How Techniaclly Skilled was Harry Greb?

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  1. SLAKKA

    SLAKKA Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You think Harry was making this stuff up??

    Sports Critic Alleges Greb Divided 3,000 Among Scribes .Writers Were ...
    Deseret News - Google News Archive - Mar 5, 1923
    New York newspaper men for booming a fight with There Is no mistake whatever In my report of his statpmont to me. I printed exactly the thought ho conveyed. ...

    Muldoon To Probe Charged By Greb Against Scribes .
    Telegraph-Herald - Google News Archive - Mar 6, 1923
    York March 6 charges that Harry Oreb of Pittsburgh, who was recently defeated for the light heavy weight championship by Gene Tunney, gave 3.000 to New York ...

    Greb Paid Writers .Agitate For Dempsey For Dempsey Bout, Charges …
    Morning Leader - Google News Archive - Mar 7, 1923
    NEW YORK, March 5. — The New York State Athletic Commission will take no action at present on charges that Harry Greb. former United States light ...

    No .No Action Just -hist Now On Charges Against Greb .
    Providence News - Google News Archive - Mar 7, 1923
    New York, March 7. The York Stato Athletic Commission will tako no action at present on charges that Harry Grob, ex-american heavyweight champion, ...

    MULDOON TO PROBE GREB'S 'PAY ROLL' TO NEW YORK WRITERS
    Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - ProQuest Archiver - Mar 6, 1923
    clal.]-Harry Greb is quoted by Charles J. Doyle in the IN Pittsburgh Gazette- Times as making such a serious charge' against the boxing writers of this city ...
     
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  2. klompton

    klompton Boxing Addict banned

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    So Edgren was the most lauded sportswriter of his generation huh? Now you are talking out of ignorance or just out of your ass. Tell that to Grantland Rice and Damon Runyon who were both copied in style and tone by their peers both during their life and for generations to come. Edgren never saw the day he had the influence, or readership of either of those two. Hell, I can probably think of at least a handfull of other sportswriters of that era who surpassed Edgren in both readership and influence both among fans and within the industry. Thats a funny comment.
     
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  3. Bobby Sinn

    Bobby Sinn Bulimba Bullant Full Member

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    Klompton.. you really are an arrogant ****.

    That pile of **** book you're putting together will give me your name. Should I ever visit the USA again, I look forward to tracking you down and tearing you a second arsehole.
     
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  4. Vysotsky

    Vysotsky Boxing Junkie banned

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    Overlin darker trunks

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC9Q3fl5AWE[/ame]


    Overlin lighter trunks with no stripe down side

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgDv3lz3ti8[/ame]
     
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  5. klompton

    klompton Boxing Addict banned

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    You can have my name right now you Australian dip****: Steve Compton.

    Anytime you think you are ready to take your dick out of that dingo's ass and come try me you are more than welcome.
     
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  6. klompton

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    I find it funny how in an Australian newsreel, which likely would have picked some of the footage that showed their boy to best advantage, touting a win by an australian over Overlin, it doesnt appear that Henneberry won a second of the footage shown. Typical Australian homecooking. Sinn would be sure to appreciate that.
     
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  7. Shake

    Shake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Such weakness. Bobby, you're an intellectual dwarf if you have to resort to this in an arena where weapons are solely words.
     
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  8. bman100

    bman100 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    yes but Greb was supposed to be more than that, it has been pointed out that he could box very well, moving, jabbing, feints etc.
     
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  9. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He was gifted
     
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  10. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm glad you're amused.
    Are you in agreement with slakka that Edgren was on the take?
     
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  11. Turner72

    Turner72 Member Full Member

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    What's all this gibberish about?
     
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  12. klompton

    klompton Boxing Addict banned

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    I think Ive stated very clearly that I have never made that ascertion or that assumption. Ive also stated very clearly that just because Edgren may not necessarily have been on the take doesnt mean he wasnt biased against Greb.
     
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  13. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Fair statement.
     
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  14. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'll take that back, but only to a very small extent, because as you correctly stated there were some excellent fight beat writers.But you cannot deny that Edgren was among those writers, and respected by his peers. Edgren (much to your chagrin apparently) was however very much lauded in his time. Also his judgements and quotes about old time fights and fighters, are used very often and continue to be quoted by a number of respected boxing historians. Are all of those historians offbase to cite Edgren? To say he didn't influence and have the respect of industry insiders (and historians nowadays) is an outright false statement on your part.
     
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  15. SLAKKA

    SLAKKA Boxing Addict Full Member

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    NY boxing writers shaking Harry Greb down for $$$ what do you think?

     
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