Record & Stats
Record79-1-4, 1 NC (48 KOs)Born
May 25, 1897
Died
Nov 7, 1978
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
48 (56%)
Title Fights
7-1 (1 KO)
Divisions
2
Analytics
Major Titles
Wins1Record3-0 (1 KO)| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | Ring | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVY265 |
Gene Tunney boxing record
Gene "The Fighting Marine" Tunney's professional boxing record is 79-1-4, 1 NC (48 KOs). The complete fight record below covers all 85 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Tunney's most recent fight was a win over Tom Heeney on Jul 26, 1928.
Tunney won a major world championship at heavyweight under The Ring. He went 3-0 in major title fights, with one win by stoppage.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Title | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Jul 26, 1928 | 31 | Tom Heeney | W | TKO | 11 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 84 | Sep 22, 1927 | 30 | Jack Dempsey | W | UD | 10 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 83 | Sep 23, 1926 | 29 | Jack Dempsey | W | UD | 10 | + NBA+ NYSAC+ The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 82 | Dec 29, 1925 | 28 | Dan O'Dowd | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 81 | Nov 18, 1925 | 28 | Johnny Risko | W | NWS | 12 | β | β |
| 80 | Sep 25, 1925 | 28 | Bartley Madden | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 79 | Jul 3, 1925 | 28 | Italian Jack Herman | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 78 | Jun 5, 1925 | 28 | Tommy Gibbons | W | KO | 12 | β | β |
| 77 | Mar 27, 1925 | 27 | Harry Greb | W | NWS | 10 | β | β |
| 76 | Dec 8, 1924 | 27 | Jeff Smith | W | NWS | 15 | β | β |
| 75 | Nov 10, 1924 | 27 | Buddy McHale | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 74 | Oct 27, 1924 | 27 | Harry Foley | W | TKO | 1 | β | β |
| 73 | Sep 27, 1924 | 27 | Ray Neuman | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 72 | Sep 17, 1924 | 27 | Harry Greb | D | NWS | 10 | β | β |
| 71 | Aug 18, 1924 | 27 | Joe Lohman | W | TKO | 8 | β | β |
| 70 | Jul 24, 1924 | 27 | Georges Carpentier | W | TKO | 15 | β | Heavyweight |
| 69 | Jun 26, 1924 | 27 | Erminio Spalla | W | TKO | 7 | β | β |
| 68 | Mar 17, 1924 | 26 | Jimmy Delaney | W | NWS | 10 | β | β |
| 67 | Feb 15, 1924 | 26 | Martin Burke | W | PTS | 15 | β | β |
| 66 | Jan 24, 1924 | 26 | Ray Thompson | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 65 | Jan 15, 1924 | 26 | Harry Foley | W | NWS | 10 | β | β |
| 64 | Dec 10, 1923 | 26 | Harry Greb | W | UD | 15 | ! ABA | Light Heavyweight |
| 63 | Jul 31, 1923 | 26 | Dan O'Dowd | W | PTS | 12 | β | β |
| 62 | May 16, 1923 | 25 | Jimmy Delaney | W | NWS | 10 | β | β |
| 61 | May 7, 1923 | 25 | Jack Clifford | W | TKO | 8 | β | β |
| 60 | Feb 23, 1923 | 25 | Harry Greb | W | SD | 15 | + ABA | Light Heavyweight |
| 59 | Feb 3, 1923 | 25 | Chuck Wiggins | W | PTS | 12 | β | β |
| 58 | Jan 29, 1923 | 25 | Jack Renault | NC | NC | 4 | β | β |
| 57 | Nov 29, 1922 | 25 | Charley Weinert | W | KO | 4 | β | β |
| 56 | Nov 3, 1922 | 25 | Jack Hanlon | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 55 | Oct 27, 1922 | 25 | Chuck Wiggins | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 54 | Aug 24, 1922 | 25 | Tommy Loughran | D | NWS | 8 | β | β |
| 53 | Aug 17, 1922 | 25 | Charley Weinert | W | NWS | 12 | β | β |
| 52 | Aug 4, 1922 | 25 | Ray Thompson | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 51 | Jul 7, 1922 | 25 | Fay Keiser | W | PTS | 12 | β | β |
| 50 | May 23, 1922 | 24 | Harry Greb | L | UD | 15 | β ABA | Light Heavyweight |
| 49 | Apr 10, 1922 | 24 | Jack Burke | W | TKO | 9 | β | β |
