Heavyweight · United States
Gene Tunney 80-1-3, 1 NC 48 KO · 1915–1928
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Gene Tunney was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born May 25, 1897. Record 80-1-3, 1 NC with 48 knockouts over 1915–1928. World titles: WBA heavyweight (1926–1928). Gene Tunney last fought Tom Heeney on Jul 26, 1928 and won by TKO in round 11 of 15.
Also: Джин Танни · Джин Тані · Джын Тані +17 more Ջին Տաննի · ג'ין טוני · جين تونى · جين توني · جین تونی · ജെയിംസ് ജോസഫ് ടുനെ · ジーン・タニー · 吉恩·坦尼 · 진 터니 · James Joseph Tunney · Tunney · Джин Танней · Джин Тунней · Джэймс Джозеф Тані · Танни Джин · Танни, Джин · 제임스 조지프 터니
Born May 25, 1897
Died Nov 7, 1978
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 183 cm
Reach 193 cm
Nickname The Fighting Marine
Debut Jul 3, 1915
Career 1915–1928
Rounds boxed 430
KO share 60%
Born in New York City, New York, U.S.
Titles WBA heavyweight · 1926–1928
Confirmed bouts 15 of 85
Career record Record
80-1-3, 1 NC, 48 KOs · 1915–1928
Last result W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 11/15 · Yankee Stadium New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
The record 85 bouts, 1915–1928, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 61-1-1
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Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 11/15 · Yankee Stadium New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 79-1-3 · Heeney 31-8-5
W
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles UD 10/10 · Soldier Field, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Tunney 78-1-3 · Dempsey 68-5-10
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles UD 10/10 · Sesquicentennial Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tunney 77-1-3 · Dempsey 67-4-10
W
Dan O'Dowd
KO 2/10 · Waterfront Park, Saint Petersburg, 🇺🇸
Tunney 76-1-3 · O'Dowd —
W
12 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Tunney 75-1-3 · Risko —
W
Bartley Madden
KO 3/10 · Minneapolis Arena, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Tunney 74-1-3 · Madden —
W
Italian Jack Herman
KO 2/10 · Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas, 🇺🇸
Tunney 73-1-3 · Herman —
W
KO 12/15 · Polo Grounds New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 72-1-3 · Gibbons 96-4-4
W
10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Tunney 71-1-3 · Greb 237-15-19
W
15 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Tunney 70-1-3 · Smith 135-27-5
W
Buddy McHale
TKO 2/8 · Southern Athletic Club, Memphis, 🇺🇸
Tunney 69-1-3 · McHale —
W
Harry Foley
TKO 1/8 · Auditorium, Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Tunney 68-1-3 · Foley —
W
Ray Neuman
PTS 10/10 · Cambria County Fairgrounds, Ebensburg, 🇺🇸
Tunney 67-1-3 · Neuman —
D
10 · Olympic Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Tunney 67-1-2 · Greb 228-15-17
W
Joe Lohman
TKO 8/12 · Fairmont Arena, Columbus, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Tunney 66-1-2 · Lohman —
W
TKO 15/15 · Polo Grounds New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 65-1-2 · Carpentier 88-14-5
W
TKO 7/12 · Yankee Stadium New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 64-1-2 · Spalla —
W
Jimmy Delaney
10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 🇺🇸
Tunney 63-1-2 · Delaney —
W
Martin Burke
PTS 15/15 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Tunney 62-1-2 · Burke —
W
Ray Thompson
KO 2/10 · Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸
Tunney 61-1-2 · Thompson —
Show all 85 bouts W
Harry Foley
10 · Coliseum, Grand Rapids, 🇺🇸
Tunney 60-1-2 · Foley —
W
Retained ABA light-heavyweight title UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 59-1-2 · Greb 216-13-17
W
Dan O'Dowd
PTS 12/12 · Queensboro Stadium New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 58-1-2 · O'Dowd —
W
Jimmy Delaney
10 · Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Tunney 57-1-2 · Delaney —
W
Jack Clifford
TKO 8/10 · Fair Grounds Coliseum, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Tunney 56-1-2 · Clifford —
W
Won ABA light-heavyweight title SD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 55-1-2 · Greb 209-11-17
W
Chuck Wiggins
PTS 12/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 54-1-2 · Wiggins —
NC
NC 4/8 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tunney 54-1-2 · Dumoulin —
W
KO 4/15 · Madison Square Garden New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 53-1-2 · Weinert —
W
Jack Hanlon
KO 1/12 · Clermont Avenue Skating Rink New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 52-1-2 · Hanlon —
W
Chuck Wiggins
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Tunney 51-1-2 · Wiggins —
W
8 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tunney 50-1-2 · Loughran 34-4-2
W
12 · Broad Athletic Club, Newark, 🇺🇸
Tunney 49-1-2 · Weinert —
W
Ray Thompson
KO 3/10 · Ocean Park Casino, Long Branch, 🇺🇸
Tunney 48-1-2 · Thompson —
W
Fay Keiser
PTS 12/12 · Rockaway Beach Arena, Queens, 🇺🇸
Tunney 47-1-2 · Keiser —
L
Lost ABA light-heavyweight title UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 47-0-2 · Greb 195-11-17
W
TKO 9/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Tunney 46-0-2 · Burke —
W
Fay Keiser
10 · Armory, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Tunney 45-0-2 · Keiser —
W
Whitey Wenzel
