Article: MAULER RETURNS TO MANASSA DEMPSEY'S HOMETOWN DEDICATING STATUE TODAY .(Local)

Byline: Deborah Frazier News Staff Writer

In an era of tarnished heroes, a new bronze statue of one of the good guys, heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, will stand all the taller in Manassa, his birthplace.

The southern Colorado town of 988 today will dedicate a life-size statue to their hometown hero, a legendary fighter who battled up from $1-a-bout matches in mining camps to the world heavyweight championship in 1919. He reigned as ``the Manassa Mauler'' until 1926, putting the town on the map.

``He always praised his opponents and helped them up after knockouts,'' said Bob Booth, a Manassa art teacher and sculptor who spent two years ...

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