The New York herald., 1921-12-06
GREB MAKES HIS BOW
AS HOLDER OF TITLE
Became Light Heavyweight
Champion When He Defeats
Weinert at Garden.
BY CHARLES r.. MaTH1soN.


Owing to the rapIdity and frequency
with which the bantam title has changed
hands within the past year and to
other exciting incidents of the roped
square an important change in the light
heavyweight championship appears TO
have been overlooked. This neglect may
have been due in n measure to the slight
esteem In which this class OF pugillsn
is held. and this despite the fact that
Georges Carpenter holds the light
heavyweight championship of the world
1t remained for George Engel, manager
Of Harry Greb, 10 remind the writer that
Harry Greb is the present holder OF the
American title OF the class. Engel SAYS
Battling Levinsky was acclaimed
leader OF the division when he defeated
Jack Dillon In Boston some years ago.
Georges Carpenter won the worlds title
by knocking out Levinsky I'm Jersey City
but the latter retained the American
championship. Although defeated in
several no-declslon bouts by Harry Greb,
Levinsky remained champion until last
summer when Charles Weinert beat him
in fifteen rounds in Brooklyn TO a draw.
Harry Greb. a niddleweight, con-
ceded Weinert fifteen pounds and beat
him in every round OF a fifteen round
bout in Madison Square Garden and
thereby won the 175 pound championship
OF America.
tom Gibbons recently laid claim 70
the title, basing his claim on a string
of knockouts registered over such as Sol
dler Jones. Sergeant Ray Smith. Clay
Turner, Bill Bailey. Sergeant Norcress
Joe Burke. Paul Sampson. Ned Carpen-
ter and others.
During the past few months I have
received many wires from promoters an
the West, where Gibbons is doing his
fighting. offering terms for Cireb to box
Tom. 1 accepted terms. only to receive
word that Gibbons could not be located
and the match was Off
TEX Rickard sent Gibbons many
wires asking for his terms for Greb
match, without receiving a reply. Finally
the Madison Square Garden promoter
met Tom in Buffalo and received his
promise to come to New York to talk
over the match. Rickard is still waiting
for Tom to arrive.
Engers apparent belief that Tom Glib
bons fears Greb may be attributed to
the pardonable pride which every man
ager takes in the boxer he manages
Incidentally a Gibbons-Greb match in
Madison Square Garden would draw a
great crowd. With a fighter like Greb
in possession of the light heavyweight
title the class takes on more Importance
. than IT has had since Bob Fitzsimmons
was the champion.
Friedman to Mako 1870!
It is announced that Sailor Friedman
is to box Johnny Dundee at the Fourth
Regiment Armory. Jersey City. next Fri
day night for the Junior lightweight
championship, the title OF which class
is held by Dundee The limit Of the
class Is 1870 pounds at . o'clock in the
afternoon, and IL Friedman makes the
weight he will give proof that he is the
most versatile weight maker since Fitz-
simmons fought in the middleweight
| class. Two weeks ago Friedman boxed
| with Benny Leonard in Philadelphia and
admitted that he scaled l40 pounds. II
the Chicagoan can take OFF ten pounds
In two weeks and fight with vigor he
will he entitled to. a medal.
One week after his attempt to win the
1870 pound championship Friedman will
go to Madison Square Garden and en-
gage Lew Tender IN a lightweight con-
test at So pounds at 9 p. NJ. Thus is
presented the spectacle of Friedman
boxing In tho f4o, iS0 and 1876 pound
classes within months time.
The leading boxing event OF the week
will be staged tonight at the Pioneer
Sporting Club when Mike O'Dowd,
former middleweight champion. clashes
with Louis Bogash OF Bridgeport This
should be an excellent contest. In fact.
any bout in which O'Dowd is a con-
testant Is certain TO be Interesting
Bogash Is said to be boxing better as
middleweight than he did as a welter.
and he Will need all his skill when he
faces O'Dowd.
Mike Gibbons and Mike o'Dowd VIII
box a ten round no-decision bout at st.
Paul, December f6.
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