Yes, Tunney was one of the best ring tacticians boxing in the heavyweight division, and had great 4:44 4:44 movement side to side, to throw his opponent off balance to land his own effective. The knockdown of Gene shown here given to him by Dempsey resulted in the long count, which some boxing experts deny and boxing writers deny.The fact of matter is Tunney was fortunate here to get that and get back in to finish the fight and defeat Dempsey with a decision. His benefit from the South called long count did appear to help Tunney win the bout over Dempsey, though Dempsey gave Tunney a vicious beating, and Gene was able to with stand for the victory.
The most underrated boxer of all time. He really did create the modern style of boxing. Not to mention, he was 65-1 and a champ in two different weight divisions.
Tunney definitely brought scientific boxing to the forefront of the heavyweight division, but credit for that also goes to Joe Gans, Benny Leonard, and James J. Corbett.
Was just reexamining this video as I get back to my boxing roots and I observed at how many modern techniques and tactics he used. Truly a legend ahead of his game.
It's been a while since I watched this video. It's breathtaking and Gene Tunney truly was a breathtaking fighter. One of the best boxing tributes I've ever seen.
It's amazing how handsome he was for a boxer... and he took some beatings against Dempey and especially against Harry Greb.. the guy looks like an actor
hazmat1000 he had a Draw with greb , lost one and won one fight that many (including himself if i remember) belive greb actually won but the last one gene left no doubt that he had won
@studentofsweetscience knock out rate doesnt really mean anything. I cant figure out why but after he won the title he had 24 wins afterwards that were not considered title defences? I will assume he changed divisions but either way people knew who he was and that carries the same studying of hungry fighters. I also think having better quality tape easily accessible changed the fighting game so its hard to really compare.
@Hassan Syed Jack Johnson fought whites stop rewriting history. It was a choice point black period. I hate when people like you state untruths and bs casually.
Which just goes to show that Dempsey could not have beaten Ali as Tunney and Ali had similar styles. For boxing brains I have Tunney and Ali on par. TUNNEY AND ALI WERE BOXERS WHEREAS DEMPSEY WAS A FIGHTER there is a difference.
watching how Dempsey fought Tunney is ample proof in my mind that Ali would have beaten Dempsey easily. Tunney is in my opinion second only to Ali for boxing smarts and ring tactics.
Thank you for posting this. I knew a little bit about Gene Tunney already, but I looked him up today (& found this amazing video) b/c I remembered my WWII Gen grammy telling me that her cab-driver father Charles Moore was friends w/ Gene's brother--think they were drinking buddies. Then I sent my dad the video, & he told me that Gene used to hang out @ my great-grandfather's Perry St. apartment in the West Village when my grammy was a baby. I thought that was pretty cool. Also, my grammy's Irish maternal grandfather Tom Murphy knew him b/c he'd also been a local boxer. The village must've been such an amazing place to grow up in back then. Imagine being a cab driver & a huge people-person there? I hope that one day we'll get to meet our departed ancestors & listen to all their amazing stories. Oh yeah, & the song you picked is amazing too, & so is the editing. Thanks again for posting this! I enjoyed it thoroughly.
It's impressive to see Tunney and Dempsey greet each other before the fight and congratulate each other afterwards. Not only did this show true class; it set the stage for an enduring friendship afterwards. I miss those times and I wasn't even alive!
omg...the footage, the music, the editing, you get it right *every single* time, it's ridiculous!!! You absolutely nailed it again, every time you upload a video, I just know I will witness greatness. Please keep doing what you're doing and god bless you!!!
My grandfather used to talk about Gene Tunney,said he was as good as anyone he,d seen this was not long before he passed ages 80. I think Tunney is my favourite boxer
Gene Tunney is criminally underrated and was ahead of his time. He used movement and his jab to tame aggressive boxers like Dempsey rather than trying to fight fire with fire. He had a great knack for choosing the ideal times to close in and attack. Based on style alone he would be favored over just about every heavyweight who came before him
bandit7498 Well, he got a second chance and lost easily again. 20 rounds, Tunney won 19 of them. Tunney is simply better than Dempsey, (Tunney was not in his prime either).
