The reference to the Black on White Prize fights reminded me of something...

When I was looking up Lyrical references to Jack Dempsey.. I found DOZENS of references to Dempsey by Black Rappers. Here are a couple for you just as an example:

Craig Mack - Real raw
A line referring to "The thriller in Mailla fight":
"MC's I'm a thriller, from here to Manilla"
and.. a line referring to Dack Dempsey
"I'm death to an MC, below like Jack Dempsey
A shark feedin frenzy, on those that tempt me"

Full Lyric HERE

Artist: Das EFX
Song: 'Real Hip Hop Lyrics'
"I throw a screwball and strike out the MC
and if he temps me
I knock em out like Jack Dempsey
I burn some sensi and chase em wit the Guiness
The illest..hit me wit the hook because I'm finished"

Another Rap Jack Demspey reference in Notirgious B.I.G's Mister C:
"Jack Dempsey will start shaking
All it's taking, is some marijuana and I'm making"
Go HERE for full Lyric

The one reference to Demspey most Folkies know is:
MY BROTHER SYLVESTE ( about the Jeffrey/Dempsey Fight) in The Digitrad:

Here's the one Open Thread about that song:

Lyr Add: BIG STRONG MAN / SYLVEST