Harry Greb vs. Tommy Gibbons (1st meeting)

Harry Greb 158 lbs lost to Tommy Gibbons 158 lbs by NWS in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1915-11-16
• Location: Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
• Referee: George Barton

Notes

The Pittsburgh Post reported that Greb held his own in the fourth round and Gibbons won all of the others. Gibbons showed a brilliant left jab, plus plenty of straight rights and right uppercuts. Greb was very aggressive and his punches carried a lot of steam, but Gibbons made him miss a lot and was much more accurate. Tommy gave Harry a real beating in the 9th and 10th. Greb was in tough shape at the end of the 9th after taking a terrific overhand right, followed by a two-handed battering. The St. Paul Pioneer-Press said that "Greb showed himself a tough two-handed fighter, dangerous at all times, but the scientific Tommy cut rings around him and won by a comfortable margin..He jabbed Greb with straight lefts and did good work, also, with his right hand whenever he saw an opening..At infighting Tommy showed marked superiority to the Pittsburgh battler..Tommy frequently made Greb miss so badly that he seemed to be shadow boxing in the middle of the ring..At the close, Greb was bleeding profusely from a split lip and a cut below his left eye. Tommy was unmarked save for a cut on his nose."

Minneapolis Star report

The Star reported that Gibbons won as expected, but not by the margin that had been anticipated. The Star felt the bout was tame, and that Greb showed a willingness to take wallops from Gibbons. Gibbons won a shade in four rounds, had clear margins in two rounds; while Greb took one round, and three were even.