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Tunney

American  
[tuhn-ee] / ˈtʌn i /

noun

  1. James Joseph Gene, 1898–1978, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1926–28.


Tunney British  
/ ˈtʌnɪ /

noun

  1. Gene , original name James Joseph Tunney . 1897–1978, US boxer; world heavyweight champion (1926–28)

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The other applicant, Emmet Tunney, is a severely-injured survivor of the bomb.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

The self-effacing Tunney wasn’t incognito to a lot of his students.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2024

When the NFL would use an illustration of which gesture was used for a specific call, the league used a drawing of Tunney.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2024

Jim Tunney and Al Jury lived — and thrived — by those standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2024

“Gene Tunney is a worthy model for manly youth,” says Rev. Francis P. Duffy, famous fighting chaplain of the old 69th Regiment.

From What's in the New York Evening Journal America's Greatest Evening Newspaper by New York Evening Journal

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