Dempsey/Tunney 1927: The Long Count…
—Gene TunneyDempsey opened a restaurant in New York City’s Time Square. Jack Dempsey’s Broadway Restaurant opened in 1935 at 50th Street and 8th Avenue. It was a landmark for 38 years. Everyone knew Dempsey. It became standard procedure for the NYPD to hold up traffic so he could cross the street. Not just when he was champ but for the rest of his life. You could always find Jack, sitting in the back of his restaurant by a window. Always ready for a handshake, autograph, or just a “Hi Pal” for the customer.
This writer met Dempsey on a trip to New York City in 1960. I still remember that “bear” of a handshake.
One night Jack was closing up the restaurant at about 1:00 am. This was in the late ‘60s when Times Square was rundown and seedy. A druggie who didn’t follow boxing and never heard of the Manassa Mauler came up to Jack and demanded his wallet. The guy had a knife, and Dempsey got that old look in his eyes. He was in his mid-60s at the time. He hit the guy with a short right to the face. Dempsey was always the best short puncher in the business. The mugger hit the ground—out cold! Just then a police cruiser came around the corner, no siren, but lights flashing. When the boys in blue saw that it was Dempsey, they began to smile. The champ still had it! They took the punk to jail, charged with armed robbery. Dempsey and his wallet went home together. Dempsey and Tunney, two real tough guys from the Roaring Twenties.
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The guy had a knife, and Dempsey got that old look in his eyes. He was in his mid-60s at the time. He hit the guy with a short right to the face. Dempsey was always the best short puncher in the business. The mugger hit the ground—out cold!