Have Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey ever fought each other?

Yes. Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey have met 2 times and Gene Tunney leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Tunney or Dempsey?

Gene Tunney is 80-1-3 and Jack Dempsey is 68-6-10. Gene Tunney has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Tunney or Dempsey?

Gene Tunney has 48 knockout wins and Jack Dempsey has 53. Jack Dempsey has more.

Do Tunney and Dempsey have any common opponents?

Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey share 3 common opponents: Tommy Gibbons, Georges Carpentier and Battling Levinsky. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Tunney or Dempsey?

Jack Dempsey is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 2 cm above the other. Gene Tunney also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tunney and Dempsey?

This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Gene Tunney and 85 bouts tracked for Jack Dempsey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gene Tunney vs Jack Dempsey — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jack Dempsey

Gene Tunney (80-1-3) and Jack Dempsey (68-6-10) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Tunney

Wins48 KO · 60%

Loss

Draws85 tracked bouts

Dempsey

Wins53 KO · 78%

Losses

Draws85 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Tunney leads 2–0

Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey have met 2 times; Tunney leads 2–0.
Met	1926Sep 23	1927Sep 22	Series
Gene TunneyFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Jack DempseyFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	UDDempsey vs Tunney	UDDempsey vs Tunney	2Meetings

The Numbers

Tunney 3 · Dempsey 3 of 6 measurable rows

TunneyEdge = longer wingDempsey

Record: 80-1-3 (edge)68-6-10
Win %0–100%: 97% (edge)
86.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 53: 48
53 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 60%
77.94% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 60%
79% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 1: 0 (edge)
1
Title reignslevelmax 2: 2
2
Bouts per year^‡levelmax 6.5: 6.5
6.5
Bouts trackedlevelmax 85: 85
85

† 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

Height+1″: Gene Tunney: 6′0″; Jack Dempsey: 6′1″ (edge)
Reach+3″: Gene Tunney: 76″ (edge); Jack Dempsey: 73″
Agenot comparable: Gene Tunney: Died aged 81; Jack Dempsey: Died aged 87
Stance: Gene Tunney: Orthodox; Jack Dempsey: Orthodox

Gene Tunney left, Jack Dempsey 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

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

Jack Dempsey68 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

54 by KO/TKO 79%9 on the cards 13%5 by another method or unrecorded 7%

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

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · even on 33 shared · even on 3

TunneyGene Tunney

Opponent

DempseyJack Dempsey

Gene Tunney
Win, KO 12
1925Jun 1925
GibbonsTommy GibbonsUnited States 96–5–4 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Jack Dempsey
Win, PTS
1923Jul 1923
Gene Tunney
Win, TKO
1924Jul 1924
CarpentierGeorges CarpentierFrance 89–15–6 · WelterweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Jack Dempsey
Win, KO 4
1921Jul 1921
Gene Tunney
Win, PTS
1922Jan 1922
LevinskyBattling LevinskyUnited States 196–55–38 · Light HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Jack Dempsey
Win, KO 3
1918Nov 1918

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

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

Jack Dempsey had won one in a row before losing a decision to Gene Tunney. Dempsey last boxed on Sep 22, 1927.WWLWL

Gibbons Jul 1923Firpo Sep 1923Tunney Sep 1926Sharkey Jul 1927Tunney Sep 19276.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey ever fought each other?: Yes. Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey have met 2 times and Gene Tunney leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Tunney or Dempsey?: Gene Tunney is 80-1-3 and Jack Dempsey is 68-6-10. Gene Tunney has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Tunney or Dempsey?: Gene Tunney has 48 knockout wins and Jack Dempsey has 53. Jack Dempsey has more.
Do Tunney and Dempsey have any common opponents?: Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey share 3 common opponents: Tommy Gibbons, Georges Carpentier and Battling Levinsky. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Tunney or Dempsey?: Jack Dempsey is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 2 cm above the other. Gene Tunney also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tunney and Dempsey?: This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Gene Tunney and 85 bouts tracked for Jack Dempsey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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