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Gene Tunney

1897 - 1978

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James Joseph Tunney (May 25, 1897 – November 7, 1978) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1915 to 1928. He held the world heavyweight title from 1926 to 1928, and the American light heavyweight title twice between 1922 and 1923. A highly technical boxer, Tunney had a five-fight light heavyweight rivalry with Harry Greb in which he won three, lost once, and drew once, though many ringside reporters believed Greb should have won the decision in their second meeting. Tunney also knocked out Georges Carpentier and defeated Jack Dempsey twice; first in 1926 and again in 1927. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gene Tunney is the 88th most popular boxer (down from 53rd in 2019), the 6,708th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,716th in 2019) and the 38th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Gene Tunney ranks 88 out of 496. Before him are Edgar Basel, Nils Ramm, Ronald Rawson, Bep van Klaveren, Georges Carpentier, and Fernando Atzori. After him are Carmelo Bossi, Herbert Runge, Tibor Csík, Vladimir Yengibaryan, Francisco Cabañas, and Alexis Argüello.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Gene Tunney ranks 222. Before him are Harald Sæverud, Pedro Vallana, C. B. van Niel, Miguel Fleta, Ulises Poirier, and Betty Compson. After him are Antonio Campolo, Erik Malmberg, Max Newman, Roman Vishniac, Luis Batlle Berres, and Joaquín Vázquez. Among people deceased in 1978, Gene Tunney ranks 177. Before him are Gordon Matta-Clark, František Šterc, Ali Soilih, Lennie Tristano, Theo Lingen, and Léon Damas. After him are O. E. Hasse, Jiří Skobla, Ralph Metcalfe, Alexander Belov, Carlos Torre Repetto, and Philip Ahn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Tunney ranks 6,710 out of 20,380. Before him are James G. Blaine (1830), Estelle Parsons (1927), Paul Dooley (1928), Martha Jefferson (1748), Edward R. Murrow (1908), and Cathy Carr (1954). After him are Rick Perry (1950), David Baldacci (1960), Mary Welsh Hemingway (1908), John Abercrombie (1944), Demi Lovato (1992), and Chloë Sevigny (1974).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Gene Tunney ranks 38. Before him are Rocky Graziano (1919), Oliver Kirk (1884), Jersey Joe Walcott (1914), James J. Corbett (1866), Buster Douglas (1960), and Carmen Barth (1912). After him are Oscar De La Hoya (1973), Michael Spinks (1956), Jess Willard (1881), Thomas Hearns (1958), Bert Schneider (1897), and Howard Davis Jr. (1956).

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