| 48 | Mar 3, 1922 | 24 | Fay Keiser | W | NWS | 10 | β | β |
| 47 | Feb 14, 1922 | 24 | Whitey Wenzel | W | TKO | 4 | β | β |
| 46 | Feb 11, 1922 | 24 | Jack Clifford | W | TKO | 6 | β | β |
| 45 | Jan 13, 1922 | 24 | Battling Levinsky | W | PTS | 12 | + Vacant ABA | Light Heavyweight |
| 44 | Dec 22, 1921 | 24 | Eddie O'Hare | W | KO | 6 | β | β |
| 43 | Oct 25, 1921 | 24 | Wolf Larsen | W | TKO | 7 | β | β |
| 42 | Oct 14, 1921 | 24 | Jack Burke | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 41 | Sep 26, 1921 | 24 | Herbert Crossley | W | PTS | 7 | β | β |
| 40 | Aug 18, 1921 | 24 | Eddie Josephs | W | PTS | 12 | β | β |
| 39 | Aug 4, 1921 | 24 | Martin Burke | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 38 | Jul 2, 1921 | 24 | Soldier Jones | W | TKO | 7 | β | β |
| 37 | Jun 28, 1921 | 24 | Johnny Ambrose | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 36 | Dec 7, 1920 | 23 | Leo Hauck | W | NWS | 10 | β | β |
| 35 | Nov 25, 1920 | 23 | Leo Hauck | W | NWS | 6 | β | β |
| 34 | Oct 25, 1920 | 23 | Paul Samson Koerner | W | NWS | 10 | β | β |
| 33 | Oct 22, 1920 | 23 | Sergeant Ray Smith | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 32 | Jun 28, 1920 | 23 | Ole Anderson | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 31 | Jun 7, 1920 | 23 | Jeff Madden | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 30 | Apr 9, 1920 | 22 | Jack Clifford | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 29 | Apr 5, 1920 | 22 | K.O. Sullivan | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 28 | Mar 4, 1920 | 22 | Ed Kinley | W | KO | 5 | β | β |
| 27 | Feb 2, 1920 | 22 | Al Roberts | W | KO | 8 | β | β |
| 26 | Jan 26, 1920 | 22 | Jim Monahan | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 25 | Jan 20, 1920 | 22 | Bud Nelson | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 24 | Jan 1, 1920 | 22 | Whitey Allen | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 23 | Dec 29, 1919 | 22 | Bob Pearce | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 22 | Dec 16, 1919 | 22 | Dan O'Dowd | W | NWS | 8 | β | β |
| 21 | Apr 26, 1919 | 21 | Ted Jamieson | W | PTS | 10 | + American Expeditionary Forces | Light Heavyweight |
| 20 | Apr 14, 1919 | 21 | K.O. Sullivan | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 19 | Mar 31, 1919 | 21 | Dare Lewis | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 18 | Jan 27, 1919 | 21 | Bob Martin | W | PTS | 4 | β | β |
| 17 | Jan 9, 1919 | 21 | Victor Marchand | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 16 | Dec 20, 1918 | 21 | Tommy Gavigan | D | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 15 | Dec 10, 1918 | 21 | Howard Morrow | W | KO | 6 | β | β |
| 14 | Nov 20, 1918 | 21 | Johnny Newton | W | KO | 6 | β | β |
| 13 | Nov 1, 1918 | 21 | Hank Werhl | W | KO | 6 | β | β |
| 12 | Jul 8, 1918 | 21 | Young Guerini | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 11 | Jan 15, 1918 | 20 | Hugh Weir | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 10 | Dec 28, 1917 | 20 | Joe Borrell | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 9 | Dec 29, 1916 | 19 | Sailor Wolfe | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 8 | Dec 22, 1916 | 19 | George Leahy | W | NWS | 6 | β | β |
| 7 | Dec 15, 1916 | 19 | Young Sharkey | W | KO | 6 | β | β |
| 6 | Dec 8, 1916 | 19 | Young Guerini | W | TKO | 8 | β | β |
| 5 | Jul 21, 1916 | 19 | KO Jaffe | D | NWS | 10 | β | β |
| 4 | Dec 1, 1915 | 18 | Billy Rowe | W | NWS | 6 | β | β |
| 3 | Aug 28, 1915 | 18 | George Leahy | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 2 | Aug 6, 1915 | 18 | Battling Genrimo | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 1 | Jul 3, 1915 | 18 | Bobby Dawson | W | TKO | 8 | β | β |