Gene Tunney Vs Jack Dempsey II

The Long Count Fight or the Battle of the Long Count was a professional boxing 10round rematch between world heavyweight champion Gene Tunney and former champion Jack Dempsey which Tunney won in a unanimous decision It took place on September 22 1927 at Soldier Field in Chicago Long Count is applied to the fight because when Tunney was knocked down in the seventh round the count was delayed due to Dempseys failure to go to and remain in a neutral corner Whether this long count actually affected the outcome remains a subject of debate