On July 24, 1924, Gene Tunney (64-1-3, 39 KOs) and Georges Carpentier (87-14-5, 55 KOs) meet in the ring in a 15-round bout.
Gene Tunney is coming in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round TKO victory over Erminio Spalla, 28 days ago. Georges Carpentier is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 51% KO rate, with his last fight being a newspaper decision loss to Tommy Gibbons, 1 month and 24 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Gene Tunney at 99-1 winning odds. Georges Carpentier really doesn't have much to present against Tunney.
Gene Tunney stopped Georges Carpentier via TKO in the 15th round. Tunney improves his record to 65-1-3 (40 KOs), while Carpentier adds a loss to his record at 87-15-5.