Word: tunney
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Though his Royal Highness spends much time in his hothouses and amid his beehives and poultry runs, he retains a robust interest in sport. Before leaving Brussels for Stockholm he issued instructions that detailed news of the Dempsey-Tunney fight be cabled to him. Interviewed by newsgatherers, he said: "I watched Tunney throughout the American Army boxing championship matches in 1919 [from General Pershing...
...have never seen Dempsey fight, but any man defeating Tunney must be a world beater and deserves to be champion of the world. I will be greatly surprised if Dempsey succeeds in winning from Tunney...
...Deputy Ernesto Hidalgo of Guanajuato. His valorous championship of the petition was greeted by cries of "Swine, you have taken Catholic bribes! Let him talk himself into the mud! Let's talk about the Dempsey-Tunney fight!" (News of this match was then being received over the radio...
...Tunney got into the ring first. Dempsey was coming. You could see a swirl far back in the crowd that drew nearer and nearer as Dempsey moved down the aisle with his handlers and a corps of policemen. He climbed through the ropes-unshaven, hard-muscled, surprisingly thin-and crossed to Tunney's corner. "How are you, boy?" he said. The iron voice announced the weights: "Jack Dempsey, who has defended his title for the last six years. . . ." Loud booing. You bent over to light a cigaret and when you looked up they were fighting...
...Tunney stood up straight, Dempsey came in weaving, bobbing, prowling. He bent his head a little and Tunney's lefts whizzed over. Three of them missed in succession. Incomparably better looking in the ring than Tunney, who was merely handsome, Dempsey leaped forward; he was inside Tunney's guard, a panther striking. Then an amazing thing happened. Tunney held his terrible arms. The referee parted their shoulders and Tunney, with a right and left to the head, backed Dempsey against the ropes, pounded his face, made him shelter himself with wrapping elbows. The gong rang...