CHICAGO -- Gene Tunney held his world's heavyweight championship Friday by proved right of conquest, but his second battle with Jack Dempsey Thursday night, like most important fights of recent ...

Tunney, he wrote, “is belittled to this day, particularly by fans who never saw him, simply because he whipped Jack Dempsey.” Tunney retired with an official record of 80-1-3, with one no contest.

A referee counts over downed champ Gene Tunney, right, on Sept. 22, 1927, as challenger Jack Dempsey stands in the corner at left in the seventh round.

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You’ll often see the 1920s referred to as the “golden age of sports.” There are a couple reasons for this, but a big part of it is the slate of huge stars that emerged in this decade ...