Tough, and maybe a little underrated. This is actually one of Dempsey's most impressive victories, considering that nobody else managed to ever KO him in the absurd amount of fights he had.
George Carpentier KOd him, but both KOs had extenuating circumstances. Against Dempsey Levinsky had been working in the shipyards during WW1 and had little or no training for the previous few months. It was still one of Dempsey's more impressive wins. Against Carpentier there is a lot of rumor and circumstantial evidence that the fight was fixed. I tend to lean toward this explanation.
Sorry, I misread, I thought you meant Dempsey was the only guy to EVER KO him, not KO him up to that point.
Buck Smith fought 12 times in March of 1993. 1993-03-01 Tom Rhinehart Kansas City, US W PTS 6 1993-03-03 Gary Brown Louisville, US W UD 6 1993-03-05 John Ramirez Louisville, US W TKO 2 1993-03-06 Anthony Montana Oklahoma City, US W TKO 2 1993-03-09 Jeff Frank Nashville, US W TKO 3 1993-03-15 Tom Bowles Jefferson City, US W KO 5 1993-03-19 Keith Jones Wichita, US W TKO 5 1993-03-23 Tim Bonds Evansville, US W TKO 5 1993-03-24 Gary Brown Louisville, US W PTS 6 1993-03-26 Tony Miller Oklahoma City, US W TKO 1 1993-03-27 Chris Clark Lexington, US W TKO 3 1993-03-30 Kenneth Kidd Kansas City, US W KO 1
1993? Now that is impressive. A true modern day warrior! And looking over his record, it wasnt a one off, he fought regularly, and successfully too. I now live in hope. Maybe one day will see another Harry Greb.