Tom Heeney References Tom Heeney New Zealand-born boxer Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: Gene TunneyTunney defended his title against Tom Heeney in 1928 and then announced his retirement on July 28 of that year. From 1915 to 1928 Tunney had 77 bouts, winning 65, of which 43 were by knockouts. Read MoreTunney defended his title against Tom Heeney in 1928 and then announced his retirement on July 28 of that year. From 1915 to 1928 Tunney had 77 bouts, winning 65, of which 43 were by knockouts. Read More