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| Jack Dempsey | |
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| Birth name | Thomas Moore |
| Born | c. 1920 Newtown, England |
| Died | 1 November 2007 (aged 87) Poolstock, England |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jack Dempsey |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Trained by | Billy Riley |
| Debut | 1937 |
| Retired | 1966 |
Thomas Moore (1920 – November 2007) was a British professional wrestler, best known by his ring name Jack Dempsey, who was active in North American and European regional promotions from the 1930s to the 1960s.
At the time of his 1966 retirement, he was a quadruple-crown British, European, Commonwealth[1] and World (European version) Welterweight Champion.
One of the leading British welterweight champions during the 1960s, he faced many top stars of the era including George Kidd, Joe Murphy, John Foley, Eddie Capelli, Bob Steele, Alan Colbeck and, most notably, Mick McManus whom he defeated for the British Welterweight Championship in 1958.[2]
- ^ "British Empire/Commonwealth Welterweight Title". Archived from the original on 19 May 2006.
- ^ "The Wigan Peer". WrestlingHeritage.co.uk. 22 November 2007.