| Gene Tunney | |
| Realname: | James Joseph Tunney |
| Nickname: | The Fighting Marine |
| Weight: |
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| Height: | 6 ft 0 in |
| Reach: | 76 in |
| Birth Date: | 25 May 1897 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 88 |
| Wins: | 82 |
| Ko: | 49 |
| Losses: | 1 |
| Draws: | 4 |
| No Contests: | 1 |
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. Tunney also knocked out Georges Carpentier and defeated Jack Dempsey twice; first in 1926 and again in 1927. Tunney's successful title defense against Dempsey remains one of the most famous bouts in boxing history and is known as The Long Count Fight. He retired undefeated as a heavyweight after his victory over Tom Heeney in 1928, after which Tunney was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine.
James Joseph Tunney was born on May 25, 1897, in New York City to Irish immigrant parents from Kiltimagh, County Mayo. His mother, Mary Lydon from Culleen House, Gorthgarve, Kiltimagh immigrated to the United States after the Great Famine and settled in New York City, where she met John Tunney, from Cill Aodain, Kiltimagh. They married after a short courtship. The Tunneys had seven children. At an early age, Gene Tunney was inspired by President Theodore Roosevelt to become physically fit.[1]
Tunney fought some 68 official professional fights, losing only one, to Harry Greb, while fighting as a light heavyweight. Tunney fought many other fights whose scoring was unofficial, judged by newspaper reporters. He also lost none of these "newspaper decisions". He reported that he lost a second fight during World War I, a 10-round decision, to Tommy Loughran, as a Marine before he began his professional boxing career. Tunney was regarded as an extremely skillful boxer who excelled in defense. In addition to beating Dempsey, the most famous fighter of his era, Tunney defeated Tommy Gibbons, Georges Carpentier and many other fine boxers.
Already the U.S. Expeditionary Forces champion, Tunney spent the winter of 1921 as a lumberjack in northern Ontario for the J. R. Booth Company of Ottawa, without revealing he was a champion boxer. He explained this as "wanting the solitude and the strenuous labors of the woods to help condition himself for the career that appeared before him."[2]
Tunney also had a brief acting career, starring in the movie The Fighting Marine in 1926. Unfortunately, no prints of this film are known to exist.
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.
Tunney was a thinking fighter who preferred to make a boxing match into a game of chess, which was not popular during the times when such sluggers as Jack Dempsey, Harry Greb and Mickey Walker were commanding center stage. Tunney's style was influenced by other noted boxing thinkers such as James J. Corbett and Benny Leonard. Nevertheless, it is incorrect to think of Tunney as a stick-and-move fighter in the Ali style. While Tunney's heavyweight fights against Gibbons, Carpentier, and Dempsey featured his fleet-footed movement and rapid-fire jabbing, his earlier bouts, especially the five against Harry Greb, demonstrated his vicious body punching and willingness to fight toe-to-toe. It was Benny Leonard who advised Tunney that the only way to beat Harry "The Human Windmill" Greb was to aim his punches at Greb's body rather than his head.
Always moving and boxing behind an excellent left jab, Tunney would study his opponents from the first bell. He generally preferred to stay outside and nullify any attacks, while using quick counters to keep the opponent off balance. In his fights against Jack Dempsey, today's viewer can see Tunney's style: hands held low for greater power, fast footwork that adjusts to every move his opponent makes and quick and accurate one-two style counter-punches with the left and right.
Tunney was never knocked out, while only ever being knocked down once, that in his second fight with Dempsey in the infamous Long Count. This makes him one of only five Heavyweight champions, alongside Rocky Marciano, Riddick Bowe, Sultan Ibragimov and Nicolai Valuev to retire without ever suffering a stoppage defeat. Tunney, along with Marciano, Lewis and Vitali Klitschko is one of four heavyweight champions to have retired as champion and to have ended their career with a win in a world title fight. Having avenged his only loss to Harry Greb, with whom he also drew), Tunney joins Ingemar Johansson, Rocky Marciano, Lennox Lewis and Riddick Bowe as the only five heavyweight champions to have retired while holding a victory over every opponent he faced as a professional (barring no-contests).
