Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (3rd meeting) - Revision history

Earl at 06:19, 12 October 2014

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	*Jack Cavanaugh wrote:<br>Referring to the negative response from much of the crowd, both Lawrence and Keats made the valid point that most boxing fans—particularly those far from ringside—place too much credence on punches to the head, where Greb landed most of his blows, none of which seemed to hurt Tunney, and fail to take into account the damage done by solid punches to the body. That Greb, as always, finished strong, winning the last two rounds, also appeared to have had considerable impact on the crowd, as strong finishes usually do in boxing.		*Jack Cavanaugh wrote:<br>Referring to the negative response from much of the crowd, both Lawrence and Keats made the valid point that most boxing fans—particularly those far from ringside—place too much credence on punches to the head, where Greb landed most of his blows, none of which seemed to hurt Tunney, and fail to take into account the damage done by solid punches to the body. That Greb, as always, finished strong, winning the last two rounds, also appeared to have had considerable impact on the crowd, as strong finishes usually do in boxing.

			==See Also==
			*[[Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (1st meeting)]]
			*[[Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (2nd meeting)]]
			*[[Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (4th meeting)]]
			*[[Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (5th meeting)]]
	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://books.google.com/books?id=TpgPaRf3pywC&printsec=frontcover&dq=gene+tunney+harry+greb&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Dvs5VLuCMNeAygS34IKAAg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=gene%20tunney%20harry%20greb&f=false ''Tunney: Boxing's Brainiest Champ and His Upset of the Great Jack Dempsey'' By Jack Cavanaugh, Ballantine Books, 2007]		*[http://books.google.com/books?id=TpgPaRf3pywC&printsec=frontcover&dq=gene+tunney+harry+greb&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Dvs5VLuCMNeAygS34IKAAg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=gene%20tunney%20harry%20greb&f=false ''Tunney: Boxing's Brainiest Champ and His Upset of the Great Jack Dempsey'' By Jack Cavanaugh, Ballantine Books, 2007]
	*[http://books.google.com/books?id=kUeDc_wYSnoC&pg=PA170&dq=gene+tunney+harry+greb&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-Bo6VK95jozIBOqJgqgP&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=gene%20tunney%20harry%20greb&f=false ''The Fearless Harry Greb: Biography of a Tragic Hero of Boxing'' By Bill Paxton, McFarland, 2009]		*[http://books.google.com/books?id=kUeDc_wYSnoC&pg=PA170&dq=gene+tunney+harry+greb&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-Bo6VK95jozIBOqJgqgP&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=gene%20tunney%20harry%20greb&f=false ''The Fearless Harry Greb: Biography of a Tragic Hero of Boxing'' By Bill Paxton, McFarland, 2009]

Earl at 06:11, 12 October 2014

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	[[File:~~GrebTunney~~.~~jpg~~\|right\|~~thumb~~\|~~400px~~]]		[[File:GrebTunneyinringone.jpeg\|right\|frame\|Harry Greb (left) vs. Gene Tunney]]
	<fight>18757</fight>		<fight>18757</fight>
	'''American Light Heavyweight ~~Title~~'''		*'''American Light Heavyweight Championship''' (1st defense of 2nd reign by Tunney)

	~~The consensus~~ was that Tunney ~~won 9~~ rounds, Greb ~~four~~, and two ~~were even~~. Tunney ~~mounted a~~ body ~~attack~~ that ~~allowed him to dominate~~ the ~~fight from~~ rounds 8 to 14. ~~The first seven~~ rounds ~~were evenly fought~~ and Greb ~~rallied strongly~~ to ~~win~~ the ~~15th~~. Greb ~~landed many more punches but~~ Tunney's ~~were harder~~ and ~~cleaner~~. ~~There were no knockdowns~~.		==Notes==
			*Tunney was a 2 to 1 betting favorite.
			*Greb biographer Bill Paxton wrote:<br>Tunney again focused on Greb's body and did some more leading in this bout compared to the last one. At times during the fight "Greb's tactics bewildered the champion," but it didn't stop Tunney's "steady body fire." Greb's best round was the fifteenth when he "unleashed a furious attack that threatened for a moment to topple the champion. Setting a terrific pace in the closing round, Greb pummeled Tunney on the head and body, jarring the champion to his heels with several smashes." However, it happened too late in the fight and Tunney was awarded a unanimous decision. Most of the critics awarded nine rounds to Tunney, four rounds to Greb and had two rounds even.
			*Tunney biographer Jack Cavanaugh wrote:<br>Greb eschewed many of his customarily rough, and illegal, tactics he had used during the first two fights, and which he felt may have cost him the decision in the second fight. Indeed, the fight was remarkably clean, with Tunney continuously repelling Greb's whirlwind attack and ripping punishing blows to his body. Still, there was considerable booing when ring announcer Joe Humphreys proclaimed that Tunney had retained his American light heavyweight title. Most boxing writers had Tunney well ahead.
			*Westwood Pegler of the United News and Regis M. Welsh of the ''Pittsburgh Press'' were among the few who thought Greb had won.
			*Jack Lawrence of the ''New York Tribune'' gave Greb only three of the fifteen rounds, scored three even and gave the remaining nine to Tunney. Fred Keats of the ''New York Herald'' had it even more one-sided, crediting Tunney with eleven rounds.
			*Jack Cavanaugh wrote:<br>Referring to the negative response from much of the crowd, both Lawrence and Keats made the valid point that most boxing fans—particularly those far from ringside—place too much credence on punches to the head, where Greb landed most of his blows, none of which seemed to hurt Tunney, and fail to take into account the damage done by solid punches to the body. That Greb, as always, finished strong, winning the last two rounds, also appeared to have had considerable impact on the crowd, as strong finishes usually do in boxing.

			==External Links==
			*[http://books.google.com/books?id=TpgPaRf3pywC&printsec=frontcover&dq=gene+tunney+harry+greb&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Dvs5VLuCMNeAygS34IKAAg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=gene%20tunney%20harry%20greb&f=false ''Tunney: Boxing's Brainiest Champ and His Upset of the Great Jack Dempsey'' By Jack Cavanaugh, Ballantine Books, 2007]
			*[http://books.google.com/books?id=kUeDc_wYSnoC&pg=PA170&dq=gene+tunney+harry+greb&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-Bo6VK95jozIBOqJgqgP&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=gene%20tunney%20harry%20greb&f=false ''The Fearless Harry Greb: Biography of a Tragic Hero of Boxing'' By Bill Paxton, McFarland, 2009]

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'''American Light Heavyweight Title'''

The consensus was that Tunney won 9 rounds, Greb four, and two were even. Tunney mounted a body attack that allowed him to dominate the fight from rounds 8 to 14. The first seven rounds were evenly fought and Greb rallied strongly to win the 15th. Greb landed many more punches but Tunney's were harder and cleaner. There were no knockdowns.