Primary sources and opinions of ones peers..

You might have noticed from other threads, that I do not think Tunney to be one of the more reliable old timers in terms of his observations.

His testimony has a tendency to be self serving, and it is entirely plausible that he was simply trying to enhance his own standing in this article.

Having said that, the claim still has to be put in its proper context.

Remember that Tunney cannot see anything that happened after he wrote the article.

That is a hard thing to get your head round sometimes.

 

All observers can be subject to biases and human error, but over time you develop an impression of what they are all about.

In Tunney's case, it doesn't take you long to work out that most of what he writes is self serving, either directly or indirectly.

Jack Dempsey often surprises you with his opinions, but Tunney never does.