Soviet AI We'll never know what would have happened if the Jack Dempsey that walked in against Willard, fresh with the memory of the hobo camps, had fought Tunney. But Dempsey was boxings biggest star right up until Muhammad Ali.
Your videos truly give these great fighters the dignity and respect they deserve in a highlight reel. From glimpses into their lives outside the ring, to their falls and get-back-ups. Watching some of these actually makes me get choked up a bit. Boxing is my favorite sport, and boxers are my favorite athletes. Favorite just isn't the right word. It's not like a favorite candy, a favorite car. Boxers have always been the underdogs, even if they were champions. Boxing will show you the patterns of immigration in this country. And it is a sport that has given birth to some of the most inspirational people in history. That's what your videos show. Now, for a comment about this video in particular. Unless your a real boxing nerd, you wouldn't have known who Gene Tunney was before you watched this. I'll admit, I didn't. But, after watching this video, you can see a lot of where Muhammad Ali got his technique- not his style necessarily. Tunney came from that old school style of boxing- the image you get of Popeye with his fists up. And there are traits in his style that you can see in the way Muhammad Ali ran around the ring, kept his hands down, and his chin up. Anyway, that's all I have. Sorry for the rant.
Very underrated Heavyweight Champ who retired having not lost a bout as champion.He has the misfortune of falling between two all time greats in Dempsey and Louis.
Yet, another fabulous video Reznick. The youngsters today would do very well trying to emulate this HIGHLY underrated champion. Total class both inside and outside the ring. And one of the very few greats who managed to retire on his terms. I continue to be a big fan of both your bodies of work.
@@richardv4211 His record was officially noted as 79-1-4 with 1 no contest at the time of his retirement. Record keeping was somewhat spotty at the time so not all his fights have full data beyond win or loss and by what manner. Still, a ridiculous record and he had no losses while fighting in the Heavyweight division.
Great video Rez...as usual! Tunney is often overlooked.....thinking man's fighter...terrific speed....good puncher....quick....smart ...very durable....one of my favorite boxers!!!
Wonderful display of your artistry Mr. REZNICK. Dempsey had Tunney Good YES.. But "a CHAMPION gets up when he CANT." j.d. AWESOME TRIBUTE SIR!! THANK YOU!!
Tunney on par with Ali for boxing smarts and being a master at tactics. Tunney like Ali was a boxer not a fighter. Maybe Tunney was smarter than Ali after all as he knew when to get out when he was on top.
It's bonkers to think that basicaly until *maybe* (and honest to goodness that's a colossal maybe) - young Joe Louis - that no one touches that guy for at least another 5-6 year in the heavyweight division. He threw in the towel early in his career but he lapped the field. He was so obviously god damned good.
I watch so much old boxing and outside of Ali - like just going by the boring dude eye test - I can't even comprehend Tunney. Like.... dude. I'm willing to go as psycho as to say that even young Joe Louis gets picked bad by him. He's so precise, prepared.. but like... also fucking brutal.
Tunney is one of the top 5 greatest lightheavyweights of all-time and was way ahead of his time in regards to using footwork/hand speed as his main weapons. IMO, Tunney is also one of the top 5 most underrated fighters of all-time.
Another great video of Tunney. Not only is it of superb quality. I dont know how the fuck you get these videos in widescreen. The quality is spectacular. Like if you hired an expert retransfer or something. Watching it feels like I'm in the arena watching it. Really good stuff. Should be up there with the ranks of best youtube videos. First time Tunney watcher. Truly impressed and can see why he was immaculate.
That moment at minute 2.16 in the video absolute class tunney enters the ring and dempsey shakes his hand presumably saying something like best of luck absolutely no ego whatsoever boxing is not like this anymore unfortunately
I mean there were guys like James corbett before him with a similar approach.. but in terms of the footwork and more modern boxing, yeah you may be right
There are several of your videos that I truly think should be archived by the National Library of Congress for being culturally, historically, and/or aesthetically significant. This is one of them, along with your video on Jersey Joe Walcott. The Old Timers can keep boxers like Tunney alive for a generation or two, but after the Old Timers pass on these boxers need someone to resuscitate them. You've essentially revived Gene Tunney and made him accessible to an entire generation of boxing fans, Reznick. Thank you.
