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.
Gene Tunney vs Jack Dempsey — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Gene Tunney leads 2–0- Gene Tunney wonDempsey vs TunneySep 22, 1927 · UD
- Gene Tunney wonDempsey vs TunneySep 23, 1926 · UD
The Numbers
- 80-1-3 (edge)
- Record
- 68-6-10
- 97% (edge)
- Win %
- 86.9%
- 48
- Wins by knockout
- 53 (edge)
- 60%
- KO rate
- 77.94% (edge)
- 60%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 78% (edge)
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 2
- 2
- Title reigns
- 2
- 6.5
- Bouts per year
- 6.6 (edge)
- 85
- Bouts tracked
- 86
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Height
- 6′1″ (185 cm) (edge)
- 76″ (193 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 73″ (185 cm)
- 129
- Age
- 131
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGene Tunney · 80 wins
KO/TKO
48
Decision
17
Other
15
Jack Dempsey · 69 wins
KO/TKO
54
Decision
9
Other
6
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (85 and 86 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Gene Tunney
WWWWW
W13 streak · last fought Jul 26, 1928
Jack Dempsey
LWLWW
L1 streak · last fought Sep 22, 1927
Common Questions
- 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, Gene Tunney or Jack 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, Gene Tunney or Jack Dempsey?
- Gene Tunney has 48 knockout wins and Jack Dempsey has 53. Jack Dempsey has more.
- Do Gene Tunney and Jack 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, Gene Tunney or Jack 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 Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey?
- This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Gene Tunney and 86 bouts tracked for Jack Dempsey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.