Who beats Greb at middleweight?

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  1. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Greb is probably the middleweight GOAT, and that's saying a lot. He was, descriptively and resume wise, the most impressive boxer of all time IMO, and did most of his greatest feats with one eye.

    But who would beat him H2H at middleweight? Do you think anyone has a good chance?
     
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  2. BCS8

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    No idea because we don't have footage. No man is unbeatable and he does have losses.
     
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  3. Napoleon Bonaparte

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    Tiger Flowers
     
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  4. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This pretty much although Greb did lose to a series to Tunney, who we do have footage of. And Tunney was more of a boxer/mover, so maybe that's a style that could trouble Greb ? Although I've heard Greb was past his prime for Tunney losses.

    But I think all these fighters in their prime would be tough match up for Greb.

    Monzon
    Hagler
    Golovkin
    SRR
    Hopkins
    Nunn
    Toney
    Jones
    Tiger
     
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  5. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Greb beat him the first time and most thought he beat him the second time when he was half blind, flat-footed and shopworn. And many thought Greb won the third bout, also.

    The Tunney he fought was a full-fledged lightheavy and even a heavy for one bout if I remember correctly.
     
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  6. Greg Price99

    Greg Price99 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A 147lbs Soldier Bartfield
     
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  7. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    By all accounts the first fight he beat Tunney up big time.
     
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  8. Tockah

    Tockah Ingo's Bingo Full Member

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  9. dinovelvet

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    A windmilling punch spammer like Greb is ripe for the picking for somebody like James Toney
     
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  10. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    What sort of fruit was Dave Tiberi again?
     
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    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Ross Purrity :smileysex1:
     
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  12. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It's too hard to say. There is zero footage of note.
     
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  13. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    Don`t know the answer but i do know any body getting into a scrap with Greb better bring their A game
     
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  14. thistle

    thistle Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Most of the TOP Men who followed his era up untill about the 90s...
     
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  15. BCS8

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    This guy?

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    Apparently he was "the perfect opponent" for Toney :lol:
     
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