After this video I understood, thaT I'm really regret not being born earlier, in 50-th. I think, people then were more natural. Thanks for video. Its amazing. Love it.
@@trinihammer Absolutely it's safe to say that Gene Tunney was the first scientific fighter. The "American style "of boxing (a.k.a) "African American style "quick feet , lateral movement, hit without being hit, taking advantage of your opponents weakness. That all started with Gene Tunney.
Tunney is often overlooked as far as all time greats are concerned but his resume is nothing less than awesome, he doesn't just have Greb and Dempsey in his portfolio, you can count Loughran, Gibbons, Delaney, Levinsky and many Others. Definitely underrated by most .
Gene Tunney was a thinking man's boxer. Which explains why Jack Dempsey was a lot more popular, even after getting beat twice by Tunney. The masses will never appreciate intellect because its less tangible than pure force. Similar to how Andre Ward will never get full credit for beating Kovalev twice, Tunney never got full credit for taking down Dempsey with the long count controversy. Boxing fans never change.
SIR Lord Henry mortimer damn right. They both were. Dempsey stayed aggressive and fought on the inside. To counter, Tunney became probably the first pure outboxer.
You forgot to say tunney fought greb 5 times and tunney won 3 of the fights greb won 1 and the other was a draw and from what I have read tunney destroyed greb in the last fight left no doubt who was the better boxer
3:06 onward is pretty wild to watch. He's showing so much of what we would later see from Ali at his best but this is decades before any of that, before Ali was even born.
I am Gene Tunney's 3rd cousin (my Mother is his 2nd cousin) and my nana's was his 1st Cousin, her father Joseph Lydon, was Mary Lydon's brother. Mary Lydon was Gene Tunney's mother from Kiltimagh, Co Mayo. So it would appear I have a few unknown relatives in this thread who I will contact in due course ! And of course I think Gene was my first boxing legend before Ali !
Tunney definitely on par with Ali for being boxing savvy and smart, like Ali a master at tactics. Tunney like Ali was a boxer not a fighter whereas Dempsey as you can see in the video clips was a fighter not a boxer.
It's difficult to think of a better all around me hanic in ring history.. flawless technique. Almost never put a foot wrong and when he did, he learnt from it.. stamina, durability, power, ringcraft, speed, ability to fight going forwards or backwards...and above all, temperament. Completely unflappable in a crisis.. I think a prime Dempsey might have overwhelmed him judging on the couple of occasions he DID catch up to him...but I'm by no means certain. Definitely one of the very greatest.
This guy was an absolute All time Great with a Capital G one of my favorite old school (True school) Boxers to watch but terribly underrated in my opinion as a heavyweight champion he had only one loss which he later avenged to the great Harry Greb which was that light heavyweight IMO was much better than Dempsey who was much beloved..
Lutaço!!! Essa do Gene x Dumpsey... veio de um knock down para a vitória por pontos. Eu já havia assistido essa luta em outro vídeo. Grande boxer na história do esporte.
Your timing is impeccable. It must have took your hours to choose this track. The way you tell the story is so beautiful. I fucking love simple yet effective editing. Well done sir.
I consider myself a boxing historian of sorts...never knew of this guy until I seen a top 10 list with his name on it...he's definitely underrated because I've never heard of him before
Glad to see my great great uncle at work thanks for the videos.
He was a legend. Thank you for watching.
He’s my great great great great uncle
Then I’m related to u because he’s my great great uncle too?!
Are we all related to him wtf
im black, and im the great grandson. wtf bro?!?! @@RandellDigglesXI
Gene Tunney. One of the most underappreciated athletes/sportsman of the 20th century.
