In 1983, there was a Jack Dempsey biopic, made for TV, simply entitled
Dempsey.
With Sam Waterston as Doc Kearns, Sally Kellerman as Maxine Cates,
Peter Mark Richman as Tex Rickard and Treat Williams as Dempsey, it had a
lot of character. It was understated throughout and rarely ham-handed,
which is a pleasant surprise for a sports movie about an iconic figure
like Dempsey. Even the music lacked the overbearing "treatment" we'd
normally get, fully recognized from half a dozen other treatments. Waterston's infectious joyfulness as Kearns is a perfect counter to Treat's fittingly stern demeanor. These
GIF's are from Dempsey:
Side note: Peter Mark Richman, a man you'd probably recognize, even if you didn't know from where, is now 91-years-old. He will not be limited to twelve rounds. And why should he be?
Side side note: This is Clay Hodges as Faux Willard.
Work that bag,
Basement Gym Boxing
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