HARRY GREB VS. MICKEY WALKER

July 2, 1925

-Round by Round description-

 

 

 

-Round #1h

They shook hands and returned to their corners to come out fighting. They immediately went close, where both scored effectivly. Greb worked his trick of getting behind his opponent, confusing but not hurting him. Walker sent a hard left to the body as greb rushed. Walker sent Greb to the ropes with left and right to the body but Greb came back fighting. Walker sent another hard left to the body and seemed to hurt greb. Walker sent a hard right to the body after Greb had scored with his one-two punch to the head. They were fighting furiously as the round ended, with walker scoring heavily to the body with solid lefts. Walkers round.

-Round #2h

They met in mid-ring and greb sent a right to the body. Greb blocked left and right and when Walker insisted on mauling at close quarters, Greb gave him some of his own medicine. Walker sent a left swing low. Walker outslugged Greb at close quarters and greb broke up his attack by forcing him to the ropes , holding with his left and pummeling with his right to the body, landing solidly, Greb suddenly stood his ground and traded punch for punch with walker, making mickey back up. A right to the head almost sent mickey to the floor. It was a great slugging bee and had the crowd cheering. They continued the furious fighting until the bell. It was another Walker round, on his clean punching. Greb's seconds worked furiously on his arms and legs during the intermission.

-Round #3h

They went close and clinched. Greb pushed Walker to the ropes and clubbed him to the head with his right. Greb was wild with a left swing and Walker sent a hard right to the body. Greb sent left and right to the head and Walker out-punched him in an exchange of swings. Mickey was keeping up his concentration on Greb's body, trying to sap the Pittsburgher's vitality through this method. Walker sent another left to the body and Greb sent a right chop to the head. Greb crossed his right to the head and sent left to the head as Walker moved in. It was another round for Walker, on his solid body punching.

-Round #4h

Walker started with another left smash to the body. Greb crossed his right to the jaw and followed with a left to the head. He was short with a left and Walker sent over a right to the jaw. Walker landed another solid right to the body and Greb crossed with two rights to the jaw. Walker rushed and sent right and left to the head but Greb only smiled. Greb sent a wild right which landed on Walker's back, then Harry wrestled Mickey around, again getting behind him. Harry sent another left to the body and knocked down a left to the head by Mickey. Greb, who was taking matters fairly easy at this stage, laughed as mickey tried to free his arms in a clinch. Greb had a shade in the round, his first of the fight and Walker seemed to have tired considerably as he walked to his corner.

-Round #5h

Greb led the first punch, a right to the side of Mickey's body. Greb rushed in with both fists flying, forcing Mickey to the ropes. Walker rushed him back and scored solidly to the mouth. Greb spat and felt his mouth with his glove. A couple of his teeth had been knocked out. Walker was bleeding from his nose. They did alot of wrestling and mauling. The action was very slow during the last half of the round. It was an even round.

-Round #6h

They immediately went went close and flayed away to the body with their rights. Walker sent another left to the body. Walker ducked completely under a left and they clinched. Walker sent another left to the body as greb started to move around him. Greb held Walker with his left and pounded his kidney's with the right. He repeated the operation. Greb again went completely around Walker but did no damage. They staged a holding and hitting session, with greb winning the honors. Walker sent two lefts to the body. Greb jogged to his corner when the bell sounded. He earned a shade in the session on his work at close quarters.

-Round #7h

Greb rushed, but Walker blocked a right to the head. Greb forced Walker to the ropes but was unable to land effectively. Harry crashed a right to the jaw and stayed close to walker, pounding him about. They traded blows in close, with greb having the edge. Mickey brought up a hard right to the body. Greb sent a right to the head and they traded blows in close. Both landed lightly to the head, and again they they flayed away in a semi-clinch. Walker almost backed between the ropes, but Greb pulled him close and they shook hands. Harry had Walker against the ropes, hitting him lightly when the bell rang. The referee almost on top of them, wrenched his knee and fell down and as the men came off the ropes they had to step over him. It was Grebs round, he being the aggressor almost throughout.