Yes, Tunney was one of the best ring tacticians boxing in the heavyweight division, and had great 4:44 4:44 movement side to side, to throw his opponent off balance to land his own effective. The knockdown of Gene shown here given to him by Dempsey resulted in the long count, which some boxing experts deny and boxing writers deny.The fact of matter is Tunney was fortunate here to get that and get back in to finish the fight and defeat Dempsey with a decision. His benefit from the South called long count did appear to help Tunney win the bout over Dempsey, though Dempsey gave Tunney a vicious beating, and Gene was able to with stand for the victory.
So called long count, correction.
The most underrated boxer of all time. He really did create the modern style of boxing. Not to mention, he was 65-1 and a champ in two different weight divisions.
Tunney definitely brought scientific boxing to the forefront of the heavyweight division, but credit for that also goes to Joe Gans, Benny Leonard, and James J. Corbett.
79-1 actuallt
*88-1
@@NicanTlacaWarrior1 jack Dempsey must have been doing golf at the time
Was just reexamining this video as I get back to my boxing roots and I observed at how many modern techniques and tactics he used. Truly a legend ahead of his game.
It's been a while since I watched this video. It's breathtaking and Gene Tunney truly was a breathtaking fighter. One of the best boxing tributes I've ever seen.
Very underrated fighter. Definitely an all time great
It's amazing how handsome he was for a boxer... and he took some beatings against Dempey and especially against Harry Greb.. the guy looks like an actor
He actually tried his hand at one movie unfortunately there is no footage of it
Harry only beat this guy one time out of their 5 fights
He looks like a Neanderthal
Kascio GG you look like a fat basement dweller you can’t talk for shit 😂
@@gheudbbn9134 No not really, Kascio sort of looks like the Gregor Clegane aka the mountain from Game of thrones
Only had one loss to Harry Greb?!?!?! Then beats Greb 3x!!!! Talk about some sweet science, he was a thinking man's boxer.
hazmat1000 he had a Draw with greb , lost one and won one fight that many (including himself if i remember) belive greb actually won but the last one gene left no doubt that he had won
hazmat1000 Yeah his record was quite impressive Jack Dempsey got really close to knocking him out tho.
more impressive than marcianos record
@studentofsweetscience knock out rate doesnt really mean anything.
I cant figure out why but after he won the title he had 24 wins afterwards that were not considered title defences? I will assume he changed divisions but either way people knew who he was and that carries the same studying of hungry fighters. I also think having better quality tape easily accessible changed the fighting game so its hard to really compare.
@@bullmeatt I have the same opinion. Would be extremely interesting their fight with Marciano
Not a boxing expert, but this guy strikes me as one of the more underrated fighters of all time.
You'd be correct in that assumption
Beat Jack Dempsey twice.
All the Old Time fighters are very underratted
@Hassan Syed Jack Johnson fought whites stop rewriting history. It was a choice point black period. I hate when people like you state untruths and bs casually.
record is more impressive than marciano
the man can move. I like his subtle feints. The fight against Jack looked like Ali-Frazier.
Which just goes to show that Dempsey could not have beaten Ali as Tunney and Ali had similar styles. For boxing brains I have Tunney and Ali on par.
TUNNEY AND ALI WERE BOXERS WHEREAS DEMPSEY WAS A FIGHTER there is a difference.
I agree, I believe the first million dollar fight.
Wanna be an outfighter? Start learning from this guy. His combination of ring IQ and technique was just amazing
That Dempsey left hook was killer Gene Tunney was a great modern day boxer
watching how Dempsey fought Tunney is ample proof in my mind that Ali would have beaten Dempsey easily. Tunney is in my opinion second only to Ali for boxing smarts and ring tactics.
The GOAT is back.
And the GOAT commenters are back :)
I've never seen this dude box before.. But damn, his fighting style looks so Modern. Very technical wow
Tunney definitely on par with Ali for being boxing savvy and smart.
