"In a well-noted and controversial contest for such a local show, the world middleweight champion Harry Greb met the "colored" scrambler Tiger Flowers for a 10-round bout in the small metropolis of Fremont, Ohio, and the "Georgia Deacon" so confused the "master boxer" Greb with a style reminiscent of Greb's own, but from a southpaw, that the fight descriptions varied dramatically. The defensive skills of both men gave some the impression that one or the other was having no effect with his powerful attacks. The results were portrayed as a "no decision" by some while other reporters gave as many as 8 rounds to the white man, yet the champ himself commented following the bout, "Flowers is the greatest boxer I ever faced in the ring. He can beat heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey in a contest of 10 rounds," as quoted by B.W. Dickerson, a referee and sports editor for the Grand Rapids Herald. Wire reports published the next day affirmed the view that Greb had controlled the action, but Greb's admissions otherwise were well-circulated, too. Based on this battle, Flowers would rise to challenge Greb for a title shot in February of 1926, when the African-American would wrest the crown from the supposed "master" by decision after a fierce 15 rounds in Madison Square Garden, and then successfully defend it against him six months later in the same venue. Neither of these decisions was popular among those in attendance, nor in the press afterwards, and Tiger Flowers's triumphs are little known today." (Western States Ticket Service)
*despite the headline from the associated press, this was a non-title fight.
