Editing Jack Dempsey (section)

===Loss of title===
In September 1926, Dempsey fought the [[Irish American]] and former [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine]] [[Gene Tunney]] in [[Philadelphia]],<ref group=upper-alpha>{{cite news |title=Tunney, Boxing Champion Who Beat Dempsey, Dies. Lectured on Shakespeare |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0610FF3D5511728DDDA10894D9415B888BF1D3 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 8, 1978 |access-date=October 16, 2008}}</ref> a fighter who had only lost once in his career. In spite of his record and Dempsey's inactivity, Tunney was considered the underdog against Dempsey.

The match ended in an upset, with Dempsey losing his title on points in 10 rounds. When the defeated Dempsey returned to his dressing room, he explained his loss to his wife by saying, "Honey, I forgot to duck."<ref name="Smith"/> Fifty-five years later president [[Ronald Reagan]] borrowed this quote when his wife [[Nancy Reagan|Nancy]] visited him in the emergency room after the [[Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan|attempt on his life]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090428035822/http://www.ronaldreagan.com/march30.html "Ronald Reagan ... Assassination Attempt".] ronaldreagan.com.</ref>