Thank you for posting this. I knew a little bit about Gene Tunney already, but I looked him up today (& found this amazing video) b/c I remembered my WWII Gen grammy telling me that her cab-driver father Charles Moore was friends w/ Gene's brother--think they were drinking buddies. Then I sent my dad the video, & he told me that Gene used to hang out @ my great-grandfather's Perry St. apartment in the West Village when my grammy was a baby. I thought that was pretty cool. Also, my grammy's Irish maternal grandfather Tom Murphy knew him b/c he'd also been a local boxer. The village must've been such an amazing place to grow up in back then. Imagine being a cab driver & a huge people-person there? I hope that one day we'll get to meet our departed ancestors & listen to all their amazing stories.
Oh yeah, & the song you picked is amazing too, & so is the editing. Thanks again for posting this! I enjoyed it thoroughly.
It's impressive to see Tunney and Dempsey greet each other before the fight and congratulate each other afterwards. Not only did this show true class; it set the stage for an enduring friendship afterwards. I miss those times and I wasn't even alive!
omg...the footage, the music, the editing, you get it right *every single* time, it's ridiculous!!! You absolutely nailed it again, every time you upload a video, I just know I will witness greatness.
Please keep doing what you're doing and god bless you!!!
I find the short cuts and music annoying. 🤔
My grandfather used to talk about Gene Tunney,said he was as good as anyone he,d seen this was not long before he passed ages 80.
I think Tunney is my favourite boxer
Sounds like you had an awesome grand dad. May he rest in peace!
Love it Rez! Great work as always, happy holidays.
haNZAgod hey haNZAgod
Gene Tunney is criminally underrated and was ahead of his time. He used movement and his jab to tame aggressive boxers like Dempsey rather than trying to fight fire with fire. He had a great knack for choosing the ideal times to close in and attack. Based on style alone he would be favored over just about every heavyweight who came before him
That Tunney - Dempsey fight was a thing of beauty. Tunney is such an underrated heavyweight. Great video Rez!
AWMrocks Tunney was very good, but prime Dempsey was better
Michael Trumph both innovators
Michael Trumph Prime Dempsey trounces Tunney. People forget Dempsey hadn't fought in three years when they first met.
bandit7498 Well, he got a second chance and lost easily again. 20 rounds, Tunney won 19 of them. Tunney is simply better than Dempsey, (Tunney was not in his prime either).
Soviet AI We'll never know what would have happened if the Jack Dempsey that walked in against Willard, fresh with the memory of the hobo camps, had fought Tunney. But Dempsey was boxings biggest star right up until Muhammad Ali.
3:50
Tunney timing Dempsey changing levels for a body jab and immediately seizing the momentum is breathtaking.
Tunney is like the forgotten man of boxing,...this guy was a great fighter, and never gets anywhere near the credit his talents deserve,....
Superb!
I only discovered this video 4 days ago but I’ve watched it like 20 times now. Epic
Very underrated fighter. A pound for pound top ten for me.
tuxtucis Agreed. I still consider him to be in the top 3 ATG at Light Heavyweight if not the greatest.
At light heavy no way number one...
tuxtucis Besides RJJ & Ezzard Charles who was better at LH?
I don't see at all RJJ in a light heavy top three...
tuxtucis How so? He definitely would be in most people's.
DAMNIT REZNICK. After every video, I feel like I know the boxer intimately. You're good.
I have chills after watching this and I've already seen it 50 times
Greatest defensive boxer of his era and top 5 greatest defensive boxers of all-time along with Floyd, Whitaker, Toney, Hopkins
BoyDanny93 Hopkins? I put Locche and Pep how one of the greatest defensive fighters.
Yeah. Pep was tops.
Franco Garcia Conor mcgregor is the best boxer 😂😂 HEAD ASS
xero jt The best to not defend his title.
Franco Garcia forreal 😂😂
Your videos truly give these great fighters the dignity and respect they deserve in a highlight reel. From glimpses into their lives outside the ring, to their falls and get-back-ups. Watching some of these actually makes me get choked up a bit. Boxing is my favorite sport, and boxers are my favorite athletes. Favorite just isn't the right word. It's not like a favorite candy, a favorite car. Boxers have always been the underdogs, even if they were champions. Boxing will show you the patterns of immigration in this country. And it is a sport that has given birth to some of the most inspirational people in history. That's what your videos show.
