Colorado Experience

The Manassa Mauler

Season 2 Episode 203 | 28m 19s | Video has closed captioning.

Before he was the World Heavyweight Champion and a cultural icon of the 1920s, William Harrison Dempsey spent his youth as a miner, cowboy, and farmhand in the Rocky Mountain region. Robust and powerful, Dempsey demonstrated a talent for fighting, and embarked on a career as professional boxer “Jack” Dempsey, the Manassa Mauler.

Aired: 10/02/14

Rating: NR

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