Gene Tunney Legendary Heavyweight Champion Vol.19

#GeneTunney #LegendaryHeavyweightChampion
Legendary Heavyweight Champion The Fighting Marine Gene Tunney in his prime.
He Beat Georges Carpentier, KO Tommy Gibbons, Out pointed Jack Dempsey two times
KO Tom Heeney

[@lucabalossino2880]

One of the greatest heavyweights in history, underrated as well!!!!

[@hollywoodjoe123]

GENE TUNNEY HAD IN HIS CAREER - - 82 WINS AND ONLY 1 LOSS - - AND THAT HAS TO BE THE GREATEST EVER RECORD IN BOXING HISTORY !

[@kingwamarada3451]

Had a remarkable defense

[@noloferratus]

But a lousy district attorney.

[@Deadsea_1993]

@@noloferratus . That was his son. He died in the late 70's at 81.

[@frankpaya690]

@@Deadsea_1993 Gene Tunney died in November,1978 at the age of 80.

[@donquixote5927]

Tunney is a lot like Ezzard Charles, both great light heavyweight and heavyweight champions but both kind of forgotten by todays fans, never really forgiven for beating beloved champions

[@samtotheg]

only forgotten by boxing novices ,whos opinion on whos good in boxing would not have mattered anyways ..you are right!!!

[@it_me_1412]

KillaBlu I don’t think people forgot about Charles based upon him beating a more liked champion, he just wasn’t very impressive compared to the others of his time period such as Marciano who is also pretty much forgotten in the modern day. The fact dempsey decidedly won his title by decimating Willard and held it for 7 years is why he’s remembered, Tunney was Champion for 2.

[@theonofswords3764]

@@it_me_1412 Tunney retired undefeated and dempsey at one point went three years without defending. Dempseys stalking brawling style appealed to people more than tunneys more defensive style and Tunney was very articulate and soft spoken. It was more that than boxing achievements that made dempsey more popular

[@husain4718]

And both moved up because they didn't get title shots at light heavyweight.

[@hollywoodjoe123]

GENE TUNNEY BEAT JACK DEMPSEY TWICE - - WOW - -

[@kidbean1]

Such an underrated fighter. He was a true pugilist and thinking man's fighter !!! Legend !!

[@5809AUJG]

He's on my wall of great boxers in my studio.

[@abbytunnn2142]

He is my great great uncle! wish i could've met him

[@jonjons4036]

i can help you?

[@beatlejim64]

Tunney was one of the SMARTEST fighters of all time. He studied film of his opponents...formulated a fight plan. Beat the best of his time...lost 1 fight out of 85...died in 1978...

[@garymattscheck9066]

The Fighting Marine!

[@kingwamarada3451]

Died too soon

[@Deadsea_1993]

@@kingwamarada3451 . He passed away in 1978 at 81. He lived a long life. You might be thinking of Harry Greb that died too soon. I believe he was in his early 30's. Died from too much damage due to his boxing. I mean the guy was like, what, 32 ? His record was 108-8 (officially recognized. Some say it was 276-19, but I can only go by actual documents). That's a hell of a lot of fighting, especially by that age.

[@Bruins-vq5ey]

Greb was 112-8-3. 170 ND and 1 NC

[@paulmatthews570]

Tunney was as good as good as anyone today, a great mover and accurate hitter and a real gentleman.

[@Krtx40]

Paul Matthews he's my great cousin

[@Krtx40]

Like he's my 2nd or 3rd cousin

[@noloferratus]

wrong.

[@Respect12948]

He’d struggle with todays heavyweights they only need one to put you out

[@Deadsea_1993]

Gene Tunney 82-1. Gene took technical boxing to the next level. Gene would interview boxers that fought upcoming his opponents in the past and he would take notes. He would watch videos of his upcoming opponents and he would take notes. Gene was knocked down once in his career and yet he wasn't ever knocked out in all of his fights. He won his final fight, retired, vacated the belt cause he said he had nothing left to prove and he didn't want to deal with long-term damage. Other fighters that fought and never stopped, Sam Langford, Harry Greb, etc, all got damaged and lost vision/went completely blind. Gene Tunney served as chief trainer in WW2. He was a veteran of WW1 and was the champion boxer in the armed forces boxing. Gene was smart with his money and avoided the troubles from the Great Depression stock market crash. He died at 81 years old. Absolute badass.

