Ezzard charles vs gene tunney biography

When Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk face off in Riyadh on Saturday in a rematch of their bout in May, something will have to give. Neither man has lost a rematch, Usyk proving victorious twice in a row against Anthony Joshua, and Fury boasting two wins (one highly contested) over John McDermott and three over Derek Chisora, and following up a draw against Deontay Wilder with two stoppage triumphs. 

Their second encounter comes more than 97 years after one of the earliest, and certainly most infamous, heavyweight rematches of all time, the “Long Count” fight that saw Gene Tunney best Jack Dempsey for the second time in a row.

Since then, the greatest prize in sport has seen numerous occasions when a dethroned champion has sought to regain the crown, or a hard-luck challenger given a second shot at the brass ring; below are 10 of the best and most significant.  

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