Tunney enlisted the Marine Corps during World War I and served as private with 11th Marine Regiment in France and later in Germany during the occupation of the Rhineland in 1919. He saw no combat and spent most of the war in the Marine boxing team, becoming U.S. Expeditionary Forces champion. Tunney was demobilized following the war, but remained in the Marine Corps Reserve, ultimately reaching the rank of major in the Connecticut Naval Militia.
Following the United States entry into World War II, at the request of Navy Undersecretary James Forrestal, Tunney accepted a commission in the United States Naval Reserve as a lieutenant commander to set up a physical fitness program for student pilots. He headed the Navy's physical fitness programme for the duration of the war and also made an inspection trip to Hawaii and the surrounding area.[3]
Tunney was consecutively promoted to the ranks of commander and captain and retired shortly following the War. For his wartime service, he was decorated with the Navy Commendation Medal and was awarded the American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal. He also held the World War I Victory Medal with France Clasp, Army of Occupation of Germany Medal, and Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal for his World War I enlisted service.
In 1932, Tunney published a book called A Man Must Fight, in which he gave comments on his career and boxing techniques.In 1928, the U.S. Marine Corps presented – as a sign of friendship – a challenge cup to the Corps of Royal Marines, in the hope it might be competed for by Royal Marines association football teams.[4] [5] The Royal Marines named the trophy the "Tunney Cup," in honor of then-USMC Captain Tunney, who, with Sergeant Major Charles R. Francis, presented the trophy on behalf of the U.S. Marine Corps.[4] [5]
In 1928, Tunney married a wealthy socialite Mary "Polly" Lauder (April 24, 1907 – April 19, 2008). After Tunney's retirement, the couple lived in Stamford, Connecticut and raised four children.[6] They had three sons and one daughter:
Previous to his marrying Polly Lauder, Tunney was sued in 1927 for breach of promise by Katherine King Fogarty.[16]
Tunney died on November 7, 1978, at the Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut at the age of eighty-one, after suffering from a circulation ailment.[17] He was interred at Long Ridge Union Cemetery in Stamford, Connecticut.
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis had a comedy routine in which Lewis (in boxing shorts and gear) states he will be fighting Gene Tierney (the actress). Martin corrects Lewis and suggests that he must mean "Gene Tunney". Lewis then quips "You fight who you wanna fight, I'm fight'n who I wanna fight, I'm fight'n Gene Tierney."[18]
In the song "She Twists the Knife Again" from Richard Thompson's 1985 album Across a Crowded Room, describing the mismatched intensity in a strife-ladened relationship, Thompson writes: "I'm in a fist fight/She thinks she's Gene Tunney!"
He is also mentioned in Act 1 of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman: Willy tells his sons he has a punching bag with Tunney's signature on it.
Mentioned in A Whistle in the Dark (Act 1, p. 31) by Tom Murphy: "in the words of the great Gene Tunney, a man must fight back. His father was a Mayoman too".
Mentioned in the short story "Fallon" by J. D. Luther, when imprisoned character Tyson Wayne Vance recalls his abusive father, "Was more than one night momma'd look like she went fifteen rounds with Gene Tunney...".
In the 1932 boxing film Winner Take All, James Cagney's character Jimmy Kane—a has-been former champion trying to get educated—laments that William Shakespeare was "the one who ruined Gene Tunney."
The novelette A KO for Christmas by Shawn Pollock features a character, Stitch Stanford, who hopes to fight Gene Tunney for the heavyweight title.
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[19] unless otherwise stated.
