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JCWeb · 04-05-2007, 10:39 PM

March 30, 1918 -- Kiel Auditorium, St Louis -- The Fighting Marine, Gene Tunney, comes East to take on unbeaten LHW prospect Pat McCarthy, only a "3" rated fighter who has compiled a 10-0 (5) record, all versus TCs. Tunney is going for win number 15 and a likely Top 10 LHW ranking.

Round one, McCarthy lashes out at Tunney with a leaping shot that misses. McCarthy fires a combination that misses. Tunney snakes home a jab, then pins his opponent in the corner. Tunney connects with a jab, lands a hook, forcing McCarthy to hang on until the bell sounds. Solid start for Gene.

Second round, Tunney fights inside while McCarthy stays on the outside. A McCarthy hook bounces off the side of Tunney, who bounces around the ring. A careless McCarthy then runs right into a strong shot from Tunney and drops to the canvas. He recovers his footing, covering up for the rest of the round. Tunney flicks a jab, lands a hard hook and follows with a two-fisted attack, connecting with an uppercut -- McCarthy, already suffering from some swelling around his right eye, manages to evade a Tunney jab just before the bell.

Round three, this time McCarthy tries his luck on the inside while Tunney is content to work the outside. Tunney scores with a short hook to the chest, but misses with a follow-up right. McCarthy ducks a roundhouse Tunney right, then lands a clean uppercut of his own. It's a fairly even round until Tunney comes through with a late flurry, featuring a hook to the body. McCarthy tries to counter with a big left, but he winces in pain as he injures his hand right before the bell.

McCarthy is back out for round four, trying to counter Tunney on the inside by looking for the big knockout punch. Tunney finds the range with a sharp uppercut, targeting his opponent's swollen right eye. McCarthy is hurt, but eschews the cover up strategy. Not a good move -- Tunney crashes through with another strong shot -- knockdown #2 of the bout. This time McCarthy is unable to regain his footing and he's counted out at 1:04 of round four.

Tunney's KO victory runs his record to 15-0 (12 KOs). He has 696 pps, good for a debut at #6 in the LHW rankings. Bigger and better things are projected in the upcoming year for the popular Fighting Marine.

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JCWeb All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 716	Tunney Takes on Unbeaten Prospect For Win #15 March 30, 1918 -- Kiel Auditorium, St Louis -- The Fighting Marine, Gene Tunney, comes East to take on unbeaten LHW prospect Pat McCarthy, only a "3" rated fighter who has compiled a 10-0 (5) record, all versus TCs. Tunney is going for win number 15 and a likely Top 10 LHW ranking. Round one, McCarthy lashes out at Tunney with a leaping shot that misses. McCarthy fires a combination that misses. Tunney snakes home a jab, then pins his opponent in the corner. Tunney connects with a jab, lands a hook, forcing McCarthy to hang on until the bell sounds. Solid start for Gene. Second round, Tunney fights inside while McCarthy stays on the outside. A McCarthy hook bounces off the side of Tunney, who bounces around the ring. A careless McCarthy then runs right into a strong shot from Tunney and drops to the canvas. He recovers his footing, covering up for the rest of the round. Tunney flicks a jab, lands a hard hook and follows with a two-fisted attack, connecting with an uppercut -- McCarthy, already suffering from some swelling around his right eye, manages to evade a Tunney jab just before the bell. Round three, this time McCarthy tries his luck on the inside while Tunney is content to work the outside. Tunney scores with a short hook to the chest, but misses with a follow-up right. McCarthy ducks a roundhouse Tunney right, then lands a clean uppercut of his own. It's a fairly even round until Tunney comes through with a late flurry, featuring a hook to the body. McCarthy tries to counter with a big left, but he winces in pain as he injures his hand right before the bell. McCarthy is back out for round four, trying to counter Tunney on the inside by looking for the big knockout punch. Tunney finds the range with a sharp uppercut, targeting his opponent's swollen right eye. McCarthy is hurt, but eschews the cover up strategy. Not a good move -- Tunney crashes through with another strong shot -- knockdown #2 of the bout. This time McCarthy is unable to regain his footing and he's counted out at 1:04 of round four. Tunney's KO victory runs his record to 15-0 (12 KOs). He has 696 pps, good for a debut at #6 in the LHW rankings. Bigger and better things are projected in the upcoming year for the popular Fighting Marine.