Follow Jack Dempsey’s climb to success from his humble arrival in Nevada clinging to the bottom of a railroad car to fighting his way to being Heavy Weight Champion of the World.

Reviews

Best 'Nevada' book of the year

"It's a technical knockout for any boxing aficionado who seeks to understand one of the fight game's historical giants... For Clifton, an award-winning reporter for the Reno Gazette-Journal, working Dempsey's corner was as natural as a hook off a jab. Clifton goes a long way to returning the legend to life and cutting through the hyperbole that followed his career. Clifton's work tops my list of favorites by local authors in 2007."

- John L. Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal

'Dempsey in Nevada' is a knockout.

Who knew that one of the greatest sports figures of the 20th century spent so much time in sparsely populated Nevada? Longtime Nevada sportswriter Guy Clifton did a tremendous job of assembling the facts that tell the story of how and why Dempsey spent so much time in this far-west outpost."

- Alan C. Hopper, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

"I have most publications ever written about Jack Dempsey. This book stands out as one of the best."

- Daniel Redmond, Northern Ireland