He made his pro debut in front of his home crowd on October 29th, 1960. His opponent was Tunney Hansaker.

1960年10月29日的比赛是他作为职业选手的首次登场，他面对的观众是他的家乡父老，腾尼·汉思克是他的对手。

I had dinner with Jack Dempsey last Thanksgiving; and he told me over the turkey and cranberry sauce about the fight in which he lost the heavyweight championship to Tunney Naturally, it was a blow to his ego.

去年感恩节我和 Jack Dempsey 共进晚餐；他一边吃着火鸡和蔓越莓酱，一边告诉我他在重量级拳击比赛中输给了 Tunney，这自然对他的自尊心造成了打击。