Pennsylvania HR 543: A Resolution recognizing the 90th anniversary of the "Long Count" controversy.

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PRINTER'S NO. 2522 

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION 

No.

543 

Session of 

2017 

INTRODUCED BY QUIGLEY, BIZZARRO, BRADFORD, CALTAGIRONE, 

DiGIROLAMO, GODSHALL, HENNESSEY, KINSEY, MARSICO, MILLARD, 

MURT, NEILSON AND READSHAW, OCTOBER 3, 2017 

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, 

OCTOBER 3, 2017 

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing the 90th anniversary of the "Long Count" 

controversy.

WHEREAS, On September 22, 1927, the professional boxing 

rematch between world heavyweight champion Gene Tunney and 

former champion Jack Dempsey was held at Soldier Field in 

Chicago, Illinois; and

WHEREAS, This heavyweight title fight was governed by a new 

rule that required the fighter scoring a knockdown to move to a 

neutral corner before the 10 count would be administered; and

WHEREAS, In the seventh round, Dempsey knocked down Tunney 

but the count was delayed due to Dempsey's failure to go to and 

remain in a neutral corner; and

WHEREAS, With the delay, Tunney had just enough extra time to 

get back on his feet and continue to fight; and

WHEREAS, Tunney went on to defeat Dempsey, leading to debate 

as to whether the delay impacted the outcome of the fight; and

WHEREAS, In the fight film, a clock was superimposed that 

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recorded Tunney's time on the floor as 13 seconds from the 

moment he fell until the moment he got up; and

WHEREAS, Due to the controversy over the count, the fight has 

been referred to as the "Long Count," the "Long Count Fight" or 

the "Battle of the Long Count"; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the 

90th anniversary of the "Long Count" controversy.

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