Harry Greb vs. Jack Blackburn

Harry Greb beat Jack Blackburn by NWS in round 6 of 6

• Date: 1915-01-25
• Location: Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
• Referee: Joe Donnelly

Altoona Mirror

Blackburn won the newspaper decision "Jack Blackburn the rugged colored scrapper managed by Al Delozier easily gained the honors last evening at the Duquesne Garden club Pittsburgh when he fought Harry Greg in six rounds. The first three rounds were all Blackburn's with the fighting being even in the fourth and fifth. Blackburn failed to get a mark in the bout and is in fine condition for his go tomorrow evening before the Lincoln AC in the Mishley theater." (this is a wire report, not an eyewitness account)

Pittsburgh Post

Greb won the newspaper decision "Greb threw a million punches, but few landed..Blackburn blocked, side-stepped, slipped, rode, and ducked..From the first to the final bell, Blackburn was the center of a cloud of gloves. But he was so elusive that not one in ten..ever connected. Greb was on him all the time, and as Blackburn didn't start one-tenth the blows that Greb did, Greb must be accorded the decision.,,Blackburn landed some body punches, but they didn't have the steam to slow up Greb. Greb solved Blackburn's defense pretty well in the third round, after winning the first two. The fourth was even, and Blackburn had the edge in the 5th. Greb did practically all the fighting in the 6th."