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Win | 65–1–1 | Tom Heeney | TKO | 11 (15), | 26 Jul 1928 | |||
| 84 | Win | 64–1–1 | Jack Dempsey | UD | 10 | 22 Sep 1927 | |||
| 83 | Win | 63–1–1 | Jack Dempsey | UD | 10 | 23 Sep 1926 | |||
| 82 | Win | 62–1–1 | Dan O'Dowd | KO | 2 (10), | 29 Dec 1925 | |||
| 81 | Win | 61–1–1 | Johnny Risko | NWS | 12 | 18 Nov 1925 | |||
| 80 | Win | 61–1–1 | Bartley Madden | KO | 3 (10) | 25 Sep 1925 | |||
| 79 | Win | 60–1–1 | Italian Jack Herman | KO | 2 (10) | 3 Jul 1925 | |||
| 78 | Win | 59–1–1 | Tommy Gibbons | KO | 12 (15) | 5 Jun 1925 | |||
| 77 | Win | 58–1–1 | Harry Greb | NWS | 10 | 27 Mar 1925 | |||
| 76 | Win | 58–1–1 | Jeff Smith | NWS | 15 | 8 Dec 1924 | |||
| 75 | Win | 58–1–1 | Buddy McHale | TKO | 2 (8) | 10 Nov 1924 | |||
| 74 | Win | 57–1–1 | Harry Foley | TKO | 1 (8), | 27 Oct 1924 | |||
| 73 | Win | 56–1–1 | Ray Neuman | PTS | 10 | 27 Sep 1924 | |||
| 72 | Draw | 55–1–1 | Harry Greb | NWS | 10 | 17 Sep 1924 | |||
| 71 | Win | 55–1–1 | Joe Lohman | TKO | 8 (12) | 18 Aug 1924 | |||
| 70 | Win | 54–1–1 | Georges Carpentier | TKO | 15 (15), | 24 Jul 1924 | |||
| 69 | Win | 53–1–1 | Erminio Spalla | TKO | 7 (12) | 26 Jun 1924 | |||
| 68 | Win | 52–1–1 | Jimmy Delaney | NWS | 10 | 17 Mar 1924 | |||
| 67 | Win | 52–1–1 | Martin Burke | PTS | 15 | 15 Feb 1924 | |||
| 66 | Win | 51–1–1 | Ray Thompson | KO | 2 (10) | 24 Jan 1924 | |||
| 65 | Win | 50–1–1 | Harry Foley | NWS | 10 | 15 Jan 1924 | |||
| 64 | Win | 50–1–1 | Harry Greb | UD | 15 | 10 Dec 1923 | |||
| 63 | Win | 49–1–1 | Dan O'Dowd | PTS | 12 | 31 Jul 1923 | |||
| 62 | Win | 48–1–1 | Jimmy Delaney | NWS | 10 | 16 May 1923 | |||
| 61 | Win | 48–1–1 | Jack Clifford | TKO | 8 (10) | 7 May 1923 | |||
| 60 | Win | 47–1–1 | Harry Greb | 15 | 23 Feb 1923 | ||||
| 59 | Win | 46–1–1 | Chuck Wiggins | PTS | 12 | 3 Feb 1923 | |||
| 58 | 45–1–1 | Jack Renault | NC | 4 (8) | 29 Jan 1923 | ||||
| 57 | Win | 45–1–1 | Charley Weinert | KO | 4 (15) | 29 Nov 1922 | |||
| 56 | Win | 44–1–1 | Jack Hanlon | KO | 1 (12), | 3 Nov 1922 | |||
| 55 | Win | 43–1–1 | Chuck Wiggins | PTS | 10 | 27 Oct 1922 | |||
| 54 | Win | 42–1–1 | Tommy Loughran | NWS | 8 | 24 Aug 1922 | |||
| 53 | Win | 42–1–1 | Charley Weinert | NWS | 12 | 17 Aug 1922 | |||
| 52 | Win | 42–1–1 | Ray Thompson | KO | 3 (10) | 4 Aug 1922 | |||
| 51 | Win | 41–1–1 | Fay Keiser | PTS | 12 | 7 Jul 1922 | |||
