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JCWeb · 04-02-2007, 09:00 PM

Feb 16, 1918 at San Francisco's Cow Palace, Gene Tunney, the unbeaten "Fighting Marine," takes on his first ranked opponent, the #20 ranked LHW, Clay "Chief" Turner, in one of the main support bouts on tonight's card. Turner, who has compiled a 14-12 (2) mark, appears to be another step on Tunney's road to a Top 10 LHW ranking by years' end. Tunney, of course, comes in having won all 13 previous contest, 11 of them by knockout.

Round one, Tunney connects with a hook to the head, and follows up with a jab. Turner is off target with a cross, Tunney moves in behind the jab and the initial stanza shows a slight edge for the Marine.

Second round, Tunney fights inside, while "Chief" stays on the outside. Tunney starts out with a jab, rips a hook to the head, circles his stationary opponent, fires a combination but is called for a low blow. Except for the foul call, it's a strong round for Tunney.

Third round, both men work from the outside. After an early flurry by Tunney, Turner counters with a combination, then a straight right scores for Tunney. Tunney misses with a left, can't connect late in the round but did enough early on to take the round.

Round four, Tunney moves inside again as Turner fights defensively. Tunney scores with a big left. Turner lands an uppercut. Tunney responds with a jab. Turner sticks a hook to the body. Close round.

Fifth round, both move inside. Turner scores first with the uppercut. Tunney rallies with a three-punch combo. Gene follows up with an uppercut, then a hook to the head. Tunney dominates the round, connecting with a cross but Turner is still standing.

Round six, Tunney works the head and body, but "Chief" responds with a hard uppercut. Tunney steps up the pace, dominating the rest of the action. Turner's left eye shows signs of swelling by round's end.

Round seven, Tunney gets more aggressive, takes a shot from Turner but pushes forward with a cross to the head, a right to the body, a jab then moves inside with an uppercut that staggers the "Chief." Tunney bobs and weaves, inflicting more punishment, but again his opponent remains vertical.

Eighth round, Turner tries to get more aggressive, fires a left that misses, Tunney fires back with a straight right that forces Turner to cover up. Tunney follows up with a double jab, but Turner survives the rest of the round by clinching.

Round nine, Tunney pulls back to the outside, continues to outbox his outclassed opponent. Turner flails away but misses.

Tenth and final round, Tunney coasts to victory, staying away from the wild shots of his tired opponent. The bell sounds.

The judges' cards are unanimous -- all three saw it exactly the same, 100-90 for Tunney, interestingly all three called every round 10-9 for Tunney (ignoring the foul call in round two).

The win runs Tunney's record to 14-0 (11 KOs) and 655 pp. One more bout (hopefully in March 1918) and he will be rated.

04-02-2007, 09:00 PM	#311 (permalink)
JCWeb All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 717	Tunney Versus Ranked Opponent Feb 16, 1918 at San Francisco's Cow Palace, Gene Tunney, the unbeaten "Fighting Marine," takes on his first ranked opponent, the #20 ranked LHW, Clay "Chief" Turner, in one of the main support bouts on tonight's card. Turner, who has compiled a 14-12 (2) mark, appears to be another step on Tunney's road to a Top 10 LHW ranking by years' end. Tunney, of course, comes in having won all 13 previous contest, 11 of them by knockout. Round one, Tunney connects with a hook to the head, and follows up with a jab. Turner is off target with a cross, Tunney moves in behind the jab and the initial stanza shows a slight edge for the Marine. Second round, Tunney fights inside, while "Chief" stays on the outside. Tunney starts out with a jab, rips a hook to the head, circles his stationary opponent, fires a combination but is called for a low blow. Except for the foul call, it's a strong round for Tunney. Third round, both men work from the outside. After an early flurry by Tunney, Turner counters with a combination, then a straight right scores for Tunney. Tunney misses with a left, can't connect late in the round but did enough early on to take the round. Round four, Tunney moves inside again as Turner fights defensively. Tunney scores with a big left. Turner lands an uppercut. Tunney responds with a jab. Turner sticks a hook to the body. Close round. Fifth round, both move inside. Turner scores first with the uppercut. Tunney rallies with a three-punch combo. Gene follows up with an uppercut, then a hook to the head. Tunney dominates the round, connecting with a cross but Turner is still standing. Round six, Tunney works the head and body, but "Chief" responds with a hard uppercut. Tunney steps up the pace, dominating the rest of the action. Turner's left eye shows signs of swelling by round's end. Round seven, Tunney gets more aggressive, takes a shot from Turner but pushes forward with a cross to the head, a right to the body, a jab then moves inside with an uppercut that staggers the "Chief." Tunney bobs and weaves, inflicting more punishment, but again his opponent remains vertical. Eighth round, Turner tries to get more aggressive, fires a left that misses, Tunney fires back with a straight right that forces Turner to cover up. Tunney follows up with a double jab, but Turner survives the rest of the round by clinching. Round nine, Tunney pulls back to the outside, continues to outbox his outclassed opponent. Turner flails away but misses. Tenth and final round, Tunney coasts to victory, staying away from the wild shots of his tired opponent. The bell sounds. The judges' cards are unanimous -- all three saw it exactly the same, 100-90 for Tunney, interestingly all three called every round 10-9 for Tunney (ignoring the foul call in round two). The win runs Tunney's record to 14-0 (11 KOs) and 655 pp. One more bout (hopefully in March 1918) and he will be rated.