Their meeting formed part of a benefit show for the Italian Hospital Fund. Harry Wills also fought Charley Weinert on a card that attracted tens of thousands of spectators and produced a gate estimated between $339,000 and $375,000. An injured toe had forced Walker to delay the contest from June 19, bringing ridicule from reporters who doubted that such a minor ailment required a postponement. Once he entered the ring, there was nothing timid about his performance.
The challenger attacked Greb’s body with heavy hooks and tried to turn the contest into a physical fight at close range. Greb answered with the rel
