New Britain herald., 1926-09-24
TUNNEY THE NEW
 KING OF HEAVIES
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(Continued from preceding psge) out with was crushed before the first round was over. Tunney was sure of himself after the first few exchanges. From then on, he held the upper hand. He side-stepped, blocked or retreated from the champions vii cious rushes. He moved inside of Dempsey's wild swings with lightning speed to deal battering ram drives 10 the head and body that ripped the titleholder's face and weakened his ! resistance.
 The challenger punched the cham | pion at least four times for every | blow he received. In the fourth, l sixth and seventh rounds. Dempsey | connected with left swings 10 the 1 jaw that must have hurt Tunney. But the champion never was able to follow up his advantage. He kept boring In, weaving and hobbing but 1 his real flashes of aggressiveness were short lived and usually inef- fcetive. Never regarded as an able defensive boxer. Dempsey was a ready target for Tunney's jahs and hooks.
 Round One
 Tunnev was short with q left and they clinched in the corner. After the broadway they traded punches to the body. Dempsey missed left and Tunney drove right to the l head.
 Dempsey drove both fists 10 the body at close quarters. Dempsey hooked a left to the head and they clinched.
 Tunney landed a right to the jaw and missed another to the same spot.
 They clinched. Dempsey backed away from a right. Dempsey duck ed right to the head
 Dempsey crowded into Tunney and got two light lefts to the head. Tunney tucked right and Dempsey fell into the ropes.
 They traded rights 10 the head. | right to the jaw and was pounding $ his furiously 10 the body at the bell. Round Two Tunney ran away with Dempsey after him. They clinched without = damage. Dempsey hooked a left = to the head and two rights 10 the |. body as Tunney retreated. Dempsey e chased Gene to q corner punishing c him around. Tunney was bleeding from the mouth. Tunney landed a n light left to the head. Dempsey n drove Tunney to a corner with a [ left hook to the head. Tunney t landed a left to the head and they clinched..
 e Dempsey missed a left hook but r sank two rights to the body. e Tunney backed away and landed d a half dozen punches to the body n They were engaged in a furious n body attack as the bell ended the d round.
 e The rain was starting to fal d heavily.
 f Round Three NJ They boxed cautiously ant Dempsey missed a left and right tt l. the head, with Tunney backing 70 away. Jack ducked three light left " but was nailed with a right to tn jaw. Tunney drove q right 10 th' body as lack came in. Tunney nail cd Dempsey with right to the jaV ,s as they clinChed. The blow stagger :, ed Dempsey. They exchanged blow to the head and clinched. Tunne, planted a right to the body backing Dempsey to the ropes. 70 They clinched at the edge of in y, ring. Tunney ripped a right 10 tn -N head and chased him into a Corne without damage. Jack sunk a righ N Nie 10 the body and got a right to tn ~ head,
 a' Round Four 'e Dempsey sent q left to the ia7 aS knocking Tunney into the rope m Tunney hung as Dempsey drove hi
 fists to the body. Jack chased in = challenger into a corner driving h |. left to the body. Dempsey wa ! bleeding from cut on the left ey I Dempsey missed a left hook 10 th | head. Dempsey was short with l left to the head and they cIinched. | Gene stepped away from lief | Tunney nailed Dempsey with I right. Tunney backed away from Il right and landed three punches
 the head. Tunney nailed Dempsf . with a right as the champion bacl
 ed into the ropes. They were in tf
 center of the ring as the rour ! ended.
 Round Five
 They circled around each other
 the center of the ring.
 Tunney missed a left and thu
 clinched. Gene backed away from
 left hook. Dempsey tucked rig
 and left to the head. They trad'
 rights to the head in a corner. Tu'
 ney missed two lefts to the fac
 then he ripped a left 10 the bod
 Dempsey was boxing cautiously wi
 Tunney in retreat. Dempsey hook
 a left to the body and got two lief
 to the head.
 Tunnev tore in with anoth
 right 10 the head backing Jack
 q corner. Dempsey missed a rig
 swing and Tunney stepped in wi
 short rights to the face. nemps
 missed a left hook and they cline
 ed.
 They were in the center of t
 ring when the bell sounded.
 Dempsey was splitting blood wh
 he went to his corner.
 Round Six
 Dempsey crowded into Tunn
 T',,p r,