14 | W | Jim Fell | PTS | 2 | New York |
| 1884-02-28 | W | Jim Barry | TKO | 3 | Billy Madden's Athletic Hall, New York |
| 1884-03-02 | W | Joe Hennesey | PTS | 4 | New York |
| 1884-03-04 | W | Tommy Sullivan | PTS | 2 | New York |
| 1884-03-06 | W | Bill Dacey | TKO | 9 | Campbell's Hotel, Coney Island |
| 1884-04-25 | D | Jack Hayes | PTS | 6 | New York |
| 1884-07-08 | D | Tom Henry | PTS | 4 | Rockaway Beach, Queens |
| 1884-07-30 | W | George Fulljames | TKO | 21 | Staten Island, New York |
| 1884-09-04 | W | Mike Dempsey | KO | 7 | Rockaway |
| 1884-09-15 | D | Jimmy Ryan | PTS | 7 | Clark's Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 1884-10-08 | W | Bob Turnbull | PTS | 8 | Billy Madden's Athletic Hall, New York |
| 1884-10-24 | W | Tom Henry | PTS | 6 | Eighth-Street Theatre, New York |
| 1884-11-06 | W | Tom Ferguson | PTS | 4 | Harry Hill's, New York |
| 1884-11-20 | W | Bill Frazier | TKO | 5 | New York |
| 1884-11-30 | W | Mike Malone | TKO | 2 | Philadelphia |
| 1884-12-15 | W | George Wilson | NWS | 4 | Clarks Club, Philadelphia |
| 1885-01-12 | D | Bill Frazier | PTS | 4 | New York |
| 1885-01-12 | W | Jimmy Ryan | TKO | 4 | New York |
| 1885-01-22 | W | Jim Fell | PTS | 4 | Athletic Hall, New York |
| 1885-03-19 | W | Charles Bixamos | KO | 5 | Sportsmen's Park, New Orleans |
| 1885-05-04 | W | Tom Barry | KO | 5 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco |
| 1885-05-11 | W | Tommy Cleary | KO | 5 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco |
| 1885-06-05 | W | Jim Carr | KO | 9 | Wigwam Theatre, San Francisco |
| 1885-07-20 | W | Jack Keenan | KO | 2 | San Francisco |
| 1885-08-29 | W | Young Billy Manning | TKO | 8 | Turnverein Hall, Los Angeles |
| 1885-09-12 | W | Tom Norton | TKO | 4 | Armory Hall, Sacramento |
| 1885-11-02 | W | Dave Campbell | KO | 3 | Portland |
| 1885-12-14 | W | Tom Berry | TKO | 6 | Portland |
| 1886-01-15 | W | Jim Murray | PTS | 4 | Germania Assembly Rooms, New York |
| 1886-01-15 | W | Tom Henry | PTS | 4 | Germania Assembly Rooms, New York |
| 1886-02-02 | W | Jack Fogarty | TKO | 27 | Clarendon Hall, New York |
| 1886-02-24 | W | Pete McCoy | PTS | 6 | Oakland Avenue Rink, Jersey City |
| 1886-03-14 | W | George LaBlanche | TKO | 13 | Larchmont |
| 1886-04-26 | W | Ned McCann | KO | 4 | Comique Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 1886-04-28 | W | Charle McCarthy | PTS | 4 | Theatre Comique, Philadelphia |
| 1886-04-30 | W | Jimmy Ryan | PTS | 4 | Philadelphia |
| 1886-05-20 | W | Paddy Norton | TKO | 4 | Exposition Rink, Saint Paul |
| 1886-05-25 | W | Ed Moehler | PTS | 4 | Leland Rink, Minneapolis |
| 1886-11-22 | D | Jack Burke | PTS | 10 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco |
| 1887-01-31 | W | Mike Boded | PTS | 10 | Theatre Comique, Philadelphia |
| 1887-02-02 | W | Jack Langdon | PTS | 4 | Theatre Comique, Philadelphia |
| 1887-02-05 | W | Denny Killen | PTS | 4 | Theatre Comique, Philadelphia |
| 1887-05-02 | D | Reddy Gallagher | PTS | 6 | Frankfort St. Gym, Cleveland |
| 1887-10-10 | W | Eddie Reede | PTS | 6 | Hoboken Casino, Hoboken |
| 1887-10-13 | W | Jim McHugh | PTS | 4 | Hoboken Casino, Hoboken |
| 1887-10-15 | W | Billy Dacey | PTS | 4 | Hoboken Casino, Hoboken |
| 1887-10-31 | W | Ned McCann | PTS | 4 | Grand Central Theater, Wilmington |
| 1887-11-01 | W | Frank Bosworth | PTS | 4 | Grand Central Theater, Wilmington |
| 1887-11-03 | W | Denny Kelliher | PTS | 4 | Grand Central Theater, Wilmington |
| 1887-11-05 | W | Bill Gabig | PTS | 4 | Grand Central Theater, Wilmington |
| 1887-12-13 | W | John Reagan | TKO | 45 | Long Island |
| 1888-01-31 | W | Dominick McCaffrey | PTS | 10 | Pavonia Rink, Jersey City |
| 1888-02-18 | W | Billy Baker | PTS | 10 | Adelphia Theatre, Buffalo |
| 1888-04-23 | W | James Stevens | PTS | 4 | Grand Theater, Williamsburg |
| 1888-11-15 | D | Mike Donovan | PTS | 6 | Palace Rink, Williamsburg |
| 1889-08-22 | W | Mike Dempsey | KO | 7 | San Francisco |
| 1889-08-27 | L | George LaBlanche | KO | 32 | California A.C., San Francisco |
| 1890-02-18 | W | Billy McCarthy | TKO | 28 | California A.C., San Francisco |
| 1891-01-14 | L | Bob Fitzsimmons | RTD | 13 | California A.C., San Francisco |
| 1893-02-28 | W | Billy Keough | PTS | 4 | Pastime A.C., Portland |
| 1895-01-18 | L | Tommy Ryan | TKO | 3 | Sea Side A.C., Coney Island |
| 1895-09-05 | D | Billy McCarthy | PTS | 20 | Auditorium Club, New Orleans |
Showing 66 of 66 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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