Editing Jack Dempsey (section)

===Post-title loss===
[[File:Jack Dempsey - El Gráfico 421.jpg|thumb|170px|Dempsey in 1927, as he appeared on the cover of the Argentinian magazine ''[[El Gráfico (Argentina)|El Gráfico]]'']]
Following his loss of the heavyweight title, Dempsey contemplated retiring but decided to try a comeback. It was during this time period that tragedy struck his family when his brother, John Dempsey, shot his estranged wife Edna (aged 21) and then killed himself in a [[murder–suicide]], leaving behind a two-year-old son, Bruce. Dempsey was called upon to identify the bodies and was emotionally affected by the incident.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dempsey's Brother Slays Wife, Self. John Dempsey Shoots Woman, Then Commits Suicide, at Schenectady. Boxer Identifies Bodies. He Is Deeply Affected by the Tragedy. The couple Had Been Estranged for Year. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1927/07/03/archives/dempseys-brother-slays-wife-self-john-dempsey-shoots-woman-then.html|work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 3, 1927|access-date=October 16, 2008}} [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1927/07/03/96658980.pdf Accessed as PDF file for ease of reading April 22, 2018]</ref>

During a July 21, 1927, fight at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]], Dempsey knocked out future heavyweight champion [[Jack Sharkey]] in the seventh round. The fight was an elimination bout for a title shot against Tunney. The fight was very competitive until the end. The fight ended controversially when Sharkey claimed Dempsey had been hitting him below the belt. When Sharkey turned to the referee to complain, he left himself unprotected and Dempsey crashed a left hook onto his foe's chin. Sharkey was unable to beat the ten-count. At the time of the knockout, Dempsey was leading on the scorecards.