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He was never in one spot for more than half a second, all my punches were aimed and timed properly but they always wound up hitting empty air. He'd jump in and out, slamming me with a left and whirling me around with his right or the other way around. My arms were plastered with leather and although I jabbed, hooked and crossed, it was like fighting an octopus.

Gene Tunney

Greb gave me a terrible whipping. My jaw was swollen from the right temple down the cheek, along the chin and part way up the other side. The referee, the ring itself, was full of my blood. If boxing was afflicted with the commission doctors that we have now, the first fight probably would have been stopped and no one would have heard of me today.

Gene Tunney

Gene Tunney

Gene Tunney

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Born: May 25, 1897

Died: November 7, 1978 (aged 81)

Bio: James Joseph "Gene" Tunney was an American professional boxer and the world heavyweight champion from 1926 28, he was also a two-time American light heavyweight champion.

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