 On February 26, 1926, before a crowd of 16,311 at Madison Square Garden, Flowers dethroned champion Harry Greb by split decision.He would also defeat Greb once more on August 19, 1926 to defend the title, although both match results were considered questionable.Tiger's next and final championship bout came against Mickey Walker on December 3, 1926 in Chicago, where he was defeated for the title.