| 50 | Loss | 40–1–1 | Harry Greb | 15 | 23 May 1922 | ||||
| 49 | Win | 40–0–1 | Jack Burke | TKO | 9 (10) | 10 Apr 1922 | |||
| 48 | Win | 39–0–1 | Fay Keiser | NWS | 10 | 3 Mar 1922 | |||
| 47 | Win | 39–0–1 | Whitey Wenzel | TKO | 4 (8) | 14 Feb 1922 | |||
| 46 | Win | 38–0–1 | Jack Clifford | TKO | 6 (12), | 11 Feb 1922 | |||
| 45 | Win | 37–0–1 | Battling Levinsky | PTS | 12 | 13 Jan 1922 | |||
| 44 | Win | 36–0–1 | Eddie O'Hare | KO | 6 (8) | 22 Dec 1921 | |||
| 43 | Win | 35–0–1 | Wolf Larsen | TKO | 7 (12), | 25 Oct 1921 | |||
| 42 | Win | 34–0–1 | Jack Burke | TKO | 3 (8) | 14 Oct 1921 | |||
| 41 | Win | 33–0–1 | Herbert Crossley | PTS | 7 | 26 Sep 1921 | |||
| 40 | Win | 32–0–1 | Eddie Josephs | PTS | 12 | 18 Aug 1921 | |||
| 39 | Win | 31–0–1 | Martin Burke | PTS | 10 | 4 Aug 1921 | |||
| 38 | Win | 30–0–1 | Soldier Jones | TKO | 7 (8) | 2 Jul 1921 | |||
| 37 | Win | 29–0–1 | Johnny Ambrose | KO | 1 (12), | 28 Jun 1921 | |||
| 36 | Win | 28–0–1 | Leo Hauck | NWS | 10 | 7 Dec 1920 | |||
| 35 | Win | 28–0–1 | Leo Hauck | NWS | 6 | 25 Nov 1920 | |||
| 34 | Win | 28–0–1 | Paul Samson Koerner | NWS | 10 | 25 Oct 1920 | |||
| 33 | Win | 28–0–1 | Sergeant Ray Smith | TKO | 2 (8) | 22 Oct 1920 | |||
| 32 | Win | 27–0–1 | Ole Anderson | TKO | 3 (10), | 28 Jun 1920 | |||
| 31 | Win | 26–0–1 | Jeff Madden | TKO | 2 (12) | 7 Jun 1920 | |||
| 30 | Win | 25–0–1 | Jack Clifford | KO | 3 (10) | 9 Apr 1920 | |||
| 29 | Win | 24–0–1 | K.O. Sullivan | KO | 1 (8), | 5 Apr 1920 | |||
| 28 | Win | 23–0–1 | Ed Kinley | KO | 5 (8) | 4 Mar 1920 | |||
| 27 | Win | 22–0–1 | Al Roberts | KO | 8 (8), | 2 Feb 1920 | |||
| 26 | Win | 21–0–1 | Jim Monahan | KO | 1 (8), | 26 Jan 1920 | |||
| 25 | Win | 20–0–1 | Bud Nelson | KO | 1 (8) | 20 Jan 1920 | |||
| 24 | Win | 19–0–1 | Whitey Allen | KO | 2 (8) | 1 Jan 1920 | |||
| 23 | Win | 18–0–1 | Bob Pearce | KO | 2 (8) | 29 Dec 1919 | |||
| 22 | Win | 17–0–1 | Dan O'Dowd | NWS | 8 | 16 Dec 1919 | |||
| 21 | Win | 17–0–1 | Ted Jamieson | PTS | 10 | 26 Apr 1919 | |||
| 20 | Win | 16–0–1 | K.O. Sullivan | PTS | 10 | 14 Apr 1919 | |||
| 19 | Win | 15–0–1 | Dare Lewis | KO | 3 | 31 Mar 1919 | |||
| 18 | Win | 14–0–1 | Bob Martin | PTS | 4 | 27 Jan 1919 | |||
| 17 | Win | 13–0–1 | Victor Marchand | KO | 2 | 9 Jan 1919 | |||
| 16 | Draw | 12–0–1 | Tommy Gavigan | 10 | 20 Dec 1918 | ||||
