Here is a list of Tunney's best fights. For a list of Tunney's losses, refer to "Gene Tunney Losses".
On September 23, 1926 Gene Tunney fought Jack Dempsey in a heavyweight world-title fight for Dempsey's The Ring title. Tunney was 29 years old and with a record of 77-1-4 (47), and Dempsey was 31 years old and with a record of 57-4-9 (42). Tunney won the fight via 10-round unanimous decision and is crowned the new heavyweight world champion.
On September 22, 1927 Gene Tunney met Jack Dempsey in a heavyweight (The Ring) world-title defense fight. Tunney was 30 years old and with a record of 78-1-4 (47), and Dempsey was 32 years old and with a record of 58-5-9 (43). Tunney won the fight via 10-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his title.
On July 24, 1924 Gene Tunney faced off against Georges Carpentier at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 65-1-3 (40), and Carpentier was 30 years old and with a record of 87-14-5 (55). Tunney stopped Georges Carpentier via TKO.
