Gene Tunney: The Fighting Marine | Full Story for Sleep

Twice Gene Tunney faced Jack Dempsey before the largest crowds boxing had ever drawn — and twice he beat him, calmly, scientifically, almost politely. He lost only once in his whole career and was knocked down only once, then walked away still champion and never came back. This is his full story — and the famous Long Count that boxing still argues about a hundred years later. Settle in, and fall asleep to history. Chapters: 00:00 Settling In 01:59 The Marine from Greenwich Village 05:07 The Fighting Marine Rises 08:20 The Man Who Read Shakespeare 11:41 Taking the Crown in Philadelphia 14:32 The Long Count 17:57 The Gentleman Walks Away and Goodnight Photo credits: Gene Tunney, 1929 — Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-08725, CC BY-SA 3.0 de; Dempsey–Tunney fight program — USMC Archives, CC BY 2.0; Gene Tunney, 1965 — photo by Joost Evers / Anefo, Nationaal Archief, CC BY-SA 3.0; Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey, 1964 — photo by Cal Montney, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0. All other photos are in the public domain. Narration is AI-generated.