| 15 | Win | 12–0 | Howard Morrow | KO | 6 | 10 Dec 1918 | |||
| 14 | Win | 11–0 | Johnny Newton | KO | 6 | 20 Nov 1918 | |||
| 13 | Win | 10–0 | Hank Werhl | KO | 6 | 1 Nov 1918 | |||
| 12 | Win | 9–0 | Young Guerini | KO | 1 (8) | 8 Jul 1918 | |||
| 11 | Win | 8–0 | Hugh Weir | KO | 2 (10) | 15 Jan 1918 | |||
| 10 | Win | 7–0 | Joe Borrell | KO | 2 (10) | 28 Dec 1917 | |||
| 9 | Win | 6–0 | Sailor Wolfe | KO | 2 (10) | 29 Dec 1916 | |||
| 8 | Win | 5–0 | George Leahy | NWS | 6 | 22 Dec 1916 | |||
| 7 | Win | 5–0 | Young Sharkey | KO | 6 (10) | 15 Dec 1916 | |||
| 6 | Win | 4–0 | Young Guerini | TKO | 8 (10) | 8 Dec 1916 | |||
| 5 | Draw | 3–0 | KO Jaffe | NWS | 10 | 21 Jul 1916 | |||
| 4 | Win | 3–0 | Billy Rowe | 6 | 1 Dec 1915 | ||||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | George Leahy | KO | 2 (6) | 28 Aug 1915 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Battling Genrimo | 3 (10) | 6 Aug 1915 | ||||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Bobby Dawson | 8 (10) | 3 Jul 1915 |
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Win | 80–1–3 | Tom Heeney | TKO | 11 (15), | 26 Jul 1928 | |||
| 84 | Win | 79–1–3 | Jack Dempsey | UD | 10 | 22 Sep 1927 | |||
| 83 | Win | 78–1–3 | Jack Dempsey | UD | 10 | 23 Sep 1926 | |||
| 82 | Win | 77–1–3 | Dan O'Dowd | KO | 2 (10), | 29 Dec 1925 | |||
| 81 | Win | 76–1–3 | Johnny Risko | NWS | 12 | 18 Nov 1925 | |||
| 80 | Win | 75–1–3 | Bartley Madden | KO | 3 (10) | 25 Sep 1925 | |||
| 79 | Win | 74–1–3 | Italian Jack Herman | KO | 2 (10) | 3 Jul 1925 | |||
| 78 | Win | 73–1–3 | Tommy Gibbons | KO | 12 (15) | 5 Jun 1925 | |||
| 77 | Win | 72–1–3 | Harry Greb | NWS | 10 | 27 Mar 1925 | |||
| 76 | Win | 71–1–3 | Jeff Smith | NWS | 15 | 8 Dec 1924 | |||
| 75 | Win | 70–1–3 | Buddy McHale | TKO | 2 (8) | 10 Nov 1924 | |||
| 74 | Win | 69–1–3 | Harry Foley | TKO | 1 (8), | 27 Oct 1924 | |||
| 73 | Win | 68–1–3 | Ray Neuman | PTS | 10 | 27 Sep 1924 | |||
| 72 | Draw | 67–1–3 | Harry Greb | NWS | 10 | 17 Sep 1924 | |||
| 71 | Win | 67–1–2 | Joe Lohman | TKO | 8 (12) | 18 Aug 1924 | |||
| 70 | Win | 66–1–2 | Georges Carpentier | TKO | 15 (15), | 24 Jul 1924 | |||
| 69 | Win | 65–1–2 | Erminio Spalla | TKO | 7 (12) | 26 Jun 1924 | |||
| 68 | Win | 64–1–2 | Jimmy Delaney | NWS | 10 | 17 Mar 1924 | |||
| 67 | Win | 63–1–2 | Martin Burke | PTS | 15 | 15 Feb 1924 | |||
| 66 | Win | 62–1–2 | Ray Thompson | KO | 2 (10) | 24 Jan 1924 | |||