[@Bruins-vq5ey]

57-1-1 17ND 1 NC

[@Threesom666]

Really great video! Saw a lot of footage never before seen. The quality is superb. To me Tunney is easily one of the greatest of all-time. If not the greatest. He fought with the best and had an impeccable record. Had one of the greatest defense of all time and was never knocked out. A real thinking boxer.

[@TheBatugan77]

Unlike so many here... I'm not related to the great Gene Tunney.

[@systemshq1]

Gene Tunney = Ali Mk1. The way he moved so well and fought with his hands down. Way ahead of his time!

[@somethingrandom7026]

The only thing I disagree with is that he was ahead of his time. Maybe he was by a little bit but not much, people overestimate how much boxing has “evolved.”

[@Deadsea_1993]

@@somethingrandom7026 . He was completely ahead of the times compared to others. He was the first that created boxing as a science form. The studying of opponents prior to fights by interviewing guys that fought them and by watching videos of his opponents before fights. Notice how he approached Dempsey at the start of the bell, cause he knew that Dempsey was not a defensive fighter. Dempsey was usually the aggressor in fights. Gene definitely evolved the sport tremendously. 82-1 and retired the belt cause he didn't want to deal with long-term damage. Genius man

[@mycheesesteak]

Thx for posting this. I really enjoyed it! I thought the 1920's music really helped to give you some of the feel of the times too.

[@MrJarrett74]

Thx M8 your welcome :)

[@harrygreb3457]

Gene Tunney Larry Holmes And Wladimir are the most underrated under appreciated Heavyweight champions ever

[@it_me_1412]

Cody Mana Holmes had the unfortunate place as the champion who came after Ali. He really had no chance of being remembered. That’s without taking into account that audiences were moving towards watching lower weight classes such as the immensely popular Sugar Ray Leonard.

[@constantine7382]

Good call! Add Charles to that and your list is spot on.

[@havrisen6620]

Tunney and Holmes, YES. Klitchko....get the fuck out of here.

[@theshrivelstein7118]

Tommy Burns? Tunney and Holmes for sure,not the klitshenko tho

[@radunicolae482]

Nice video, Gene moves like today boxers. Great champion

[@TitansTrust]

Great fighter if you were to put Gene Tunney against 2022 boxers he would pulverized them.Boxers back in those earlier eras were really strong and can go 15 rounds easily.Even after reaching round 15 they still had stamina and strength they had in rounds one and two.

[@constantine7382]

For those that think boxing started with espn! Tunney was exceptional, moved like a modern fighter, quick hands AND feet, great chin and underrated power. Only the greatest ever, GREB, was able to best him. More than a match for anyone today! ( Unless they are promoted by golden boy!)

[@somethingrandom7026]

No, modern fighters move like Tunney.

[@johnnyc0811]

I heard he beat greb 3 times after he loss to him.

[@constantine7382]

@@johnnyc0811 He did but most historians say that Greb at least won their first two fights. Even Tunney said that, though he got the verdict.

[@brandonmcalister416]

@@constantine7382 wasn’t Greb fighting with one eye by that point in time?

[@constantine7382]

@@brandonmcalister416 There is some dispute about when he started losing his eyesight. Most people say it was after a fight with Kid Norfolk. But Greb himself seem to think it happened during a fight with the great Jeff Smith. If Greb was right, then AFTER he lost his eyesight in one eye, he went something along the line of 70-7-2. Yes, the Tunney fight was when he had eye issues. He beat him, actually beat him twice, but he also bested Tommy Loughran, Tommy Gibbons, Johnny Wilson, Lou Bogash, Tiger Flowers, Jimmy Slattery, Jimmy Delaney, Mickey Walker, Maxie Rosenbloom and a bunch of others. Not too bad for a one eyed fighter.

[@alidaygo619]

tunney was great

[@Lee-sq4cm]

Master boxer ahead of he's time

[@jamesfirth2392]

Tunney the first modern boxer.

[@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8]

*I'm no Boxing analyst, but Gene Tunney is the first of the Old-Time Boxers that I can tell,* *that would Dance and Bob and use Boxing skills to Win Fights.*

[@seanschliwa01]

An underrared fighter. Really ahead of his time. Gene Tunney rules.

[@1saxonwolf]

Good job.

