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A Champion on Champions
A visit to Luis Angel Firpo stirs Gene Tunney from reminiscence to revelation
October
1
1958
GENE TUNNEY
Louis Renault
A Champion on Champions
GENE TUNNEY
October
1
1958
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A Champion on Champions
A visit to Luis Angel Firpo stirs Gene Tunney from reminiscence to revelation
October
1
1958
GENE TUNNEY
Louis Renault
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