Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (4th meeting)

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Harry Greb (left) vs. Gene Tunney

Harry Greb 166 lbs drew with Gene Tunney 175 lbs by NWS in round 10 of 10

  • Date: 1924-09-17
  • Location: Olympic Arena, Brooklyn, Ohio, USA
  • Referee: Matt Hinkel

Notes

  • The fight was postponed three times because of weather.
  • There were between 8,000 and 9,000 spectators.
  • The "Cleveland Plain Dealer" gave the decision to Greb, scoring it 6-3-1 in rounds in favor of Harry.
  • The New York Times reported: "Gene Tunney, American light-heavyweight champion, and Harry Greb, world's middleweight champion, fought ten rounds on fairly even terms at the Olympic Arena here tonight, according to a majority of the newspaper experts at the ringside."
  • The Gazette Times reported: "It was a see-saw affair from start to finish."
  • The Lewiston Evening Journal reported: "Tunney did most of his fighting at close range, while Greb swung his punches from all angles, missing frequently. Tunney, ducking under Greb's sweeping leads, battered the middleweight titleholder's body with jolting rights and lefts. The tenth round was the most furious of the fight. Greb sailed into Tunney at the start, swinging his arms like flails, but Tunney came back and won the round by a furious attack that was still in progress when the bell rang. He caught Greb with a left hook that all but knocked him to the canvas."
  • The Spokesman Review reported: "Tunney, punching more accurately and effectively, possibly was entitled to the shade in the opinion of the experts. Greb fought his characteristic battle, bounding around the ring, light as a rubber ball and throwing punches from every angle. Tunney centered his attack on the middleweight champion's body ... Although they fought a furious pace, neither was damaged, and Tunney left the ring with only a slight cut on the forehead as a result of coming in contact with Greb's head in the clinches."
  • This fight was officially a No Decision. Referee Matt Hinkel said that if he had been permitted to give a decision, he would have declared the contest a draw.

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