James Joseph Gene Tunney was an American professional boxer, born in New York City on 25 May 1897 to Irish immigrant parents and died on 7 November 1978. He fought from 1915 to 1928 and held the world heavyweight title from 1926 to 1928, after winning the American light heavyweight title twice in 1922 and 1923. A highly skilled defensive boxer, he lost only one official fight, to Harry Greb, and he knocked out Georges Carpentier and beat Jack Dempsey in 1926 and again in 1927, the second bout being the famous Long Count Fight. He retired undefeated as a heavyweight after beating Tom Heeney in 1928 and was named the first Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine.
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was an American professional boxer who competed from 1915 to 1928
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