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Tunney in 6th Pro Bout in LA
Sept. 9, 1916 -- Los Angeles, CA: The "Fighting Marine," Gene Tunney, gets another furlough to take on LH trial horse Art Herbert in his 6th pro bout. Tunney, who is one of the top LH prospects with five KO wins in his previous five bouts, steps up to Pre-Prime condition to take on Herbert, who sports a 2-5 record including one win over Chuck Wiggins, another LH prospect, so he may not be a pushover for Gene.
Round one, Tunney starts out firing right away, landing a clean right but Herbert responds with a shot of his own. This only serves to energize Tunney further, and he shoots back with a right, an uppercut, following up with a barrage including a hard hook, a cross, and another right. Toward the end of the round, these punches begin to take their toll on Herbert, and a hard uppercut from Tunney staggers a helpless Herbert, who is not longer able to fend for himself as the ref waves off the fight. TKO for Tunney at 2:47 of round one.
Tunney moves to 6-0 (all 6 by KO), and 411 pp, and he is due for another bout in a month or so.
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