Now, for a comment about this video in particular. Unless your a real boxing nerd, you wouldn't have known who Gene Tunney was before you watched this. I'll admit, I didn't. But, after watching this video, you can see a lot of where Muhammad Ali got his technique- not his style necessarily. Tunney came from that old school style of boxing- the image you get of Popeye with his fists up. And there are traits in his style that you can see in the way Muhammad Ali ran around the ring, kept his hands down, and his chin up.
Anyway, that's all I have. Sorry for the rant.
Muhammad Ali learned his style of fighting from Sugar Ray Robinson.
Very underrated Heavyweight Champ who retired having not lost a bout as champion.He has the misfortune of falling between two all time greats in Dempsey and Louis.
Kinda like Larry Holmes.
Yet, another fabulous video Reznick. The youngsters today would do very well trying to emulate this HIGHLY underrated champion. Total class both inside and outside the ring. And one of the very few greats who managed to retire on his terms. I continue to be a big fan of both your bodies of work.
80-1 damn, awesome tribute reznick, by far the best Tunney tribute I've ever seen!
65-1-1
naturalselector85 I knew 80-1 sounded a little too good to be true, thx for the correction
Richard V no problem 👍🏼
Richard V Actually that correction is off he had a few more draws.
@@richardv4211 His record was officially noted as 79-1-4 with 1 no contest at the time of his retirement. Record keeping was somewhat spotty at the time so not all his fights have full data beyond win or loss and by what manner. Still, a ridiculous record and he had no losses while fighting in the Heavyweight division.
the greatest irish fighter of all time
reznick is back! you make some of the best videos ive ever seen. thanks for the great work
good to see a new video!
Yeah
Great video Rez...as usual! Tunney is often overlooked.....thinking man's fighter...terrific speed....good puncher....quick....smart
...very durable....one of my favorite boxers!!!
Brilliant boxer way ahead of his time with his in and out movements and combination strikes
Wonderful display of your artistry Mr. REZNICK.
Dempsey had Tunney Good YES..
But "a CHAMPION gets up when he CANT." j.d.
AWESOME TRIBUTE SIR!! THANK YOU!!
He was also a self-taught scholar who had to be the only heavyweight champ ever to teach at Yale.
Best Christmas present ever! Thanks Reznick and Happy Holidays! :D
Tunneys footwork was incredible, very underrated fighter
That jab right hook combo...my my
The funny thing is Tunney retired just as he was about to hit his peak he easily had another 3 or 4 dominant years on top left in him
Boxing Supraves I’ve seen you make all over this thing hating on a dead guy like get a life holyyyyy
Tunney on par with Ali for boxing smarts and being a master at tactics. Tunney like Ali was a boxer not a fighter. Maybe Tunney was smarter than Ali after all as he knew when to get out when he was on top.
It's bonkers to think that basicaly until *maybe* (and honest to goodness that's a colossal maybe) - young Joe Louis - that no one touches that guy for at least another 5-6 year in the heavyweight division. He threw in the towel early in his career but he lapped the field. He was so obviously god damned good.
Underrated. He should be ranked in the all time top ten, or even five.
THIS IS ART DUDE
I watch so much old boxing and outside of Ali - like just going by the boring dude eye test - I can't even comprehend Tunney. Like.... dude. I'm willing to go as psycho as to say that even young Joe Louis gets picked bad by him. He's so precise, prepared.. but like... also fucking brutal.
Tunney is one of the top 5 greatest lightheavyweights of all-time and was way ahead of his time in regards to using footwork/hand speed as his main weapons. IMO, Tunney is also one of the top 5 most underrated fighters of all-time.
Another great video of Tunney. Not only is it of superb quality. I dont know how the fuck you get these videos in widescreen. The quality is spectacular. Like if you hired an expert retransfer or something. Watching it feels like I'm in the arena watching it. Really good stuff. Should be up there with the ranks of best youtube videos.
