Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mumwe munhu akakosha wekurwira uyo Pesek akabvuma kushanda naye aive Ed Lewis, uyo waakazova "mupurisa" kuti adzivise vanonzi "vanovimba", varwi vasiri pamutemo vaityisidzira kukwidziridzwa nemakwikwi avo nekuramba kushandira pamwe (kuronga mitambo) panguva yemitambo. Musi waNovember 14, 1921, Pesek akarwisana nomumwe wevanonyanya kuvimba naye, mutsimba wokuCroatia Marin Plestina paMadison Square Garden
. Pesek akapfuurira kupa kurohwa kwakakomba kwakadaro (kuburikidza nokuramba achirova) kuti Plestina akaiswa muchipatara. Matatu ose akadonha mumutambo akatorerwa nokuda kwokudzokorora musoro nekurova maziso naPesek. Kukanganisa kwake kwakadzokororwa kwakapotsa kwakonzera mhirizhonga. The New York Times inopa mbiri kuna Plestina ne"kururamisira kwakasimba" mukutarisana nokuramba kwaPesek. Ichi ndicho chikonzero nei Pesek akarambidzwa kurwa kwoupenyu hwose muNew York. Aya mashoko akatorwa munyaya yeNew York Times yomusi waNovember 15, 1921. Dare revatambi reNew York rakaramba kupa Pesek mubayiro wake wemari ndokumurambidza kurwisana mudunhu racho, asi Tiger Man akanga aita basa rake.