-Round #8h

Greb came out full of fight and sent a series of short rights to the head. Walker retaliated with a left to the body. They traded left swings to the body, Greb scoring first and Walker countering. Harry began to weave up and down in dave shade fashion, and Walker nailed him with a left hook to the jaw. Harry came back, however, with a shower of punches which forced Walker into a corner. Walker scored with four hard blows to the body in rapid succession. Harry sent two fast rights to the head in a semi-clinch and Walker went to the wrong corner when the bell sounded. Greb again had a shade.

-Round #9h

They met in mid-ring and clinched, neither being able to break loose to land a punch. Greb crowded walker to the ropes and mauled away, but did no damage. Greb blocked a left to the body and again backed walker to the ropes when the referee parted them. Walker sent a hard left to the body and again greb rushed him wildly to the ropes. The referee spoke warningly to greb. Mickey sent a left to the body and put a whipping left to the head, followed by one to the body in return. Walker had the better of an exchange at close quarters. Greb again backed walker to the ropes, leaning his weight on mickey. Mickeys work at close quarters gave him an even break in the round.

-Round #10h

Greb backed away from a right to the head, Greb piled in with left and right to head, followed by right to body and another left to head. Greb sent another right across. He blocked several body blows and then whipped over another right to the head. Harry rushed furiously and backed Walker to the ropes under a windmill of punches. Walker steadied mhimself as his back touched the ropes and let go a right which grazed greb's jaw. Harry continued to do the forcing with Mickey getting in only an occasional left to the body. Greb jolted Mickeys head back with a succession of rights to the head, and it was Grebs most decisive round of the bout. He was beginning to step on the gas and show some of his real speed.

-Round #11h

Greb backed walker into mickeys own corner and held him a prisoner there while he pumped an unceasing stream of lefts to his unprotected head, until the referee broke them. Walker was furious when he got out of this awkward position but Greb immediately backed him to the ropes again and belabored him with all manner of punches. He again forced mickey back and was giving him a lacing when walker suddenly straightened up and sent a powerful left to the jaw, dazing greb. The crowd yelled for mickey, but before he could take advantage of his opportunity greb was on top of him and found a clinch and hung on until his head cleared. Then he backed walker to the ropes again in a nuetral corner and kept him there, smothering him with a mauling attack until the bell rang. During the fight the referee again fell down. Greb's round by wide margin.

-Round #12h

They started off at a fast pace, with walker swinging right with greb. He was outpunching greb, both to the body and head, although greb was scoring the greater number of blows. Greb again backed walker to the ropes. It was walkers round on clean hitting.

-Round #13h

They started off swinging with both fists and walker scored the first effective punch, a left to the body. Greb again circled around walker and forced him to the ropes, but did not land. They traded swings from a distance, both landing lightly. Greb piled in with left and right to the jaw. Walker was talking to greb. Sent a right uppercut to the jaw. Greb again forced mickey to the ropes and sent another right to the head and outfought him in close. Greb drove walker into the latters own corner and landed a good right to the jaw. Greb again circled around walker just before the bell rang. It was Grebs round by a wide margin. Walkers face was badly puffed as he went to his corner and he seemed tired and confused.

-Round #14h

They traded light blows at the start. The referee was having a lot of difficulty with his trick knee and several times had to graps the ropes to hold himself up when he turned quickly. Greb had walker completely at sea when he turned on his speed. A right to the jaw sent walker staggering into his own corner and he seemed to be on his way out. Greb piled in to finish him, but mickey stood up under the rain of punches and came back with a solid left to the head in mid-ring. Greb tired himself considerably trying for a knockout. Walker was all but out on his feet when the bell rang and his cheif second, Teddy Hayes, pulled him back to his corner. greb also was exhausted from his efforts.

-Round #15h

They shook hands. Greb sent a right to the head and forced walker to the ropes, where he sent lefts to the body. Walker exchanged a few swings and then caught Greb off balance and Harry almost fell down. The crowd was in an uproar. Greb sent a right to the head and then forced Walker to the ropes, where he laid on him and mauled him with a game rally and slugged punch for punch with greb. Greb was stalling for time as mickey rushed . Greb again got walker against the ropes and dropped an overhead to his chin. Greb sent another right to the head. Greb's round.

 

 

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