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Boxing History - 1920s heavyweight champion Gene Tunney, “The Fighting Marine,” who died on this date in 1978. Tunney famously seized the title from Jack Dempsey in 1926. When Tunney died, Dempsey
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Arrival of ex-boxer Gene Tunney at Schiphol Airport; during the press conference Date: 3 December 1965 Location: Noord-Holland, Schiphol Keywords: arrival and departure, boxing Personal name: Tunney, Gene Stock Photo - Alamy
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