Jack Dempsey (b. 1955) grew up north of Boston, Massachusetts USA. He began writing freelance in New York City, and then many stays in Greece led to Ariadne's Brother: A Novel on the Fall of Bronze Age Crete (Athens: Kalendis 1996). Earning his Ph.D. in Native and Early American Studies at Brown University, Jack wrote, edited and produced four books and two films in those fields, including New English Canaan by Thomas Morton of Merrymount; Mystic Fiasco: How the Indians Won The Pequot War, and Nani: A Native New England Story. As a professor for 22 years he also focused on college students' public speaking. With appearances from National Public Radio to Crete-TV, he publishes short works at his blog jackdempseywriter.wordpress.com. Working on People of the Sea through the 1990s, Jack created the collaborative multimedia website Ancientlights.org, and revealed ancient Western astronomy with Calendar House: Clues to Minoan Time from Knossos Labyrinth. Residing in Crete since 2015 with Angela his wife, he has published a short biography of the late feminist historian and poet Barbara Mor, and his 2016 book based on public forums is The Knossos Calendar: Minoan Cycles of the Sun, the Moon, the Soul & Political Power (Iraklion: Mystis Editions, also in Greek).

In this book, Dempsey proves himself to be one of the most intelligent boxers the ring has seen. Displaying impeccable knowledge of physics and fight science, this book details how to throw pure punches, with body weight in motion behind each to ensure maximium damage.
Beyond the ring, this book is written with fist fighting in mind! In these situations, being a "fancy Dan" is begging for a knockout. Each second you're fighting exposes you to more danger, and so ending the fight via power punching is the best exit. And boy does Jack Dempsey show you how to do it!
A must for anyone who wants to learn how to punch in a fistfight, as well as a boxing ring. These methods were so admired by Bruce Lee that he incorporated them into his Jeet Kun Do system.
The book further covers training, conditioning, sparring and thoughts on boxing from a master!
A pleasure to read, and vicious in the ring!