TRUFANBOXING
and "THE FAMOUS LONG COUNT"
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DEMPSEY- TUNNEY FAMOUS LONG COUNT SEPT 22, 1927 |
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TRUE FAN BOXING EXCLUSIVE 80 YEARS AGO --Sept 22, 1927 @ SOLDIERS FIELD CHICAGO,IL SEE FOR YOURSELF --- FAMOUS LONG COUNT LOW BAND . . . . . . . HIGH BAND
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Sometimes the battles ensued in the ring are hard fought and remembered, sometimes they are remembered for their circumstance rather than the result or cumulative rounds fought. In the space of a little under a year, Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey fought two ten round bouts, with Tunney, the "Fighting Marine" winning two ten round decisions. But the second bout had an interesting circumstance, as history would describe as the famous "long count." Gene Tunney had Jack Dempsey's number and managed to outbox and outfox the champion over ten rounds in September 1926. Tunney's jab was superior and Dempsey could not get inside to do the kind of damage he was famous for. Dempsey had clamored to meet Tunney in a rematch and was first matched with upstart heavyweight, the "Boston Gob" Jack Sharkey. The bout would take place at Yankee Stadium on July 21, 1927. The winner of the elimination bout was to face Tunney in the fall. Dempsey would take a beating from Sharkey for the first two rounds, but managed to take control with body shots by the mid rounds. In the 7th round Sharkey looked at the referee to complain about a low blow. Dempsey connected with a left hook and Sharkey was counted out. Sharkey made the cardinal sin of boxing -- "failing to protect oneself at all times." Dempsey would face Tunney again and this time vowed to change the result by applying pressure to the scientific Tunney. But Tunney would prove again that his left jab would be superior, and could hold off Dempsey, until the fateful seventh round. Dempsey caught a backtracking Tunney with a good combination that sent the champion reeling and staggering down. As Dempsey was instructed to the neutral corner, he stayed in the closest corner to the knockdown. The error would be crucial to the outcome of the bout, because it gave Tunney about six extra seconds to recover. The questions still remain-- could Tunney have gotten up before a count of ten? Tunney, however, made a remarkable recovery, getting on the bicycle and clearing his head for the remainder of the round. In fact, he had dropped the former champion briefly in the next round, and would again win a ten round decision. LINKS: GENE
TUNNEY American Boxer.
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~dav4is/people/WTNG166.htm MORE PHOTOS OF BOTH BOUTS @http://www.genetunney.org/dempseyfights.html
Sept 22, 1957 30 years Soldiers Field Anniversary Party CT
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