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Tun⋅ney

[tuhn-ee]
–noun
James Joseph (“Gene”), 1898–1978, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1926–28.
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Tun·ney   (tŭn'ē)   
American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship in 1926 by defeating Jack Dempsey, defeated him again in 1927, and retired as champion in 1928.
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