First time Tunney watcher. Truly impressed and can see why he was immaculate.
That moment at minute 2.16 in the video absolute class tunney enters the ring and dempsey shakes his hand presumably saying something like best of luck absolutely no ego whatsoever boxing is not like this anymore unfortunately
The father of outside boxing
I mean there were guys like James corbett before him with a similar approach.. but in terms of the footwork and more modern boxing, yeah you may be right
There are several of your videos that I truly think should be archived by the National Library of Congress for being culturally, historically, and/or aesthetically significant. This is one of them, along with your video on Jersey Joe Walcott. The Old Timers can keep boxers like Tunney alive for a generation or two, but after the Old Timers pass on these boxers need someone to resuscitate them. You've essentially revived Gene Tunney and made him accessible to an entire generation of boxing fans, Reznick. Thank you.
Shame he’s always mentioned in Dempsey’s shadow even after beating him twice.
That is strange - I must admit I'd never heard of him until this vid
aaronam0115 long count fight he should been counted out.
@@PowerTrip1r2 regardless. He beat him twice. Twice.
Same thing happens with holyfield vs tyson..
@@rodrigocavalcante883 you mean Tyson Douglas
Man he was Beautiful too watch a Great Boxer ,and too all his family be proud he was Great!!
After this video I understood, thaT I'm really regret not being born earlier, in 50-th.
I think, people then were more natural.
Thanks for video. Its amazing. Love it.
Gene Tunney and Jersey Joe Wilcox without question the two greatest Scientists in boxing. Ali, said Tunney was the best of the ol'school fighter.
I put Tunney on par with Ali for boxing smarts and ring tactics.
@@trinihammer Absolutely it's safe to say that Gene Tunney was the first scientific fighter. The "American style "of boxing (a.k.a) "African American style "quick feet , lateral movement, hit without being hit, taking advantage of your opponents weakness. That all started with Gene Tunney.
Yeah a great way to take us all back there ! Thanks man
Tunney is often overlooked as far as all time greats are concerned but his resume is nothing less than awesome, he doesn't just have Greb and Dempsey in his portfolio, you can count Loughran, Gibbons, Delaney, Levinsky and many Others. Definitely underrated by most .
So underrated it's insane.
Love your music selection. Every video increases my music playlist.
Very tough fit and disciplined fighter. Had the measure of Dempsey and not many did.
Gene Tunney was a thinking man's boxer. Which explains why Jack Dempsey was a lot more popular, even after getting beat twice by Tunney. The masses will never appreciate intellect because its less tangible than pure force. Similar to how Andre Ward will never get full credit for beating Kovalev twice, Tunney never got full credit for taking down Dempsey with the long count controversy. Boxing fans never change.
mua2 the truth in this comment gets to me.
mua2 Dempsey>>>>>> Tunney.
Prime demspey would have murdered Tunney.
Jack was master of innovator as well. His creativity is underappreciated as well
Fun fact. Bruce Lee studied Gene Tunney in his evolution which became Jeet Kun Do. Bruce loved Tunney's thoughtful, philosophical approach to combat.
Keevin Tamplin even tunney admitted that he would never had beaten peak dempsey
SIR Lord Henry mortimer damn right. They both were. Dempsey stayed aggressive and fought on the inside. To counter, Tunney became probably the first pure outboxer.
just want to say your videos are simply breathtaking! keep up the good work i enjoy watching these!
Brilliant video. Most underrated fighter in history. Bar none.
Thanks for introducing me to an incredible song, montage is superb
Look at that movement. The Ali before Ali.
Bro.. i wish i would have found this channel earlier. Thank you for your channel man. Love the vidoes
Thanks for the video, REZNICK
Harry Greb the only man to defeat Gene Tunney.. we need a video of the Windmill. Arguably the greatest fighter considering his record.
There are unfortunately no known records of film from Greb except a mock sparring. What a shame!
