Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-24
GREb IS WINNER
OVER TUNNEY IN
ROUND BOUT
Pittsburgher Awarded the
Judges Decision and Light
Heavyweight Champion
ship of America.
(By The Associated Press,

(By The Associated Press.)
New York, May 2s,-Harry Greb,
Of Pittsburgh, who fought success.
fully in middleweight, light heayy-
weight and heavyweight ranks, to-
night won the light heavyweight
championship title Of America. de-
feating Gene Tunney, of New York
In fifteen rounds in Madison Square
garden. Greb received the Judges
decision.
Greb, on the offensive through.
OUT the greater part Of the contest
iought IN his customary windmill
Iashion and prevented Tunney
from using his most effective BODY
attacks. In the early rounds the
Pittsburgh boxer opened cuts over
both OF Tunney's eyes and on his
nose. Tunney's punches that did
land were hard and shook Greb,
out failed to stop him In his wild
cat PUSHES, Greb bounced and
danced around Tunney continually
catching him with long left and
right swings to the head in the
first part of the contest. but Greh,s
most effective work was done nj
close quarters.
Tunney, who won the light
heavyweight championship of The /,
A. e. f.. took the American titIe
from Battling Levinsky in a deei.
sion bout last January. Levinskv
previously had lost the worlds
title to Georges Carpenter. bv
whom he was Knocked out. ~
Greb weighed 1917 pounds and
Tunney 174h. '''
Hound One: Greb took the mr.
gresslVe and both men landed shaTn
ie1ts to the jaw. Greb brought
blood from Tunney's nose. The
Plttsburgher seemed faster than
ever. They exchanged a series If
haro letts and rights to the bodv
ana both were covered with bIond
Iunhey's body blows were heavy
Tunney rushed Greb TO the rones
with body p<nches at the bell
Round Two: Greb started an
olner assault to the head and !,
brought blood from Genes nose
again. Tunney's body PUNCHES
were worrying the Pittsburpher
;nuhney now took the aggressive and
stomach. " 'Hp
Round Three: Most of the mix.
ing was at close quarters and Tun-
rey punches seemed the harder.
uniiey was now having the better
OF the exchanges. Greb was not SO
Iast as when he started and Tun-
neys flghtlng was steady and ef-
Round -Four: Tunney shook the
elttspurgher with two Iefts hooked 4
70 the jaw. Tunney hurt Greb with
hafd left TO the stomach. They
were fighting furiously at the bell L
them. s'pa'"'e
Round Five: They exchanged
nara punches to the head and body,
Greb was holding a great deal and Il
was cautioned by the referee, He IL
lound Iunney a more than willing !
mixer. Tunney sent Greb to the
ropes with hard rights and Iefts TO ,
head and body. "
Hound Six: Tunney, bleeding now
from a cut over his left eve. kent
up ms aggressive tactics. Tunney
SHOOK Harry with left to the law
urep continued swinging his arms
ana ciinching. but landed few ef-
fective punches.
Round Seven: The referee warn
ed Greb against hitting in the
breaks. The fighting in this round
was SLOW. Greb swung his arms
continually but did not land and
was sent to the ropes by a left to /
the stomach as the round closed
Round Eight. Greb started al
In a neutral corner and Tun- {
ney responded with a salvo of body
punches. Greb landed sharply r. /
the head several times. Greb was
vsry active IN this round and land
ca his most solid blows.
Hound Nine: Both OF Tunney's
eyes were bleeding. The blood
bothered him considerably. Greb
Kept on top of Tunney and sent |
Nght blows TO the head. Tunney
returned with lefts to the stomach.
They were smuggling IN the center
OF the ring at the bell. IL
Round Ten: They took turns in
pushing each other to the ropes.
ireb always kept close TO Tunney
ana seemed content to cuff TunneyI
sharply with rights and lefts to the
eyes.
Round Eleven: Greb kept Tun- |
ney's arms tied up and he was un-
able to play for the body. while
Ireb jumped and danced and sent
sharp left hooks to the Jaw. The
round was slow.
Round Twelve: Tunney sent al
hard left to the stomach and Grebl |.
returned three right swings to the
Jaw. Tunney shook the Pitts.
ourgher with left to the stomach.
runney's work In this round SEEM
I'd better than that of his opponent.
HIS punches to the body were solid.
Round Thirteen: They mixed
'uriously in this round ana al
,hough Greb was the aggresser, his
blows were not as hard as those OF
runney. The Pittsburgher rocked
runney's head with right swing. |
Round Fourteen: Greb had the
better of fast exchange to the
read and body, Most OF the fight
ng In this round was tame and at
lose quarters.
Round Fifteen: Greb, swinging
wildly. caught Tunney with a left