Gene Tunney Fights

[bradlee180]

More of it was on YouTube a few years ago, but it got removed I guess.
1928, Tunney was boxing very well there.

I think every Dempsey fan winds up learning quite a bit about Tunney.

[greynotsoold]

I just read Live Fast Die Young; The Life and Times of Harry Greb. He had a tremendous amount of respect for Tunney because of how much he improved over the course of their fights. Greb thought that Tunney was much better than Dempsey and that he would beat him easily.

[BBoxing]

I just read Live Fast Die Young; The Life and Times of Harry Greb. He had a tremendous amount of respect for Tunney because of how much he improved over the course of their fights. Greb thought that Tunney was much better than Dempsey and that he would beat him easily.

very interesting, thanks

[Master]

Tunney looked like a supreme boxer from round one to the end he remains the same. The loss to Grebb ruined his perfect record.

[Mr140]

Tunney was way before his time when it came to boxing but a lot people did not like him because he was educated and said he liked to read on his down time. I think Tunney would of beaten Louis to be honest with Conn almost did it and i fell Tunney was a hell of a lot better as a fighter.

[Master]

Tunney was way before his time when it came to boxing but a lot people did not like him because he was educated and said he liked to read on his down time. I think Tunney would of beaten Louis to be honest with Conn almost did it and i fell Tunney was a hell of a lot better as a fighter.

Conn got caught by an old Dempsey so imagine what a young Dempsey would have done and a peak Joe Louis. Did Conn fight more than 12 rounds?

[bradlee180]

Why did the 6' Tunney with such good boxing skills have such a rough time with the much smaller 5'8" Greb anyway?




5 fights; Greb savagely beat Tunney in the 1st one, and he's credited with the newspaper decision in the 4th fight.

The 1st bout, Tunney wrote that the brutality and bloodiness was beyond belief.
Greb beat him from pillar-to-post for 15 rds.