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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