Corbett Fitzsimmons Hart Burns Dempsey Tunney Schmeling Sharkey Braddock Louis Walcott Charles Marciano Patterson Johansson L Spinks How many,and which ones if any, does he beat?
Let's assume a championship length fight and remember that Greb often came on late despite the idea of some that he was a frontrunner. Fitzsimmons -beats Hart - beats Burns - beats Dempsey - loses Tunney - likely loses. Greb himself admitted that Tunney had gotten too big for him to handle Schmeling - loses Sharkey - beats Braddock - beats Louis - come on... Walcott - if he catches Joe on one of his many off days he wins Charles - at heavyweight, he loses Marciano - loses Patterson - loses Johansson - beats L Spinks - beats
I've got to be honest. As an American, culturally, I have never been comfortable with any person being under 200 pounds.
I think Greb, great as he was, gets too much obligatory passes... his Era was more stylistic wise Rough, Tough and Resolute capable men. yes, there were some stylist exceptions but by the mid 20s Boxing/Boxers were becoming more Athletic Stylist and 1st Class Boxers. Greb would be fit & capable in any Era, but as the decades evolved he would be relegated to remaining in his 'own' lane, i.e MW cum L-HW and into the 80s and beyond a WW cum MW. he has little to no chance against most of the Top HW's, if not all of them. obligatory expected gratitude's, doesn't change the evolutionary landscape of 1st Class Athletic Boxers, many of which too encapsulate the same attributes associated with Greb's Era - Rough, Tough and Resolute capable men as well.
