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Gene Tunney

1897 - 1978

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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. A highly technical boxer, Tunney had a five-fight light heavyweight rivalry with Harry Greb in which he won three, lost once, and drew once, though many ringside reporters believed Greb should have won the decision in their second meeting. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gene Tunney has received more than 1,151,974 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Gene Tunney is the 59th most popular boxer (down from 51st in 2019), the 5,552nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,646th in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Gene Tunney ranks 59 out of 326. Before him are Oleksandr Usyk, Rafael Iglesias, Buster Douglas, Piero Toscani, Ernie Terrell, and Marvelous Marvin Hagler. After him are Bob Fitzsimmons, Henry Cooper, Julio César Chávez, George Chuvalo, Issake Dabore, and Herbert Runge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Gene Tunney ranks 194. Before him are Janaki Ammal, Zhou Fohai, Johannes Winkler, Lya Mara, Edgard Colle, and Nikolai Gikalo. After him are Dorothy Arzner, Géza von Bolváry, Alexander Lernet-Holenia, Henri Frankfort, Neil Ritchie, and Pixinguinha. Among people deceased in 1978, Gene Tunney ranks 151. Before him are Leigh Brackett, Gotthard Handrick, Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev, Theo Lingen, Jack Oakie, and Mario Varglien. After him are Georges Speicher, Philip K. Hitti, Artem Alikhanian, Abdylas Maldybaev, Jānis Daliņš, and Léon Damas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Tunney ranks 5,552 out of 18,182. Before him are Allan Bloom (1930), Shirley Verrett (1931), Victor J. Stenger (1935), Leighton Meester (1986), Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954), and Johnny Knoxville (1971). After him are Bradford Dillman (1930), Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737), Moe Berg (1902), Dorothy Arzner (1897), David Ellefson (1964), and Loretta Lynn (1932).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Gene Tunney ranks 35. Before him are Ezzard Charles (1921), Tommy Morrison (1969), Oliver Kirk (1884), Buster Douglas (1960), Ernie Terrell (1939), and Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954). After him are Jess Willard (1881), Oscar De La Hoya (1973), Michael Spinks (1956), Carmen Basilio (1927), Samuel Berger (1884), and Jimmy Ellis (1940).

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