Gene Tunney series

[Boilermaker]

Some Good articles here.

This one has some very early points losses to a figther named Green. Though these may be better described as amateur fights, i am not sure.

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[Boilermaker]

this is a good won. It talks about Tunney Weinert and the Tunney Loughran fight, which tunney seems to claim as a win, with a knock down early and i think he says it is the seventh that he has loughran in trouble as well.

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And here is a really good version of Tunneys version of the second greb fight. He certainly seems a lot surer than others on here that he won the last 4 of 5 fights with greb.

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[Boilermaker]

this one is the first Greb fight that Tunney lost.

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[SLAKKA]

Originally Posted by Boilermaker

this is a good won. It talks about Tunney Weinert and the Tunney Loughran fight, which tunney seems to claim as a win, with a knock down early and i think he says it is the seventh that he has loughran in trouble as well.

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And here is a really good version of Tunneys version of the second greb fight. He certainly seems a lot surer than others on here that he won the last 4 of 5 fights with greb.

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Well make it counterbalanced by Grebs own words of kicking Genes ass all over the ring.

[Boilermaker]

here is another Greb fight, as well as a fight with Ermino Spalla, who is one of the many forgotten fighters of the era.

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This one covers the Carpentier fight where tunney was weight drained.

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And this one covers the last Greb fight among others. Tunney indicates he could have stopped Greb in this one.
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[Boilermaker]

I am not sure the Wills fans are going to like Tunneys description of the Wills situation here.

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and here is the training for Dempsey.

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And here is Genes account of the Tunney fight

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[Boilermaker]

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And here is Gene tunneys last article where he talks about what he shall do as champion. All in all, i think his reign was an honorable one, even if it may have relied on perfect timing. Gene may have been quite a bit better than often given credit for.

[Theron]

Originally Posted by Boilermaker

[url]********trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/60803801?searchTerm=gene%20tunney&searchLimits=l-title=97|||l-decade=192|||l-year=1927|||l-month=04[/url]

And here is Gene tunneys last article where he talks about what he shall do as champion. All in all, i think his reign was an honorable one, even if it may have relied on perfect timing. Gene may have been quite a bit better than often given credit for.

I think he's now getting the credit he deserves

[Boilermaker]

Originally Posted by SLAKKA

Well make it counterbalanced by Grebs own words of kicking Genes ass all over the ring.

Do you have any links to Harrys own words?

[SLAKKA]

No but he said he was "Warned he'd get jobbed"