| 1897 | Born May 25 in New York City (some accounts say 1898) |
| 1907 | Receives first pair of boxing gloves |
| 1915 | Fights first professional boxing match, winning by knockout |
| 1918 | Serves in the U. S. Marines in World War I |
| 1922 | Defeats Battling Levinsky to become light heavy weight champion of North America |
| 1922 | Loses title in a 15-round decision to Harry Greb |
| 1923 | Regains title from Greb in another 15-round decision |
| 1926 | Defeats Jack Dempsey to become heavyweight champion of the world |
| 1927 | Wins "battle of the long count" with Dempsey to retain his title |
| 1928 | Defeats Tom Heeney to retain title |
| 1928 | Retires from boxing, marries Mary Josephine ("Polly") Lauder |
| 1928 | Starts successful business career, dropping out of the public eye |
| 1942 | Serves in the U.S. Navy during World War II |
| 1945 | Writes Encyclopedia Britannica entry on boxing |
| 1978 | Dies in Greenwich, Connecticut at the age of 80 |
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about 1 year ago
Does any person have info on Gene Tunney's winter home in West Palm Beach, Fl.? It is a pristine, vintage 1920's Dade Count Pine cottage that is about to be torn down. It needs to be preserved. We need to authenticate the fact that it was his. Please if you have info on it, e-mail me. I have requested several times the Gene Tunney Organization and received no reply. Time is running out for the cottage.