| 65 | Win | 61–1–2 | Harry Foley | NWS | 10 | 15 Jan 1924 | |||
| 64 | Win | 60–1–2 | Harry Greb | UD | 15 | 10 Dec 1923 | |||
| 63 | Win | 59–1–2 | Dan O'Dowd | PTS | 12 | 31 Jul 1923 | |||
| 62 | Win | 58–1–2 | Jimmy Delaney | NWS | 10 | 16 May 1923 | |||
| 61 | Win | 57–1–2 | Jack Clifford | TKO | 8 (10) | 7 May 1923 | |||
| 60 | Win | 56–1–2 | Harry Greb | 15 | 23 Feb 1923 | ||||
| 59 | Win | 55–1–2 | Chuck Wiggins | PTS | 12 | 3 Feb 1923 | |||
| 58 | 54–1–2 | Jack Renault | NC | 4 (8) | 29 Jan 1923 | ||||
| 57 | Win | 54–1–2 | Charley Weinert | KO | 4 (15) | 29 Nov 1922 | |||
| 56 | Win | 53–1–2 | Jack Hanlon | KO | 1 (12), | 3 Nov 1922 | |||
| 55 | Win | 52–1–2 | Chuck Wiggins | PTS | 10 | 27 Oct 1922 | |||
| 54 | Win | 51–1–2 | Tommy Loughran | NWS | 8 | 24 Aug 1922 | |||
| 53 | Win | 50–1–2 | Charley Weinert | NWS | 12 | 17 Aug 1922 | |||
| 52 | Win | 49–1–2 | Ray Thompson | KO | 3 (10) | 4 Aug 1922 | |||
| 51 | Win | 48–1–2 | Fay Keiser | PTS | 12 | 7 Jul 1922 | |||
| 50 | Loss | 47–1–2 | Harry Greb | 15 | 23 May 1922 | ||||
| 49 | Win | 47–0–2 | Jack Burke | TKO | 9 (10) | 10 Apr 1922 | |||
| 48 | Win | 46–0–2 | Fay Keiser | NWS | 10 | 3 Mar 1922 | |||
| 47 | Win | 45–0–2 | Whitey Wenzel | TKO | 4 (8) | 14 Feb 1922 | |||
| 46 | Win | 44–0–2 | Jack Clifford | TKO | 6 (12), | 11 Feb 1922 | |||
| 45 | Win | 43–0–2 | Battling Levinsky | PTS | 12 | 13 Jan 1922 | |||
| 44 | Win | 42–0–2 | Eddie O'Hare | KO | 6 (8) | 22 Dec 1921 | |||
| 43 | Win | 41–0–2 | Wolf Larsen | TKO | 7 (12), | 25 Oct 1921 | |||
| 42 | Win | 40–0–2 | Jack Burke | TKO | 3 (8) | 14 Oct 1921 | |||
| 41 | Win | 39–0–2 | Herbert Crossley | PTS | 7 | 26 Sep 1921 | |||
| 40 | Win | 38–0–2 | Eddie Josephs | PTS | 12 | 18 Aug 1921 | |||
| 39 | Win | 37–0–2 | Martin Burke | PTS | 10 | 4 Aug 1921 | |||
| 38 | Win | 36–0–2 | Soldier Jones | TKO | 7 (8) | 2 Jul 1921 | |||
| 37 | Win | 35–0–2 | Johnny Ambrose | KO | 1 (12), | 28 Jun 1921 | |||
| 36 | Win | 34–0–2 | Leo Hauck | NWS | 10 | 7 Dec 1920 | |||
| 35 | Win | 33–0–2 | Leo Hauck | NWS | 6 | 25 Nov 1920 | |||
| 34 | Win | 32–0–2 | Paul Samson Koerner | NWS | 10 | 25 Oct 1920 | |||
| 33 | Win | 31–0–2 | Sergeant Ray Smith | TKO | 2 (8) | 22 Oct 1920 | |||
| 32 | Win | 30–0–2 | Ole Anderson | TKO | 3 (10), | 28 Jun 1920 | |||
| 31 | Win | 29–0–2 | Jeff Madden | TKO | 2 (12) | 7 Jun 1920 | |||
