(Spanning boxing's golden era from 1919 to the 1940's, thi...)
Spanning boxing's golden era from 1919 to the 1940's, this DVD contains highlights from some of the greatest bouts of the 20th century. Featuring the greatest fighters ever to enter the ring, the cast of characters reads like a who's who of boxing legends. You'll see bouts with Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Kid Chocolate, Gene Tunney, Max Schmeling, Jess Willard, Jersey Joe Walcott, Jack Sharkey and Benny Leonard to name just a few. Here's a unique look at boxing's renowned greats in action! A terrific and exciting evening's entertainment! When sold by Amazon.com, this product will be manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
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(Video of famous prize fights.)
Video of famous prize fights.
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Gene Tunney was born on May 25, 1898, in New York City, New York, United States.
His father worked as a longshoreman, loading and unloading freighter cargo at New York harbor, and was a fan of boxing.
The young Tunney got into fights in the streets of his Greenwich Village neighborhood as a boy, and his father gave him a pair of boxing gloves for his tenth birthday in the hopes that he would learn to properly defend himself.
He was educated at parochial schools and at La Salle Academy.
In 1915, fresh out of his teens, Tunney became a professional boxer.
Tunney's seven-round knockout of Dawson earned him eighteen dollars—more than his weekly pay at the steamship company, and it left him with a taste for more.
After the United States entered World War I in 1917, Tunney joined the Marines and was stationed in France.
While there, he fought in the American Expeditionary Force light heavyweight championship and won.
He continued his civilian boxing career on his return from Europe, moving up the ranks to defeat successively more powerful opponents.
Only months later, he was forced to defend his title against Harry Greb, a highly aggressive boxer who was known for intimidating his opponents with unusually savage attacks.
Greb gave no quarter to Tunney in their match, pounding away at the champion for fifteen rounds, and using a number of tactics that were on the borderline of legality.
Tunney defended his title once more before hanging up his gloves for good.
This was in a match with Tom Heeney in New York City on July 26, 1928.
He died at the Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut and had been suffering from a circulation ailment.
Gene Tunney became heavyweight boxing champion of the world when he defeated Jack Dempsey in 1926.
Tunney had engaged in 60 professional bouts, winning 30 by knockouts, 14 by decisions, and losing only one.
He was the first heavy-weight champion to retire without losing his title.
He was elected as Ring Magazine's first-ever Fighter of the Year in 1928 and later elected to the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1980, the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990 and the United States Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.
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He was the young handsome stalwart fighting Marine of World War I, square-jawed and fearless.
He married Mary Josephine ("Polly") Lauder, niece of a steel baron Andrew Carnegie on October 3, 1928.
Tunney had four children, one of whom, John Varick Tunney, went on to become a member of the United States Senate representing California.
