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Gene TUNNEY

"The Fighting Marine"

Heavyweight

Male

(James Joseph Tunney)
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


1915
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ July 3	Bobby Dawson	New York, USA	TKO 8
+ Aug. 7	Battling Genrimo	New York, USA	KO 3
+ Aug. 28	George Lahey	Bronx, USA	KO 2
+ Dec. 1	Billy Rowe	Bronx, USA	TKO 6

1916
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= July 21	K. O. Jaffe	New York, USA	Draw 10
+ Dec. 8	Young Guerini	New York, USA	TKO 8
+ Dec. 15	Young Sharkey	New York, USA	KO 6
+ Dec. 22	George Lahey	New York, USA	W 6
+ Dec. 29	Sailor Wolfe	New York, USA	KO 2

1917
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 9	Victor Dahl	New York, USA	KO 10
+ Dec. 28	Joe Borrell	New York, USA	KO 2

1918
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 15	Hugh Weir	New York, USA	KO 2
+ July 8	Young Guerini	Jersey City, USA	KO 1
+ Nov. 1	Hank Werhl	Romorantin, France	KO 6
+ Nov. 20	Johnny Newton	Romorantin, France	KO 6
+ Dec. 5	Victor Ko Marchand	Paris, France	KO 2
+ Dec. 10	Howard Morrow	Romorantin, France	KO 6
= Dec. 20	Tommy Gavigan	Romorantin, France	Draw 10

1919
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 27	Bob Martin	Paris, France	W 4
+ Mar. 31	Dare Lewis	Tours, France	KO 3
+ Apr. 14	KO Sullivan	Paris, France	W 10
+ Apr. 26	Ted Jamieson	Paris, France	W 10
* Nov. 14	Dan Dowd	Bayonne, USA	ND 8
+ Dec. 16	Dan O'Dowd	Bayonne, USA	KO 8
+ Dec. 29	Bob Pearce	Jersey City, USA	KO 2

1920
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 1	Whitey Allen	Bayonne, USA	KO 2
+ Jan. 20	Bud Nelson	Bayonne, USA	KO 1
+ Jan. 26	Jim Monahan	Jersey City, USA	TKO 1
+ Feb. 2	Al Roberts	Newark, USA	KO 8
+ Mar. 4	Ed Kinley	Jersey City, USA	KO 5
+ Apr. 5	KO Sullivan	Newark, USA	KO 1
+ Apr. 9	Jack Clifford	Johnson City, USA	KO 3
+ June 7	Jeff Madden	Jersey City, USA	TKO 2
+ June 28	Ole Anderson	Jersey City, USA	TKO 3
+ Oct. 22	Ray Smith	Camden, USA	TKO 2
* Oct. 25	Paul Samson Koerner	Paterson, USA	ND 10
* Nov. 25	Leo Houck	Philadelphia, USA	ND 6
* Dec. 7	Leo Houck	Jersey City, USA	ND 10

1921
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ June 28	Johnny Ambrose	New York, USA	KO 1
+ July 2	Soldier Jones	Jersey City, USA	TKO 7
+ Aug. 4	Martin Burke	New York, USA	W 10
+ Aug. 18	Eddie Josephs	Staten Island, USA	W 12
+ Sept. 26	Herbert Crossley	New York, USA	KO 7
+ Oct. 14	Jack Burke	New York, USA	TKO 3
+ Oct. 25	Wolf Larsen	New York, USA	TKO 7
+ Dec. 22	Eddie O'Hare	New York, USA	KO 6

1922
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 13	Battling Levinsky	New York, USA	W 12
(Won American Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ Feb. 11	Jack Clifford	Brooklyn, USA	TKO 6
+ Feb. 14	Whitey Wenzel	Philadelphia, USA	TKO 4
+ Mar. 3	Fay Keiser	Grand Rapids, USA	TKO 10
+ Apr. 10	Jack Burke	Pittsburgh, USA	TKO 9
- May 23	Harry Greb	New York, USA	L 15
(Lost American Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ July 7	Fay Keiser	Rockaway Beach, USA	W 12
+ Aug. 4	Ray Thompson	Long Branch, USA	KO 3
* Aug. 17	Charley Weinert	Newark, USA	ND 12
* Aug. 24	Tommy Loughran	Philadelphia, USA	ND 8
+ Oct. 27	Chuck Wiggins	Boston, USA	W 10
+ Nov. 3	Jack Hanlon	Brooklyn, USA	KO 1
+ Nov. 29	Charley Weinert	New York, USA	KO 4

1923
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
* Jan. 29	Jack Renault	Philadelphia, USA	NC 4
+ Feb. 3	Chuck Wiggins	New York, USA	W 12
+ Feb. 23	Harry Greb	New York, USA	W 15
(Regained American Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ May 7	Jack Clifford	Detroit, USA	TKO 8
+ May 16	Jimmy Delaney	Chicago, USA	W 10
+ July 31	Dan O'Dowd	Long Island City, USA	W 12
+ Dec. 10	Harry Greb	New York, USA	W 15
(Retained American Light-Heavyweight Title)

1924
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
* Jan. 15	Harry Foley	Grand Rapids, USA	ND 10
+ Jan. 24	Ray Thompson	West Palm Beach, USA	KO 2
+ Feb. 15	Martin Burke	New Orleans, USA	W 15
* Mar. 17	Jimmy Delaney	Saint Paul, USA	ND 10
+ June 26	Erminio Spalla	Bronx, USA	TKO 7
+ July 24	Georges Carpentier	New York, USA	TKO 15
+ Aug. 18	Joe Lohman	Columbus, USA	TKO 8
* Sept. 17	Harry Greb	Cleveland, USA	ND 10
+ Sept. 27	Ray Neuman	Ebensburg, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 27	Harry Foley	Memphis, USA	TKO 1
+ Nov. 10	Buddy McHale	Memphis, USA	TKO 2
+ Dec. 8	Jeff Smith	New Orleans, USA	KO 15

1925
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
* Mar. 27	Harry Greb	Saint Paul, USA	ND 10
+ June 5	Tommy Gibbons	New York, USA	KO 12
+ July 3	Italian Jack Herman	Kansas City, USA	KO 2
+ Sept. 25	Bartley Madden	Minneapolis, USA	KO 3
+ Nov. 18	Johnny Risko	Cleveland, USA	KO 12
+ Dec. 29	Dan O'Dowd	Saint Petersburg, USA	KO 2

1926
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Sept. 23	Jack Dempsey	Philadelphia, USA	W 10
(Won World Heavyweight Title)

1927
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Sept. 22	Jack Dempsey	Chicago, USA	W 10
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

1928
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ July 26	Tom Heeney	Bronx, USA	TKO 11
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

Summary

Total bouts: 87, Won: 73 (55 inside the limit), Lost: 1 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 1, ND: 10

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"The Fighting Marine"

Heavyweight

No amateur results

Professional record

Summary

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