The New York herald., 1922-01-14
LEYINSKY LOSES
TITLE TO TUNNEY
Light Heavyweight Champion
Beaten By Popular Green
wich Village Boxer.
FULTON GETS A DRAW
With 35 1-2 Pounds Advan-
tage, Giant Plasterer Is I'm
able to Defeat Madden.
By CHARLES F. MArH1soN.

By CHARLES f. MATHISON.
There is a new light heavy champion
r. OF America in town. His name is Eu-
gene Tunney. and he is the pugilistic
pride OF Greenwich Village. He won
!. his new honors last night in Madison
Square Garden by outponting Battling
Levinsky. previous holder Of the title, in
twelve rounds of interesting boxing. The
~ veteran batter was outclassed by the
young and vigorous challenger.
Ievinsky made a gallant effort to re-
tain his title. but the speed. vigor and
power of the younger man were too
much for the courageous but aged boxer
Tunney. showing the best form he has
-. yet displayed in recent months. out
boxed. outhit and outgeneraled the
- clever and resourceful Levinsky
The new champion had his opponent
In serious trouble several times during
the twelve rounds. and on one or two
occasions the Battler had difficulty in |
< staving off a knockout
The Battler scaled 1859 pounds but |
as Tunney weighed only 172 pounds |
= three opunds below the limit, his ac-
~ qulrement of the title was entirely legal !
~ Tunney hitting straight and hard with |
both hands, landed smashing blows to |
Levnsky's body with his right and
reached his face with a Furnishing left
mat drew blood and puffed up the nose
and eyes of the champion. Levnsky
rallied at times and carried the fight to
- MS opponent, but Tunney speedily turned |
the tide against the Battler. and usually
feHt inc bdttler cdck 10 Dis corner q |
tired man.
;There is small doubt that Tunney
VIII eventually get a match with Car
20. pentier who holds the lght-heavyweight
~ championship of 'he world. Some ques-
ton was raised as to the transfer of the |
title owing to the fact that Levinsky was
- pound and half above the light |
fs heavyweight limit of 175 pounds.
FultOn's Poor Showing.
lighting form was accurately measured |
by his drawn battle with little BARLEY |
Madden at Madison Square Garden, then |
-. the tall plasterer would do well to keep
50 well out of reach of Jack Dempsey and |
~ Harry Wills. Fulton's performance was |
- saddening. With advantage in weight of
- 35h pounds, six inches in height and
"a much longer reach. he failed not only |
- TO stop the. little chap but was himself |
on the verge Of a knockout in the tenth
- round.
- Fulton was slow, clumsy and timid
- throughout the contest and was very
tired at the bell in at least four Of the |
rounds
Madden, with bulldog courage carried !
the fight to his giant opponent. AL |
though handicapped by cuts over both |
eyes, he continued a'furious onslaught |
from the first gong to the last Mad |
denis attack was In the form of swings, |
many of which landed flush on F'ulton's |
Jaw. Beginning with the third round, |
- fulton used his left to the face and
s@ right luppercut to the chin with effect |
% Yet the little chap made gallant a |
-@ fight against great odds that the de-
.s~ cision of draw was Justified. /
- More than 1900 persons the largest |
s@e crowd that ever gathered in Madison |
e@ Square Garden. witnessed the bouts.
I've net receipts were $3s.444.60. The
&s number of persons who paid to see the |
-~ contests was 1926.
The Tunney-Levinsky bout was the |
fourth and last OF the night
Tunncy Always Aggressive.
Each man was cautious in the opening
round and much clinching followed |
Tunney had the better of the few ex-
changes.
second round in favor of Tunney |
He landed heavy right TO the jaw just |
before the bell
The third was tame with very few ex-
.changes and was very slow for cham
pionship bout
Tho fourth was n repetition OF the |
third. The fifth round was a trifle |
livelier. each landing between crfchcs. |
The sixth round was Tunney's best. as
he landed several crushing blows 20 the |
champions face. bringing the blood.
The seventh round was stormy one |
for LevinslSy. Tunney pepperlng the
champion wiki heavy rights to the body |
and rights to the face. Levinsky was
.bieedirg and shaSy on his pins at the
bell.
Levinsky also was the receiver in the
eighth round Tunney landing nearly all |
the effective blows and sending the
s'chsmpion to his corner weary at the
bell.
LevinslSy rallied slightly in the ninth
and landed half dozen rights to Tun-
ncy's Jaw. His strength was not equal
to the effort however. with TunHey
coming strong at the bell.
Levinsky received another hard beat
(vrr In thn tent nd uyuc L
at the close.
Tunney continued his aggressive work
in the eleventh round and seemed TO
be getting stronger as the battle went
on. lie also had the better Of the last !
round and was awarded the verdict Civ |
ing him the light heavyweight cham !
.pionship OF America.
Hutton 2I2 2f-2 Lbs, Madden TT.
Fred Fulton. calm and smiling. en- !
stered the ring and walked across and
SHOOK hands with Barley Madden Full
ton weighed 212ts pounds to III for
Madden. Fulton lowered above Madden |
like Goliath against David.
At the sound OF the gong the little /
feNow in the green tights rushed at the |
Rochester slant and bclabcred him with |
left and right swings furiously that !
the big fellow backed away and tried |
10 protect himself by clnchlng. Half
~ dozen times during the round Mad
dens right glove circled ard landed flush |
on Fulton's mouth. Fulton tried despcr- |
ately with both hands TO reach his
smaller opponent. but Madden. rushing
20 close quarters. hammered tho face
till blood spur'ed from Fulton's mouth. |
. Fdton was plainly tired and astonished
when he went TO his corner.
Madden resumed his tactics in the I
second round and succeeded IN landing |
number of heavy blows on the plas- |
: terer. Fulton. however got his long
left nand working In the second round
and sent Madden back on his heels sew I
eral times. The big fellows blows cut
Madden over each eye.
Madden rushed desperately in the
third round and reached Fulton on the
face and body with solid blows. Fulton |
however, used left uppercut on Mad !
dens face with telling effect Fulton
I also used his right for the first time !
n fhia rnllnd nntiin.. r.at,n.c,.t Il