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Gene Tunney vs George Leahy — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gene Tunney

George Leahy

Gene Tunney (80-1-3) and George Leahy (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Tunney

80

Wins48 KO · 60%

1

Loss

3

Draws85 tracked bouts

Leahy

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Tunney leads 2–0

Gene Tunney and George Leahy have met 2 times; Tunney leads 2–0.

Gene Tunney and George Leahy have met 2 times; Tunney leads 2–0.
Met1915Aug 281916Dec 22Series
Gene TunneyFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
George LeahyFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultKOR2NWS2Meetings

The Numbers

Tunney 6 · Leahy 0 of 6 measurable rows
TunneyLeahy
Record†
80-1-3 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%
97% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 48
48 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
60%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
60%—
Times stopped‡max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.5
6.5 (edge)
1.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85
85
3

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Gene Tunney: 6′0″
George Leahy: No height on file
Reachnot held
Gene Tunney: 76″
George Leahy: No reach on file
Agenot held
Gene Tunney: Died aged 81
George Leahy: No date of birth
Stance
Gene Tunney: Orthodox
George Leahy: Not recorded

Gene Tunney left, George Leahy right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gene Tunney80 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

Gene Tunney: 80 tracked wins — 48 by KO/TKO (60%), 17 on the cards (21%) and 15 by another method or unrecorded (19%). Counted from 85 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

48 by KO/TKO 60%17 on the cards 21%15 by another method or unrecorded 19%

George Leahy0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

George Leahy: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Leahy yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gene Tunney 85, George Leahy 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Gene Tunney has won 13 straight, the most recent against Tom Heeney. Tunney last boxed on Jul 26, 1928.WWWWW

Risko Nov 1925O'Dowd Dec 1925Dempsey Sep 1926Dempsey Sep 1927Heeney Jul 19286.5 tracked bouts per year

George Leahy last boxed on Dec 22, 1916 — 40,125 days ago. Leahy had lost three straight.LLL

McTigue Jan 1915Tunney Aug 1915Tunney Dec 19161.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gene Tunney and George Leahy ever fought each other?
Yes. Gene Tunney and George Leahy have met 2 times and Gene Tunney leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WDec 22, 1916 · Tunney · NWS

WAug 28, 1915 · Tunney · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tunney or Leahy?
Gene Tunney is 80-1-3 and George Leahy is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Gene Tunney has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Tunney80–1–397%

Leahy0–30%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tunney or Leahy?
Gene Tunney has 48 knockout wins and George Leahy has 0. Gene Tunney has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tunney4860%

Leahy0

The Numbers ↓
Do Tunney and Leahy have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gene Tunney and George Leahy have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tunney and Leahy?
This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Gene Tunney and 3 bouts tracked for George Leahy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tunney85bouts

Leahy3bouts

How They Win ↓

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