Gene Tunney

Career, Record, Stats

Gene Tunney (The Fighting Marine) was an American professional boxer. He was a heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 13 years and 23 days, Tunney amassed a record of 79-1-4, which includes 48 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.

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LEGEND

Gene Tunney's Boxing Career

Gene Tunney was born in New York City, U.S. on May 25, 1897. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on July 3, 1915 against Bobby Dawson. Tunney defeated Dawson via 8th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Tunney became a world champion at the age of 29 after 82 professional fights. He challenged Jack Dempsey for the The Ring heavyweight title and defeated the champion via 10-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.

Tunney's last fight was an 11th-round TKO victory over Tom Heeney at age 31, on July 26, 1928, in which he successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight championship.

Some of Gene Tunney's best fights were against Jack Dempsey (HOFer) and Georges Carpentier (HOFer). For a complete list of Tunney's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Gene Tunney".

Tunney has just a single loss on his record. For details about this loss refer to "Gene Tunney Losses".

Gene Tunney's Boxing Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
85	Jul 26, 1928	31	Tom Heeney	win	TKO 11
84	Sep 22, 1927	30	Jack Dempsey 32 58-5-9	win	UD 10
83	Sep 23, 1926	29	Jack Dempsey 31 57-4-9	win	UD 10
82	Dec 29, 1925	28	Dan O'Dowd	win	KO 2
81	Nov 18, 1925	28	Johnny Risko	win	NWS 12
80	Sep 25, 1925	28	Bartley Madden	win	KO 3
79	Jul 03, 1925	28	Italian Jack Herman	win	KO 2
78	Jun 05, 1925	28	Tommy Gibbons	win	KO 12
77	Mar 27, 1925	27	Harry Greb	win	NWS 10
76	Dec 08, 1924	27	Jeff Smith	win	NWS 15
75	Nov 10, 1924	27	Buddy McHale	win	TKO 2
74	Oct 27, 1924	27	Harry Foley	win	TKO 1
73	Sep 27, 1924	27	Ray Neuman	win	PTS 10
72	Sep 17, 1924	27	Harry Greb	draw	NWS 10
71	Aug 18, 1924	27	Joe Lohman	win	TKO 8
70	Jul 24, 1924	27	Georges Carpentier 30 87-14-5	win	TKO 15
69	Jun 26, 1924	27	Erminio Spalla	win	TKO 7
68	Mar 17, 1924	26	Jimmy Delaney	win	NWS 10
67	Feb 15, 1924	26	Martin Burke	win	PTS 15
66	Jan 24, 1924	26	Ray Thompson	win	KO 2
65	Jan 15, 1924	26	Harry Foley	win	NWS 10
64	Dec 10, 1923	26	Harry Greb	win	UD 15
63	Jul 31, 1923	26	Dan O'Dowd	win	PTS 12
62	May 16, 1923	25	Jimmy Delaney	win	NWS 10
61	May 07, 1923	25	Jack Clifford	win	TKO 8
60	Feb 23, 1923	25	Harry Greb	win	SD 15
59	Feb 03, 1923	25	Chuck Wiggins	win	PTS 12
58	Jan 29, 1923	25	Jack Renault	nc	NA
57	Nov 29, 1922	25	Charley Weinert	win	KO 4
56	Nov 03, 1922	25	Jack Hanlon	win	KO 1
55	Oct 27, 1922	25	Chuck Wiggins	win	PTS 10
54	Aug 24, 1922	25	Tommy Loughran	draw	NWS 8
53	Aug 17, 1922	25	Charley Weinert	win	NWS 12
52	Aug 04, 1922	25	Ray Thompson	win	KO 3
51	Jul 07, 1922	25	Fay Keiser	win	PTS 12
50	May 23, 1922	24	Harry Greb	loss	UD 15
49	Apr 10, 1922	24	Jack Burke	win	TKO 9
48	Mar 03, 1922	24	Fay Keiser	win	NWS 10
47	Feb 14, 1922	24	Whitey Wenzel	win	TKO 4
46	Feb 11, 1922	24	Jack Clifford	win	TKO 6
45	Jan 13, 1922	24	Battling Levinsky	win	PTS 12
44	Dec 22, 1921	24	Eddie O'Hare	win	KO 6
43	Oct 25, 1921	24	Wolf Larsen	win	TKO 7
42	Oct 14, 1921	24	Jack Burke	win	TKO 3
41	Sep 26, 1921	24	Herbert Crossley	win	PTS 7
40	Aug 18, 1921	24	Eddie Josephs	win	PTS 12
39	Aug 04, 1921	24	Martin Burke	win	PTS 10
38	Jul 02, 1921	24	Soldier Jones	win	TKO 7
37	Jun 28, 1921	24	Johnny Ambrose	win	KO 1
36	Dec 07, 1920	23	Leo Hauck	win	NWS 10
35	Nov 25, 1920	23	Leo Hauck	win	NWS 6
34	Oct 25, 1920	23	Paul Samson Koerner	win	NWS 10
33	Oct 22, 1920	23	Sergeant Ray Smith	win	TKO 2
32	Jun 28, 1920	23	Ole Anderson	win	TKO 3
31	Jun 07, 1920	23	Jeff Madden	win	TKO 2
30	Apr 09, 1920	22	Jack Clifford	win	KO 3
29	Apr 05, 1920	22	K.O. Sullivan	win	KO 1
28	Mar 04, 1920	22	Ed Kinley	win	KO 5
27	Feb 02, 1920	22	Al Roberts	win	KO 8
26	Jan 26, 1920	22	Jim Monahan	win	KO 1
25	Jan 20, 1920	22	Bud Nelson	win	KO 1
24	Jan 01, 1920	22	Whitey Allen	win	KO 2
23	Dec 29, 1919	22	Bob Pearce	win	KO 2
22	Dec 16, 1919	22	Dan O'Dowd	win	NWS 8
21	Apr 26, 1919	21	Ted Jamieson	win	PTS 10
20	Apr 14, 1919	21	K.O. Sullivan	win	PTS 10
19	Mar 31, 1919	21	Dare Lewis	win	KO 3
18	Jan 27, 1919	21	Bob Martin	win	PTS 4
17	Jan 09, 1919	21	Victor Marchand	win	KO 2
16	Dec 20, 1918	21	Tommy Gavigan	draw	PTS 10
15	Dec 10, 1918	21	Howard Morrow	win	KO 6
14	Nov 20, 1918	21	Johnny Newton	win	KO 6
13	Nov 01, 1918	21	Hank Werhl	win	KO 6
12	Jul 08, 1918	21	Young Guerini	win	KO 1
11	Jan 15, 1918	20	Hugh Weir	win	KO 2
10	Dec 28, 1917	20	Joe Borrell	win	KO 2
9	Dec 29, 1916	19	Sailor Wolfe	win	KO 2
8	Dec 22, 1916	19	George Leahy	win	NWS 6
7	Dec 15, 1916	19	Young Sharkey	win	KO 6
6	Dec 08, 1916	19	Young Guerini	win	TKO 8
5	Jul 21, 1916	19	KO Jaffe	draw	NWS 10
4	Dec 01, 1915	18	Billy Rowe	win	NWS 6
3	Aug 28, 1915	18	George Leahy	win	KO 2
2	Aug 06, 1915	18	Battling Genrimo	win	KO 3
1	Jul 03, 1915	18	Bobby Dawson	win	TKO 8

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