[@abudujana13]

Thanks for the video, EJ BOXING LIVE

[@bendahan2494]

Gene tunney is my faveoreit boxer of all time i used to watch him as a kid 1940

[@wheelinthesky300]

To Cloud Dweller: "I see little or no defensive skills" Dempsey and Tunney have defensive skills similar to Fazier and Ali, respectively. Dempsey/Frazier bob and weave, occasionally use their hands and arms to block punches. Tunney/Ali, both fast on their feet, slide in to deliver shots, smother their opponents counter, lean back to avoid counters, then slide out and dance about the ring.

[@mehwishrasheed3035]

Tunny is the only boxer whose combinations resemble ali

[@milesmccoy2976]

Properly stated it would be Ali’s combinations are the only ones that resemble Tunney. Not the other way around.

[@jimcameron4672]

A ten round fight for the world championship, uncommon.

[@kramuarnu7219]

I'm a 53 year old canadian.....why doesnt someone make a Tunney movie in the 2020's it would look so cool....losing to Grebb-Leonard stepping in showing him how it's done.Ferocious Dempsey vs cool chess playing Gene...and not like making Max Baer a bad guy you can have 2 good guys cause they were....

[@Krtx40]

He's my great cousin

[@maximusmaxwell4392]

great period music used rather than some of these fools who decide it would be cool to add rap music

[@garymattscheck9066]

I like the music of the 1920s better than the "music "of today!

[@dominicbrady1539]

Gene is my sisters great grandfather

[@Deadsea_1993]

Lucky. Hopefully there's pictures of him and family history somewhere buried like treasure. I honestly believe that Gene is the Goat of the sport. Ali's style was influenced by Gene and Ali even noted that he was in his top 5 favorite boxers. The constant movements and the dangerous jab.

[@DominicR-y5d]

So dazed Tunney finally looks up at the ref at the actual count of 8. With his awkward sitting position, I don't think he could have gotten fully up by the count of 10. I feel sorry for Dempsey with that new rule that cost him his moment of greatness.

[@pyruvall]

I'm related to this guy

[@frankpaya690]

He looks like he could have been related to the Kennedys.

[@70galaxie]

was hoping for documentary

[@charleybarley939]

3 min 53 secs: when a low blow turns into a knockout. Who knew?

[@wendelllatimer4146]

This only goes to show just how much a badass was Harry Greb who was quite a bit smaller and only had vision in one eye for his fights with Tunney.

[@ambrusfuzesi3926]

old boxers were more attractive!

[@chochopav]

...simple fighters...those are not boxers...but hey its allways nice to watch a braw...especially if you dont understand shit about boxing!

[@themostsecretscience6409]

That got to me. I usually write LOL without laughing but that was funny.

[@77yorks]

pffff...

[@martinearly7965]

He's my relative!

[@ambrusfuzesi3926]

+Martin Early is it true? give me some evidence!

[@martinearly7965]

my mother's mother was a tunney living in cavan in Ireland,I was asking my mum about it she said that gene was a close relative she also told me that gene flew over from America to have like a tunney gathering but a lot of the family in Ireland didn't bother with him because at that time they didn't really approve that his success was from fighting.

[@ambrusfuzesi3926]

Martin Early you have to be proud!

[@abbytunnn2142]

he is my great great uncle

[@joep8787]

Dempsey hadn't fought in over 3 years prior to this fight. He was fooling round in Hollywood. What athlete does that? Imagine if Babe Ruth had taken 3 years off in the 1920s to live it up in Hollywood! He'd have been very rusty upon returning to baseball.

[@ddvsgd9508]

He got a 2nd chance against Tunney and failed again, no excuses.

[@Deadsea_1993]

Cause the man was poor for a long time and fought for money to stop going hungry. "I was knocked down and I didn't want to get back up, but I had to. I had to win to get the money. Go 2 days without eating, you'll understand." So he got the rich life and wanted to enjoy it. However, Gene was just an overall better fighter. He took technical fighting to the next level. He interviewed guys that fought Dempsey so he could take notes. He watched videos of Dempsey fights and took notes. There's a reason why he ended his career at 82-1. His only loss was to Greb cause Greb had a completely random style of boxing that wasn't ever repeated either. "He was like fighting an Octopus with many arms" -Tunney. He defeated Greb 3 times after that and drew once.

[@joephil9]

If only Jack had gone to the corner straight away when the referee had told him. He might have regained the world title or at least made it a harder fight for Tunney. To be honest Tunney was dazed but not really out. He started getting up straight away and looking around even though he was struggling. I think he would have made the count even without those extra seconds but he would have been a bit shaken and would have eventually regained momentum. Tunney was a very intelligent and crafty man who still had enough of his senses to take advantage of the extra seconds of the count.

