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Jack Dempsey, What’s My Line Video, and a Visit to Manassa, Colorado …

David Martinez, Heavyweights, History, Video, What's My Line

By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com

A popular panel game show, “What’s My Line”, ran on CBS-TV from 1950 to 1967.  Here is a link to the episode featuring former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey which originally aired on April 1, 1951.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WHXdzib91w&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Over 45 years ago, in August 1975, I visited his home museum in Manassa, Colorado. Here are a few photos from that visit …

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"Sugar" Ray Robinson, Video, What's My Line

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This popular panel game show ran on CBS-TV from 1950 to 1967. This is Sugar Ray Robinson – the show was shot on July 1, 1956 – almost 57 years ago. Sugar Ray is considered the greatest boxer of all time in any weight class by experts in boxing. The phrase “pound for pound” was invented just for him when they compare any boxer of any era. I am sharing a photo that he autographed for me at a local amateur boxing show in my home town of Santa Barbara, California in 1986. This photo was taken in New York on September 23, 1958; he is with Hogan “Kid” Bassey (left) displaying their world championship belts. Click below on link to view: What’s My Line episode.