The history of the fight has so many other
hidden details from the record attendance to the mobster scandals...even
the ring itself has endless stories and now 80 years later
the stories continue. Many books have been written about the
controversial second fight between Dempsey and Tunney, ESPN
recaps as one of the top fights of the century, and thousands
of articles around the world have been published. With the
emergence of the Internet now we can access many of these
stories online with a few clicks. A few helpful links below
but Yahoo or Google will provide you with as many resources
we believe as you need.
We have pulled together a few stories of the
fight & the history of the ring itself as well, as it
made it's way from Chicago to Stockton, CA. We hope you find
them as valuable and interesting as we did.
The Long Count Fight:
The
fight still is talked about today as the greatest fight
in history. Here's the story of what happened the night
at Soldier Field in Chicago September 22, 1927. (more)
The History of the Ring and
It's Trip to California:
The
ring lived on after the historical fight and went on to
decide several other champion bouts. Click here to read
the full story on how the ring continues to be one of boxing's
most hidden treasures. (more)
Other resources about the fight,
the boxers, the event, and the ring:
Did you know that the second rematch the
two brought in 104,000 attendees that paid out $2.65million
to attent, a gate that stood for an incredible record of
50 years! Find out more:
Historical Broadcasts. You can buy the actual
play by play of the fight:
http://www.jhepple.com/Freestuff/streaming_media.htm
Boxing and News Articles:
http://www.sptimes.com/News/113099/Sports/Long_count_allows_Tun.shtml
http://www.genetunney.com/newspaper31.html
http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/
Historical Boxing Resources:
http://www.fitzsimmons.co.nz/html/links.html
Gene Tunney:
http://www.genetunney.org/
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Lodge/6525/Tunney.htm
Jack Dempsey:
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Lodge/6525/JDindex.htm
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