Description
Ray Lunny
Birth Name: Raymond Edward Lunny, Jr.
Born: 1919-06-06
Hometown: San Francisco, California, USA
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 2003-05-20 (Age 83)
Division: light
Career: 1938-1944
Debut: 1938-11-04
Bouts: 40
Record: 33-4-3
13 KOs 2 KOs
As an amateur, he held a record of 56 wins and 4 losses. As a pro, he was 36-4-3.
He fought two world champions in nontitle fights, beating Richie Limos and losing to Chalky Wright.
“He was an outstanding boxer, and he never suffered fools,” said his longtime friend, boxing referee Jack Campbell. “He was a gentleman, from A to Z. A lot of boxers are loosey-goosey, but Ray was the epitome of a professional. The highest standards. Always in a tie and a white shirt.”
He was a World War II and Korean War veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. From 1947 to 1972, he was the boxing coach at Stanford University.
In the 1970s, Mr. Lunny spent many long hours in the gym coaching his son. When the young man was being outboxed in a 1976 title fight in Puerto Rico, it was Mr. Lunny who signaled to the referee that the fight was over, then kissed his son on the cheek.
He was an artist,” said his son, the boxer Ray Lunny III. “He would make his opponents throw the punch he wanted them to throw. Then, as he used to say, he gave them a receipt for their efforts.”
Categories: Diamond Belt Champions | World Boxing Hall of Fame Members
