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JCWeb · 12-19-2006, 10:22 PM

Los Angeles, October 23. 1915 -- After a brief layoff, the "Fighting Marine," LH prospect Gene Tunney, is back in action for the second time. His opponent, TC Mitch Truman, is making his debut. Fred Hernandez referees. The bout is one of many on the undercard of a USBA HW title clash involving Harry Wills and Joe Jeannette.

Tunney starts off slow but warms up midway through the opening round when he finds the range with a quick hook to head, followed by a straight right that stuns Truman, who retreats to a neutral corner. Tunney pursues his man, tagging him with a lead right. Truman did not land a single punch in round one, which was thoroughly dominated by Tunney.

Tunney is quick off the stool for round two, moving inside where he punishes his opponent with some fierce body shots. He then goes upstairs for a sharp combination and Truman is in trouble. Tunney shows good lateral movement, and Truman hangs on, despite some swelling that is now visible around his right eye from the accumulated effect of Tunney's blows.

Round three, Tunney fights from the outside, and is warned for holding and hitting. Gene comes to life near the end of the round, landing an uppercut which he follows up with a big cross. Truman again appears to be ready to go when the bell sounds.

Final round, and Tunney is looking for the knockout. He lands repeatedly but nothing to hurt his opponent until there are about 15 seconds or so left in the bout. A strong uppercut finds its way to Truman's chin and he collapses to the canvas. Truman is counted out with just seven seconds left in the fight.

Gene Tunney wins by KO at 2:53 of round four.

His record is now 2-0 (2 KOs), with 283 pp. He is next due to fight in Dec. 1915, perhaps on the same card as Jack Dempsey.

12-19-2006, 10:22 PM	#181 (permalink)
JCWeb All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,052 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15x in 14 posts	Tunney in Second Bout Los Angeles, October 23. 1915 -- After a brief layoff, the "Fighting Marine," LH prospect Gene Tunney, is back in action for the second time. His opponent, TC Mitch Truman, is making his debut. Fred Hernandez referees. The bout is one of many on the undercard of a USBA HW title clash involving Harry Wills and Joe Jeannette. Tunney starts off slow but warms up midway through the opening round when he finds the range with a quick hook to head, followed by a straight right that stuns Truman, who retreats to a neutral corner. Tunney pursues his man, tagging him with a lead right. Truman did not land a single punch in round one, which was thoroughly dominated by Tunney. Tunney is quick off the stool for round two, moving inside where he punishes his opponent with some fierce body shots. He then goes upstairs for a sharp combination and Truman is in trouble. Tunney shows good lateral movement, and Truman hangs on, despite some swelling that is now visible around his right eye from the accumulated effect of Tunney's blows. Round three, Tunney fights from the outside, and is warned for holding and hitting. Gene comes to life near the end of the round, landing an uppercut which he follows up with a big cross. Truman again appears to be ready to go when the bell sounds. Final round, and Tunney is looking for the knockout. He lands repeatedly but nothing to hurt his opponent until there are about 15 seconds or so left in the bout. A strong uppercut finds its way to Truman's chin and he collapses to the canvas. Truman is counted out with just seven seconds left in the fight. Gene Tunney wins by KO at 2:53 of round four. His record is now 2-0 (2 KOs), with 283 pp. He is next due to fight in Dec. 1915, perhaps on the same card as Jack Dempsey.