New-York tribune., 1922-01-14
Madden Stages
Rally and Holds
Fulton to Draw
Local Boxer Severely Bat
ters Tall Plasterer in
Final Round of the Bout

.sttler from the alleys or IIeenWich
village. won the lighthcavyweight
championship of America last night at
v.d;son Square Garden when he out
,ointed and generally outfought Bat
.,;,s Levlnsky, holder OF the title. and,
nntil year ago, the champion OF the
world in the division.
revinsky fought a game battle FOR
svelye trying rounds, but he was not
aute able to withstand the aggressive
,,ss Of Tunney's matchless youth and
v,gor. Tunney carried the tight to the
champion all the way, and IN several
rounds had him flying obvious signals
nf distress. 1t was only the lack of
,ower behind Tunney's drives that
fraved Ieyinsay from Knockout.
Jeyinsky's left was his only daN~or-
o,s wespon. and with this he warded
A many of Tunney's fierce attacns. m
the las, round he opened up cut over
The Greenwich Villagers eye, but TINS
failed to take anything from the rush
and smash Of his attack.
Z Decision Disgusts Crowd
A twelve-round hght between Fred
Fulton and BARLEY Madden WAS called
draw, much to the disgust of the
crowd Fulton's showing was worse
than poor With every advantage IN
weight reach and even age, over the
West Side scrapper, the painful pias.
terer could do little that reflected
credit on himself.
The decision give Madden all the
worst of it. On several occasions Mad
den had Fulton on the very brink of
Knockout and each time the bell saved
the plasterer from dreamland.
Co. Keieer Cum bf land arcat
went down to defeat before Jimmy
Darcy, of Portland, Ore, in one of the
nrelminary eight-round affairs, and
n the other Joe Reno, Of Trenton, out
nointed * o" Phil belmont, of this
city.
ievinsky looked fat in the vicinity
Of the automat. but Tunney appeared
trained to the minute. The first round
saw both men milling around rather
aimlessly and the honors were even
when the bell rang. About this time
fact that it was Friday, the 18th, and
unset several spectators in his rush to
get out.
Tunney tore into the Philadelphia
real estate operator in the second
round and gave him taste of the pep
they grow in Greenwich Village. When
the round ended he had driven the
bsttler into neutral corner and was
handing him the works with both
hands,
Tunney Switches to Jaw
The Battler used his years of ex-
pegence which have given him great
discretion. to stave off the vigorous
attacks of the younger man in the
;smpaign was obviously to devote his
..tention in the early rounds to drill
ng into Levlnskys midsection, which
sss soft and pliable. Some of the
irves that the Greenwich Village hero
got into the l.evinsky pantry caused
he real estate man to gasp.
Tunney worked hard in the fifth and,
switching his plan of campaign sud
denly. drove q number of sashing
swings to the Battler's jaw. Tunney
mad the champion backed into a corner
and flying signals of distress when the
bell solled. In the sixth Tunney's
elevated attack brought the blood flow-
ing from Levinsky's nose. The Bat
tiers left found Its mark often enough
and the unscarred beak of the Green
~leh idol began to go soviet in this
session.
Levlnsky was in bad way in the
seventh, which found Tunney attacking
with both hands, driving first for the
engine room and then for the jaw.
Inc battler was staggering in this
round but he came our with a surpris
ing amount of dash and pep for the
elgn'h. lunney kept carrying the fight
10 tne champion and doing his best to
r'ae clear of the Phiadelphians left.
Levinshy Lands on Chin
lunney's attacn sagsed somewhat in
we hlh'h and he appeared to have in
creased dlihculty with the Battlers
Ieaching left Just as the round ended
LeVlnsky brought a resounding right
to lunney's chm.
The Greenwich Village boy tore in
WITH determination to hold the lead
ne had piled up and had all the best
ol .he tenth. Joltlng the champion re-
n,tea,edlyy with sharp jabs to the jaw.
ms blows had carried real power
oenlno them the fight would never have
zone fhe limit. He hit often enough
gu' not nearly hard enough to bring
'"g ~ champion TO the canvas.
Z I .'.s as, eieVenth was about even, and the
n Nv. neI1h saw Tunney again drilling into
.ss champion with everything h nad.
ne copped the Battler with lefts and
.lgats to the jaw in this session and
frequently forced him to retreat to the
@ nopes. Levinskys wicked left opened
"as'y cut over Tunney's left eye in
'nis round
Leonard to Meet Kansas
-, Just after Fred Fulton climbed into
las as ing that plush-lunged songster
I've humphreys announced that Benny
cc.olIard would defend his title at the
,. us'aeh on February 10 in a fifteen
'suna , scrap with Rocky Kansas. The
"gSa gS cheered more than little.
r.ttlae penslve plasterer wore a faded
.w ss.ow dressing gown as he climbed
ss'ough the ropes and looked little
%'e WV. penslve than usual. He got a
s.et 'hat was saturated with boos.
NJ Nc crowd roared when Joe Humphreys
- -sounced that Fulton weighed 2127
.sl w 'ia.aen m Madden seemed fat
S1. S% unframed even at these figures.
sTrson lowered over him.
s,..1 ae piasterer was careful and delib
we s~' he mad cut over his right eye
~, s.a ne entered the ring and Madden
a' A. 10 time IN shooting for this mark.
s,,, 'smmed Fred on the mouth in the
,ssn s. round and brought blood, which
Reo 10 please the mob considerably.
5, lucy looked as though he had trained
"T,acs Dunston's
eMsacen frequently socked the plas-
bs. bs, ,plentifully on his streamline jaw,
IA me smashes only brought that pal
Js.t ts%lie n which Fred still wore after
tow dempsey had knocked him for a
] III turnstiles over at Harrison, n,
v,,a ~ 1913. Fulton appeared to be in
msa;a maueriul condition. And his long,
uIss" uIss left frequently found a resting
turss tss on bartley's ingratiating faa-