Bob Fitzsimmons vs. Gene Tunney

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  1. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    20 rounds. Tunney's rules otherwise. Who wins?
     
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  2. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    Tunney by game of catch me if you can.
     
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  3. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Tunney by late stoppage..tko.
     
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  4. BUDW

    BUDW Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Gene out boxes Bob UD maybe a late TKO win for Gene.
     
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  5. Ramon Rojo

    Ramon Rojo Active Member Full Member

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    Tunney by TKO
     
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  6. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tunney. Gene would box cautiously,avoiding a lot of Fitz's much vaunted body shots.

    Tunney by decision.
     
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  7. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Tunney ,too mobile for the static Fitz.
     
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  8. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Jack McAuliffe was asked about this, and he stated that Tunney would win because he took and gave a punch better than Jim Corbett.

    Just one opinion.
     
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  9. mcvey

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    A valid one too.
    Personally I think Tunney was Corbett, but vastly improved. More durable ,and better power.
     
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  10. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Tunney looks basically modern except for the low hands. Corbett, on the other hand, is a marvel of the older, pre-gloved style. Each guy was as near technical perfection as he could be, but they used completely different textbooks.
     
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  11. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Johnson rated Corbett very highly,certainly higher than his other near contemporaries. He rated Dempsey above Tunney however.
     
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  12. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Tunney by KO in under 8.
     
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  13. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Curiously, McAuliffe implied that they were more or less equal as technicians, but said that Tuney was more durable and a more punishing hitter.
     
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  14. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    No HW ever took Fitz 20 rounds pre-Jeffries, did he? I accept that Tunney was extraordinary and I agree that he comes from a different era in terms of aspects of technique, but I think either Seamus is right or orriray is right. I'm not buying this boxing-carefully-to-a-decision cool-aid. Fitz was a monster.

    As the OP likely knew, this comes down to how you feel about boxing's evolution.
     
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  15. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Corbett took him into the 14th and he is inferior to Tunney,imo.
     
    mcvey, Dec 10, 2011
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