SPORT & NOTE
Gene TUNNEY

Male

"The Fighting Marine"
(James Joseph Tunney)
Heavyweight, USA
Born: May 25, 1897, New York, New York, USA
Died: November 7, 1978, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Height: 6ft 1/2in, mt 1,84
Weight: 165-175-181-188-192 lbs







No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1915
+ July 3Bobby DawsonNew York, USATKO 8
+ Aug. 7Battling GenrimoNew York, USAKO 3
+ Aug. 28George LaheyBronx, USAKO 2
+ Dec. 1Billy RoweBronx, USATKO 6
1916
= July 21K. O. JaffeNew York, USADraw 10
+ Dec. 8Young GueriniNew York, USATKO 8
+ Dec. 15Young SharkeyNew York, USAKO 6
+ Dec. 22George LaheyNew York, USAW 6
+ Dec. 29Sailor WolfeNew York, USAKO 2
1917
+ Feb. 9Victor DahlNew York, USAKO 10
+ Dec. 28Joe BorrellNew York, USAKO 2
1918
+ Jan. 15Hugh WeirNew York, USAKO 2
+ July 8Young GueriniJersey City, USAKO 1
+ Nov. 1Hank WerhlRomorantin, FranceKO 6
+ Nov. 20Johnny NewtonRomorantin, FranceKO 6
+ Dec. 5 Victor Ko MarchandParis, FranceKO 2
+ Dec. 10Howard MorrowRomorantin, FranceKO 6
= Dec. 20Tommy GaviganRomorantin, FranceDraw 10
1919
+ Jan. 27Bob MartinParis, FranceW 4
+ Mar. 31Dare LewisTours, FranceKO 3
+ Apr. 14KO SullivanParis, FranceW 10
+ Apr. 26Ted JamiesonParis, FranceW 10
* Nov. 14Dan DowdBayonne, USA ND 8
+ Dec. 16Dan O'DowdBayonne, USAKO 8
+ Dec. 29Bob PearceJersey City, USAKO 2
1920
+ Jan. 1Whitey AllenBayonne, USAKO 2
+ Jan. 20Bud NelsonBayonne, USAKO 1
+ Jan. 26Jim MonahanJersey City, USATKO 1
+ Feb. 2Al RobertsNewark, USAKO 8
+ Mar. 4Ed KinleyJersey City, USAKO 5
+ Apr. 5KO SullivanNewark, USAKO 1
+ Apr. 9Jack CliffordJohnson City, USAKO 3
+ June 7Jeff MaddenJersey City, USATKO 2
+ June 28Ole AndersonJersey City, USATKO 3
+ Oct. 22Ray SmithCamden, USA TKO 2
* Oct. 25Paul Samson KoernerPaterson, USAND 10
* Nov. 25Leo HouckPhiladelphia, USAND 6
* Dec. 7Leo HouckJersey City, USAND 10
1921
+ June 28Johnny AmbroseNew York, USAKO 1
+ July 2Soldier JonesJersey City, USATKO 7
+ Aug. 4Martin BurkeNew York, USAW 10
+ Aug. 18Eddie JosephsStaten Island, USAW 12
+ Sept. 26Herbert CrossleyNew York, USAKO 7
+ Oct. 14Jack BurkeNew York, USATKO 3
+ Oct. 25Wolf LarsenNew York, USATKO 7
+ Dec. 22Eddie O'HareNew York, USAKO 6
1922
+ Jan. 13Battling LevinskyNew York, USAW 12
(Won American Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ Feb. 11Jack CliffordBrooklyn, USATKO 6
+ Feb. 14Whitey WenzelPhiladelphia, USATKO 4
+ Mar. 3Fay KeiserGrand Rapids, USATKO 10
+ Apr. 10Jack BurkePittsburgh, USATKO 9
- May 23Harry GrebNew York, USAL 15
(Lost American Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ July 7Fay KeiserRockaway Beach, USAW 12
+ Aug. 4Ray ThompsonLong Branch, USAKO 3
* Aug. 17Charley WeinertNewark, USAND 12
* Aug. 24Tommy LoughranPhiladelphia, USAND 8
+ Oct. 27Chuck WigginsBoston, USAW 10
+ Nov. 3Jack HanlonBrooklyn, USAKO 1
+ Nov. 29Charley WeinertNew York, USAKO 4
1923
* Jan. 29Jack RenaultPhiladelphia, USANC 4
+ Feb. 3Chuck WigginsNew York, USAW 12
+ Feb. 23Harry GrebNew York, USAW 15
(Regained American Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ May 7Jack CliffordDetroit, USATKO 8
+ May 16Jimmy DelaneyChicago, USAW 10
+ July 31Dan O'DowdLong Island City, USAW 12
+ Dec. 10Harry GrebNew York, USAW 15
(Retained American Light-Heavyweight Title)
1924
* Jan. 15Harry FoleyGrand Rapids, USAND 10
+ Jan. 24Ray ThompsonWest Palm Beach, USAKO 2
+ Feb. 15Martin BurkeNew Orleans, USAW 15
* Mar. 17Jimmy DelaneySaint Paul, USAND 10
+ June 26Erminio SpallaBronx, USATKO 7
+ July 24Georges CarpentierNew York, USATKO 15
+ Aug. 18Joe LohmanColumbus, USATKO 8
* Sept. 17Harry GrebCleveland, USAND 10
+ Sept. 27Ray NeumanEbensburg, USAW 10
+ Oct. 27Harry FoleyMemphis, USATKO 1
+ Nov. 10Buddy McHaleMemphis, USATKO 2
+ Dec. 8Jeff SmithNew Orleans, USAKO 15
1925
* Mar. 27Harry GrebSaint Paul, USAND 10
+ June 5Tommy GibbonsNew York, USAKO 12
+ July 3Italian Jack HermanKansas City, USAKO 2
+ Sept. 25Bartley MaddenMinneapolis, USAKO 3
+ Nov. 18Johnny RiskoCleveland, USAKO 12
+ Dec. 29Dan O'DowdSaint Petersburg, USAKO 2
1926
+ Sept. 23 Jack DempseyPhiladelphia, USAW 10
(Won World Heavyweight Title)
1927
+ Sept. 22 Jack DempseyChicago, USAW 10
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
1928
+ July 26Tom HeeneyBronx, USATKO 11
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

 

Summary

Total bouts: 87, Won: 73 (55 inside the limit), Lost: 1 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 11