The Long Count Fight

Gene Tunney vs. Jack Dempsey II
DateSeptember 22, 1927
VenueSoldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineNBA, NYSAC, and The Ring undisputed heavyweight championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Gene Tunney Jack Dempsey
Nickname "The Fighting Marine" "The Manassa Mauler"
Hometown New York City, New York Manassa, Colorado
Purse $990,445 $447,500
Pre-fight record 63–1–1 (18) (47 KO) 63–5–9 (6) (53 KO)
Age 30 years, 3 months 32 years, 2 months
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 189+1⁄2 lb (86 kg) 192+1⁄2 lb (87 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition NBA, NYSAC and The Ring undisputed
Heavyweight Champion		 The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight
Former undisputed heavyweight champion
Result
Tunney wins via unanimous decision

Gene Tunney vs. Jack Dempsey II, retroactively known as Long Count Fight, or the Battle of the Long Count, was a professional boxing match contested on September 22, 1927, for the undisputed heavyweight championship.

It was a 10-round rematch between world heavyweight champion Tunney and former champion Dempsey, which Tunney won in a unanimous decision. The fight took place 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 Dempsey's failure to go to and remain in a neutral corner. Whether this "long count" actually affected the outcome remains a subject of debate.

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