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THE TIMES PICAYUNE
SEPTEMBER 23, 1927
GENE TUNNEY vs JACK DEMPSEY

New Orleans "The Times Picayune" (LA) dated Sep 23, 1927. The 1927 boxing match between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey. This was the so called "long count" fight where there was a dispute over whether or not Tunney was down for 10 seconds before coming back to beat Dempsey.