[@manonfire3642]

You evidently weren't watching the clock. Tunney could not have regained his feet in nine seconds. Would a 3rd fight have been much different? Dempsey was out-classed and never changed techniques, always ducked low allowing his brains to be battered by not seeing what the other guy was doing. Oh well, that's life.

[@joephil9]

@@manonfire3642 He was already looking at the referee when the official count had reached 4 seconds which would have been 9 seconds from the time he actually went down. It's just my oppinion that I think he could have made the count not necessarily that he would have. The point I made in my previous post is under that amount of pressure he remained calm enough not to panick and try to get to his feet at the official count of 4 when he still had 6 seconds left to beat the official count. Tunney used his commonsense didn't he? That's why I said he was a very intelligent and crafty man.

[@vivalasvegas2090]

He beat Dempsey twice easily

[@aaronjohnson3463]

never understood this long count nonsense. tunney was dazed but would have beaten a correct count as that 5 seconds count not account for the fact he got up and was never under a serious threat of ko once dempsey started swinging again. much ado about nothing

[@constantine7382]

Yeah, even Jack said he thought Tunney would have beaten the count. But, you have to admit, it only adds to boxing lore. It's a great story.

[@terribleTed-ln6cm]

Five seconds is an eternity in boxing. If Dempsey had fought tunney before he went out to Hollywood to fuck off for three years he would have killed Tunney , gene said himself , that Jack wasn't the same fighter after his three year " retirement ".

[@Bruins-vq5ey]

He didn't come to until the real count of 8

[@NoName-zm1ks]

So Dempsey’s failure to go to neutral corner cost him the title.

[@Deadsea_1993]

Yep. The first and last time that Gene was ever knocked down too

[@tommyboy71]

Tunney beats Dempsey 2 times and is never ranked as the greatest ever.

[@jamescowan3651]

He studied Dempsey for years to beat him, tgen defended the belt 1 time. Js

[@franklopez3687]

It’s funny part of America didnt that Dempsey was a draft dodger of the First World War and once he lost to Tunney fans and critics alike wanted to see him win. The hate transferred to Tunney after beating Dempsey and seeing that the marine was not brawler and the exact opposite of what Dempsey was , he enjoyed reading books 📚 being a intellectual . He was quoted in saying the “ the goal is to fighter smart , take the least amount of damage and make as much money in the sport” ........SOUND FAMILIAR ????? LOL 😂

[@jpkaneshida5075]

Tunney was 6'1" & 170. Ali was 6'3" & 212 or so in his prime, SUPER FAST and just way too skilled. But that's the obvious; there's Foreman, Holmes, Bowe, Lennox... just WAY too big and with better, more modern technique.

[@jerrylanglois7892]

Dempsey hadn't defended his title in 3 yrs. ?... so much for a '' fighting champ ''.

[@terribleTed-ln6cm]

Family legend has it that my grandfather kicked Jack Dempseys ass over a parking space in San Diego California in 1929 , don't know if it is true or not. Sometimes grandpa's stories would get out of hand.

[@brocklanders3616]

Yeah, and I beat up Mike Tyson in jail.

[@jherl8307]

I met Jack Dempsey. Granpa is delusional..

[@clouddweller1195]

Love these videos of great boxers,but I see little or no defensive skills. I was taught to jab and return glove to my temple?

[@benkelley7397]

Fighters at the top of the game have the talent to abandon some fundamentals. I ain't no roy jones so I keep my hands up. Some like Tunney and Ali use it to lure in the opponent or increase head movement.

[@miked6813]

This is almost 100 years ago

[@RaulsTacos]

+Mike D It doesn't matter the age, boxing techniques aren't taken as seriously as back in those days and they were experts of clinch and head movement.

[@tarquiniussuperbus21]

Back in the day they gloves were not as big as they are today and couldn't be used as a blocking device, old school boxers used parrying motions, footwork and head movement as there main source of defense. Tunney is an epitome of this old school English boxing style exemplified by his low hands used to guard his solar plexus.

[@havinthecrackallthebest8576]

Tunney down for 20

[@paulblaesing4615]

I have watched many, many fights over many decades, and have studied this fight many times, and there is no way Tunney could have gotten up and made a fight of it after an accurate 10 count. He was out of it, and that’s IF he could have gotten up at 10 which is highly doubtful.