| 30 | Win | 28–0–2 | Jack Clifford | KO | 3 (10) | 9 Apr 1920 | |||
| 29 | Win | 27–0–2 | K.O. Sullivan | KO | 1 (8), | 5 Apr 1920 | |||
| 28 | Win | 26–0–2 | Ed Kinley | KO | 5 (8) | 4 Mar 1920 | |||
| 27 | Win | 25–0–2 | Al Roberts | KO | 8 (8), | 2 Feb 1920 | |||
| 26 | Win | 24–0–2 | Jim Monahan | KO | 1 (8), | 26 Jan 1920 | |||
| 25 | Win | 23–0–2 | Bud Nelson | KO | 1 (8) | 20 Jan 1920 | |||
| 24 | Win | 22–0–2 | Whitey Allen | KO | 2 (8) | 1 Jan 1920 | |||
| 23 | Win | 21–0–2 | Bob Pearce | KO | 2 (8) | 29 Dec 1919 | |||
| 22 | Win | 20–0–2 | Dan O'Dowd | NWS | 8 | 16 Dec 1919 | |||
| 21 | Win | 19–0–2 | Ted Jamieson | PTS | 10 | 26 Apr 1919 | |||
| 20 | Win | 18–0–2 | K.O. Sullivan | PTS | 10 | 14 Apr 1919 | |||
| 19 | Win | 17–0–2 | Dare Lewis | KO | 3 | 31 Mar 1919 | |||
| 18 | Win | 16–0–2 | Bob Martin | PTS | 4 | 27 Jan 1919 | |||
| 17 | Win | 15–0–2 | Victor Marchand | KO | 2 | 9 Jan 1919 | |||
| 16 | Draw | 14–0–2 | Tommy Gavigan | 10 | 20 Dec 1918 | ||||
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Howard Morrow | KO | 6 | 10 Dec 1918 | |||
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Johnny Newton | KO | 6 | 20 Nov 1918 | |||
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Hank Werhl | KO | 6 | 1 Nov 1918 | |||
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Young Guerini | KO | 1 (8) | 8 Jul 1918 | |||
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Hugh Weir | KO | 2 (10) | 15 Jan 1918 | |||
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Joe Borrell | KO | 2 (10) | 28 Dec 1917 | |||
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Sailor Wolfe | KO | 2 (10) | 29 Dec 1916 | |||
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | George Leahy | NWS | 6 | 22 Dec 1916 | |||
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Young Sharkey | KO | 6 (10) | 15 Dec 1916 | |||
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Young Guerini | TKO | 8 (10) | 8 Dec 1916 | |||
| 5 | Draw | 4–0–1 | KO Jaffe | NWS | 10 | 21 Jul 1916 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Billy Rowe | 6 | 1 Dec 1915 | ||||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | George Leahy | KO | 2 (6) | 28 Aug 1915 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Battling Genrimo | 3 (10) | 6 Aug 1915 | ||||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Bobby Dawson | 8 (10) | 3 Jul 1915 |