Did Greb ask Tunney to take it easy?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Abdullah, Mar 15, 2010.


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  1. Abdullah

    Abdullah Boxing Junkie banned

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    Absolutely! You may have just saved me from a stroke.:twisted:
    Since there is no Greb fight footage available and I am just too damn broke at the moment to afford the Greb book, I do a lot of research online, which is a terrific source. But since I ran across this idiotic story I have been racking my brain trying to solve this. Why does it mean so much to me? I don't really know. I am a Greb fan and just can't buy that this guy I have read so much about would actually ask to be carried. Imagine you read that Foreman threw his fight against Ali or Sugar Ray Robinson had 100 fixed fights. It is just mind boggling.

    Can you somehow post these articles or post a link? It would be greatly appreciated. If not, thanks anyway for your help, guy. :good
     
    Abdullah, Mar 16, 2010
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  2. djanders

    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I understand that completely! You are a real boxing fan! As a classic as well as a modern boxing fan, you start to care about these boxers, living or dead...and the dead ones are not here to defend themselves! I'm the same, and I would love to read that article, too! :good
     
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  3. Abdullah

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    Yes, this is true. True indeed, my friend. The previous poster made a very good point about the referee never mentioning anything about this. I think he would've heard this conversation. Especially since Tunney reported it as a conversation and not just Greb merely asking to be carried. It was reported something like this...

    Greb:
    "Gene, don't knock me out"

    Tunney:
    "Just stay close Harry and I won't hurt you."

    You mean to tell me the ref didn't hear that. I am curious if Tunney and Fair made these claims after that referee died. I am not sure, but that would add even more weight to our opinion.
     
    Abdullah, Mar 17, 2010
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  4. klompton

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    Barton was still alive when Fair made those comments. I dont know what his thoughts were though. Barton was a hell of an interesting character. One of the most important and influential people in boxing in the upper midwest for years. He started out as a boxer (he fought Terry McGovern), went on to training fighters (he is credited with introducing Mike Gibbons to boxing and was an early coach/trainer of his), all the while acting as one of the most respected boxing correspondents in the midwest. He then became a referee and refereed thousands of fights. Finally he served on the Minnesota State Athletic Commission for 27 years as well as the NBA which is now the WBA.
     
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  5. Abdullah

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    Thanks, klompton. That was a very informative post. The NBA to WBA thing, I already knew, but everything else is new to me. I consider myself a boxing historian, but I give you credit, you seem to know quite a lot about the era that I am studying. If you don't mind me asking, how old are you? I am 24, but have been studying the history of the sweet science since I was a young child. Anyway, thanks again for hitting me back.
     
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