Have Gene Tunney and Tom Heeney ever fought each other?

Yes. Gene Tunney and Tom Heeney met once on July 26, 1928, and Gene Tunney won by TKO in round 11.

Who has the better record, Tunney or Heeney?

Gene Tunney is 80-1-3 and Tom Heeney is 37-23-8. Gene Tunney has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Tunney or Heeney?

Gene Tunney has 48 knockout wins and Tom Heeney has 15. Gene Tunney has more.

Do Tunney and Heeney have any common opponents?

Gene Tunney and Tom Heeney share 2 common opponents: Johnny Risko and Bartley Madden. Gene Tunney fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Gene Tunney and 68 bouts tracked for Tom Heeney. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gene Tunney vs Tom Heeney — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Tom Heeney

Gene Tunney (80-1-3) and Tom Heeney (37-23-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Tunney

Wins48 KO · 60%

Loss

Draws85 tracked bouts

Heeney

Wins15 KO · 41%

Losses

Draws68 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Tunney leads 1–0

Gene Tunney and Tom Heeney have met 1 time; Tunney leads 1–0.
Met	1928Jul 26	Series
Gene TunneyFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Tom HeeneyFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR11Heeney vs Tunney	1Meeting

Heeney vs Tunney · Jul 26, 1928

The Numbers

Tunney 8 · Heeney 0 of 8 measurable rows

TunneyEdge = longer wingHeeney

Record: 80-1-3 (edge)37-23-8
Win %0–100%: 97% (edge)
60.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 48: 48 (edge)
15
KO rate0–100%: 60% (edge)
40.54%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 60% (edge)
39%
Times stopped^†max 6: 0 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 6.5: 6.5 (edge)
5.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85: 85
68

† 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″; Tom Heeney: No height on file
Reach+4″: Gene Tunney: 76″ (edge); Tom Heeney: 72″
Agenot comparable: Gene Tunney: Died aged 81; Tom Heeney: Died aged 86
Stance: Gene Tunney: Orthodox; Tom Heeney: Not recorded

Gene Tunney left, Tom Heeney 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%

Tom Heeney36 wins · from 68 tracked bouts

14 by KO/TKO 39%17 on the cards 47%5 by another method or unrecorded 14%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gene Tunney 85, Tom Heeney 68 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Tunney better on 1 · even on 12 shared · Gene Tunney better on 1 · even on 1

TunneyGene Tunney

Opponent

HeeneyTom Heeney

Gene Tunney
Win, NWS
1925Nov 1925
RiskoJohnny RiskoUnited StatesTunney betterGene Tunney better — 1–0 to 1–1
Tom Heeney
1–1 against
Loss, PTS
1931Apr 1931
Win, PTS
1927Oct 1927
Gene Tunney
Win, KO 3
1925Sep 1925
MaddenBartley MaddenEvenEven — 1–0 both
Tom Heeney
Win, PTS
1926Aug 1926

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

Tom Heeney has lost three straight. Heeney last boxed on Mar 27, 1933.WDLLL

Birkie Mar 1932Schwake Oct 1932Perroni Dec 1932Retzlaff Mar 1933Poreda Mar 19335.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Gene Tunney and Tom Heeney ever fought each other?: Yes. Gene Tunney and Tom Heeney met once on July 26, 1928, and Gene Tunney won by TKO in round 11.
Who has the better record, Tunney or Heeney?: Gene Tunney is 80-1-3 and Tom Heeney is 37-23-8. Gene Tunney has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Tunney or Heeney?: Gene Tunney has 48 knockout wins and Tom Heeney has 15. Gene Tunney has more.
Do Tunney and Heeney have any common opponents?: Gene Tunney and Tom Heeney share 2 common opponents: Johnny Risko and Bartley Madden. Gene Tunney fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tunney and Heeney?: This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Gene Tunney and 68 bouts tracked for Tom Heeney. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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