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James Joseph Tunney (Nueva York, 25 de mayo de 1897-Greenwich, Connecticut, 7 de noviembre de 1978), conocido como Gene Tunney en el mundo del boxeo, fue un boxeador estadounidense. Sus padres procedían de Kiltimagh en Irlanda y pertenecían a la clase obrera.
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.
Gene Tunney was a former world heavyweight champion who fought 85 bouts from 1915 to 1928. He is best known for his trilogy with Jack Dempsey, especially the Long Count Fight in 1927.
21 de may. de 2024 · Gene Tunney (born May 25, 1898, New York, New York, U.S.—died November 7, 1978, Greenwich, Connecticut) was an American boxer who defeated Jack Dempsey in 1926 to become the world heavyweight boxing champion.
Gene Tunney. James Joseph Tunney. Boxeador estadounidense. Gene Tunney nació el 25 de mayo de 1897 en Greenwich, Connecticut. En 1919 ganó el campeonato de los pesos semipesados de la American Expeditionary Force en París.
Boxing champion Gene Tunney, who won the heavyweight title with his defeat of Jack Dempsey in 1926, was a highly intelligent and literate man, penning for the initial printing of Britannica’s new 14th Edition (1929–73) the encyclopedia’s coverage of American boxing.
Gene Tunney was a heavyweight boxing champion who retired undefeated in 1928 and married a Carnegie heiress. He also acted in a few films, wrote autobiographies, and served in the Navy during World War II.