[@Deadsea_1993]

The Long Count though was spot on. The rules were that Dempsey go to his corner and yet he was up to old habits and hovered over Gene. The ref did the right thing by refusing to count. I love Jack Dempsey, but I am glad that the rule of going to your corner after a knockdown was implemented due to him. Dempsey was relentless when a fighter fell down and he wouldn't let them get back up. Jack probably would have won that one and his title back had he gone to his corner, I will agree there.

[@paulblaesing4615]

@@Deadsea_1993 , the problem with your argument is the ref did not apply the rule to Tunney when he knocked Dempsey down later in the fight! The ref started the count immediately before Tunney moved to a neutral corner! Also, the ref should have picked up the count from the time keeper when Dempsey moved. Not that it mattered in this fight, standing over the fighter was perfectly legal and common before the new rule went into effect. The rule wasn’t changed because of Dempsey’s tactics. Check out the Wikipedia article, link below. Evidently the Dempsey camp asked that the new rule be used in this fight. Lol en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Count_Fight

[@noloferratus]

During Tunney's term as a district attorney in Sonoma county he tried to prosecute me for knocking out a drug dealers bodyguard who attacked me in a bar in Rohnert Park California for no apparent reason. After the case was dismissed and they realized they had made a mistake Tunney never apologized to me for putting me through a year of hell trying to prosecute me for defending myself against a man who was more than twice my size and was clearly trying to kill me. I will always remember Tunney as a true creep. I guess it is to late for Tunney to apologize to me since he is now dead.

[@Deadsea_1993]

Bro, that was his son, Gene Tunney II. Gene Tunney was never into politics, his son was.

[@jamescowan3651]

Legendary?

[@TheBatugan77]

Yeah. 👺 Problem with that? 👺

[@igolfjtweetler4097]

Dempsey robbed.

[@chochopav]

They didnt know shit about boxing

[@RaulsTacos]

Lol how wrong you are.

[@joep8787]

Tunney was overrated. In 1922, he got badly beat by Harry Greb, losing 2 quarts of blood. If he'd fought Dempsey in 1922, Dempsey would've won. Dempsey made a mistake in taking a 3 year vacation from boxing. What athlete today in any sport takes a 3 year vacation and expects to be the same?

[@dannymaguire879]

Yeah well Tunney beat him twice so your point is pretty moot. Tunney also beat Greb 3 times who was no slouch by the way..... voted by Ring magazine as the #7 best fighters in an 80 year period. He is in 3 different boxing hall of fame's and fought 16 hall of fame fighters a total of 48 fights (33-9-6). So what else about boxing don't you know? The real truth is Tunney beat a beloved champion quite handily by the way both times and nobody likes to see a fan favorite lose. Oops it happens and sometimes it happens twice.

[@joep8787]

@@dannymaguire879 In the first Dempsey Tunney fight, Tunney clearly beat a Dempsey that had not fought for 3 years. That's a huge advantage for Tunney, yet though Tunney messed up Dempsey's face, he failed to knock him out. You think he'd have beaten the Dempsey who destroyed Firpo? If it had been Tunney taking a 3 year layoff, Dempsey would've easily knocked him out. Dempsey crippled himself with that 3 year layoff, yet Tunney almost got beat by Dempsey the second time around. Could Tunney have gotten up in 10 seconds without a "long count"? I think he could have, but he might not have been able to keep Dempsey off of him.

[@dannymaguire879]

@@joep8787 Both fights Tunney had no problem keeping Dempsey off of him. The woulda shoulda coulda doesn't mean squat. Two chances and two losses how do you judge it any other way. Tunney was an exceptional boxer. He had great footwork and was actually a bit before his time with sliding and the use of angles in counter punching. As far as his chin goes he was pretty much known for having a good one. As far as the long count goes....Boxing has rules. The days of standing over a guy and hitting him before he barely got to his feet were over. Dempsey thrived in that era.... which was over. Tunney also knocked Dempsey down with his right. Not his best punch. He mangled his face with his jab..... also not his best punch. He had a terrific left hook which was the punch that knocked quite a few fighters out.

[@raymondrocco6251]

@@dannymaguire879 he would have no chance against Ali !!!

[@dannymaguire879]

@@raymondrocco6251 What does that have anything to do with what was being said? Absolutely nothing is the answer.