Judge — July 7, 1928 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page satirizes boxer Gene Tunney, likely during his heavyweight championship reign in the 1920s. The top panels contrast public perception: the left shows Tunney as an idealized classical figure on a pedestal (labeled with accomplishments like "Harvard Scholar" and "Ocean Liner Credit"), while the right depicts what fight fans actually *hope* happens—him being knocked down in the ring by a more brutal competitor. The bottom cartoon is unrelated humor about a motorist stranded on a steep hill, complaining he must carry gasoline uphill to refuel. The Tunney cartoons mock the boxer's intellectual pretensions and gentlemanly image, suggesting ordinary fight fans preferred more savage, working-class boxing styles.