Yeah.Feelsbadman
Only 2 minutes of footage exist of greb Unfortunately
You forgot to say tunney fought greb 5 times and tunney won 3 of the fights greb won 1 and the other was a draw and from what I have read tunney destroyed greb in the last fight left no doubt who was the better boxer
@@ggmm6182 with a 40 lbs weight advantage yes Gene was the better fighter overall
Those were the days!
Good one man, happy holidays from Prague! haNZAgod and LeeWylie1 in the area too, how cool is that!
Been waiting to see Tunney, thanks for another great upload Rez!
YES Great video Rez
He has the face of like those olden day superheros or police detectives
Love it. One of my favourites you've ever done!
Carlos Monzon, Arturo Gatti or Jake Lamotta next please
Yes Gene was a very underrated boxer i totally agree with that assessment.
3:06 onward is pretty wild to watch. He's showing so much of what we would later see from Ali at his best but this is decades before any of that, before Ali was even born.
Yeah Ali definitely got his style from him
@@themoores331 ali mentioned tunney when asked about their styles being very similar...
First guy to use footwork and stamina to out punch hes opponents the fighting marine describes hes name perfectly.
@@dachimneysmokerc7621 Actually, the original fighter who used footwork and stamina to take down his opponents was Gentleman Jim Corbett.
@@Nuvendil I will give it a look
Just after discovering this RUclips channel. Its fantastic, keep up the great work!
Damn I had to pause Netflix as soon as I heard that son lux beat drop...love their music
Semper fi Marines 💪🏻
1:42 is so impressive to me the movement he had. Precision strikes! Looks like a modern day boxer!
Can you make a video about Harry Greb please i really want to see more of him
Not much footage of him
unbelievable video as always
Do more of Jack Dempsey
I am Gene Tunney's 3rd cousin (my Mother is his 2nd cousin) and my nana's was his 1st Cousin, her father Joseph Lydon, was Mary Lydon's brother. Mary Lydon was Gene Tunney's mother from Kiltimagh, Co Mayo. So it would appear I have a few unknown relatives in this thread who I will contact in due course ! And of course I think Gene was my first boxing legend before Ali !
Tunney definitely on par with Ali for being boxing savvy and smart, like Ali a master at tactics. Tunney like Ali was a boxer not a fighter whereas Dempsey as you can see in the video clips was a fighter not a boxer.
Why would anyone thumbs down a vid like this? Anyway great vid very cool
Thank You ....
Great video thank you reznick 💪💪💪
favorite youtube video of all time!
It's difficult to think of a better all around me hanic in ring history.. flawless technique. Almost never put a foot wrong and when he did, he learnt from it.. stamina, durability, power, ringcraft, speed, ability to fight going forwards or backwards...and above all, temperament. Completely unflappable in a crisis..
I think a prime Dempsey might have overwhelmed him judging on the couple of occasions he DID catch up to him...but I'm by no means certain.
Definitely one of the very greatest.
Thank you. 🌹
Great video 👍
I love the videos. Keep them coming my friend. Aka BR.
So sensational! Omg!
The way Reznick edits or use to edit was unbelievable
This guy was an absolute All time Great with a Capital G one of my favorite old school (True school) Boxers to watch but terribly underrated in my opinion as a heavyweight champion he had only one loss which he later avenged to the great Harry Greb which was that light heavyweight IMO was much better than Dempsey who was much beloved..
Lutaço!!! Essa do Gene x Dumpsey... veio de um knock down para a vitória por pontos. Eu já havia assistido essa luta em outro vídeo. Grande boxer na história do esporte.
Your timing is impeccable. It must have took your hours to choose this track. The way you tell the story is so beautiful. I fucking love simple yet effective editing. Well done sir.
2:30 there is one guy in the crowd that rises earlier than everyone else, he has good perception of the situation.
This is epic.
I consider myself a boxing historian of sorts...never knew of this guy until I seen a top 10 list with his name on it...he's definitely underrated because I've never heard of him before
One of the greatest boxers of all time.
One of the greatest, no doubt.
yo man you have stright up talent when it comes to making videos. good work keep it up