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FLOWERS IS VICTOR;
LIFTS GREB'S TITLE
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20,000 See
Negro Beat 1 to 5 Favorite
for World's Middleweight Crown.
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WINNER GETS LEAD EARLY
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Showers Veteran Opponent With Blows
Throughout 15 Rounds in the Garden
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By JAMES P. DAWSON.
A new world's middleweight champion was crowned last night
in Madison Square Garden when Tiger Flowers, Atlanta
negro, slapped, slashed, cuffed and smacked his way to the
decision over Harry Greb, Pittsburgh's human windmill that
has become creaky and slow. Flowers slipped into the first
world's title ever to be held by a negro in the
middleweight division and the first championship to be
held in any class by a negro since the days of Jack
Johnson.
A crowd of 20,000 fight fans saw the spectacle, a crowd which was
the second largest ever assembled for a fight in the
Garden and which was as distinguished and representative
as any ever attracted to the arena. It witnessed the
passing of the champion after a reign of more than three
years, and remained to cheer and acclaim a new champion
and a just decision. The receipts totaled $105,134.70.
The men who voted the decision to Flowers were Judges Charles F.
Mathison and Thomas Flynn. Referee William (Gunboat)
Smith, one-time heavyweight fighter, was the other State
Athletic Commission representative with voting power on
the bout, and he cast his ballot for Greb. There was,
however, no reason for this division of opinion. Flowers
easily outfought Greb in the only style in which it is
possible for any one to outfight Greb-by outroughing the
Pittsburgher, who heretofore has been the marvel of the
ring.
The New York Times - February 27, 1926 |
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