TKO 4/8 · Philadelphia_Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Tunney 44-0-2 · Wenzel —
W
Jack Clifford
TKO 6/12 · Clermont Avenue Skating Rink, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Tunney 43-0-2 · Clifford —
W
Won vacant ABA light-heavyweight title PTS 12/12 · Madison Square Garden New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 42-0-2 · Levinsky 168-42-35
W
Eddie O'Hare
KO 6/8 · Madison Square Garden New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 41-0-2 · O'Hare —
W
TKO 7/12 · Pioneer Sporting Club New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 40-0-2 · Larsen —
W
TKO 3/8 · Madison Square Garden New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 39-0-2 · Burke —
W
PTS 7/7 · Dyckman Oval New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 38-0-2 · Crossley —
W
Eddie Josephs
PTS 12/12 · Sisco Park New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 37-0-2 · Josephs —
W
Martin Burke
PTS 10/10 · Dyckman Oval New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 36-0-2 · Burke —
W
Soldier Jones
TKO 7/8 · Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Tunney 35-0-2 · Jones —
W
Johnny Ambrose
KO 1/12 · Pioneer Sporting Club New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 34-0-2 · Ambrose —
W
10 · 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Tunney 33-0-2 · Hauck 134-37-26
W
6 · Olympia Athletic Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Tunney 32-0-2 · Hauck 134-36-25
W
Paul Samson Koerner
10 · 6th Regiment Armory, Paterson, 🇺🇸
Tunney 31-0-2 · Koerner —
W
Sergeant Ray Smith
TKO 2/8 · Sportsman's Club, Camden, 🇺🇸
Tunney 30-0-2 · Smith —
W
Ole Anderson
TKO 3/10 · 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Tunney 29-0-2 · Anderson —
W
Jeff Madden
TKO 2/12 · 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Tunney 28-0-2 · Madden —
W
Jack Clifford
KO 3/10 · Community Hall, Johnson City, 🇺🇸
Tunney 27-0-2 · Clifford —
W
K.O. Sullivan
KO 1/8 · 1st Regiment Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Tunney 26-0-2 · Sullivan —
W
Ed Kinley
KO 5/8 · Grand View Auditorium, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Tunney 25-0-2 · Kinley —
W
Al Roberts
KO 8/8 · 1st Regiment Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Tunney 24-0-2 · Roberts —
W
Jim Monahan
KO 1/8 · 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Tunney 23-0-2 · Monahan —
W
Bud Nelson
KO 1/8 · Schuetzen Park, Bayonne, 🇺🇸
Tunney 22-0-2 · Nelson —
W
Whitey Allen
KO 2/8 · Schuetzen Park, Bayonne, 🇺🇸
Tunney 21-0-2 · Allen —
W
Bob Pearce
KO 2/8 · 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Tunney 20-0-2 · Pearce —
W
Dan O'Dowd
8 · Schuetzen Park, Bayonne, 🇺🇸
Tunney 19-0-2 · O'Dowd —
W
Ted Jamison
Won American Expeditionary Forces light-heavyweight title PTS 10/10 · Cirque de Paris, Paris, 🇫🇷
Tunney 18-0-2 · Jamison —
W
K.O. Sullivan
PTS 10/10 · Paris, 🇫🇷
Tunney 17-0-2 · Sullivan —
W
Dare Lewis
Won S.O.S. light-heavyweight title KO 3 · Tours, Paris, 🇫🇷
Tunney 16-0-2 · Lewis —
W
PTS 4/4 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Tunney 15-0-2 · Martin —
W
Victor Marchand
KO 2 · Paris, 🇫🇷
Tunney 14-0-2 · Marchand —
D
Tommy Gavigan
PTS 10/10 · Romorantin-Lanthenay, Loir-et-Cher, 🇫🇷
Tunney 14-0-1 · Gavigan —
W
Howard Morrow
KO 6 · Romorantin-Lanthenay, Loir-et-Cher, 🇫🇷
Tunney 13-0-1 · Morrow —
W
Johnny Newton
KO 6 · Romorantin-Lanthenay, Loir-et-Cher, 🇫🇷
Tunney 12-0-1 · Newton —
W
Hank Werhl
KO 6 · Romorantin-Lanthenay, Loir-et-Cher, 🇫🇷
Tunney 11-0-1 · Werhl —
W
Young Guerini
KO 1/8 · 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Tunney 10-0-1 · Guerini —
W
Hugh Weir
KO 2/10 · Pioneer Sporting Club New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 9-0-1 · Weir —
W
Joe Borrell
KO 2/10 · New Polo Athletic Club New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 8-0-1 · Borrell —
W
Sailor Wolfe
KO 2/10 · Miners 8th St Theater New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 7-0-1 · Wolfe —
W
George Leahy
6 · Miners 8th St Theater New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 6-0-1 · Leahy —
W
Young Sharkey
KO 6/10 · Miners 8th St Theater New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 5-0-1 · Sharkey —
W
Young Guerini
TKO 8/10 · Miners 8th St Theater New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 4-0-1 · Guerini —
D
KO Jaffe
10 · New Polo Athletic Club New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 4-0-0 · Jaffe —
W
Billy Rowe
6 · Fairmont Athletic Club New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 3-0-0 · Rowe —
W
George Leahy
KO 2/6 · Fairmont Athletic Club, Bronx, 🇺🇸
Tunney 2-0-0 · Leahy —
W
Battling Genrimo
KO 3/10 · Miner's Bowery Theatre New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 1-0-0 · Genrimo —
W
Bobby Dawson
TKO 8/10 · Sharkey Athletic Club New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Tunney 0-0-0 · Dawson —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Gene Tunney's record? Gene Tunney's professional record is 80-1-3, 1 NC with 48 knockouts.
Who did Gene Tunney fight last? Gene Tunney last fought Tom Heeney on Jul 26, 1928 and won by TKO in round 11 of 15.
Which world titles has Gene Tunney held? Gene Tunney has held 1 world title reign: WBA heavyweight (1926–1928). Sources Boxerbook ID 11535 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/11535 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
