Did Harry Greb duck anyone?

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  1. Beatle

    Beatle Sheer Analysis Full Member

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    I know he did fight black fighters, but is there maybe one black championship-level fighter that Greb didn't fight?

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  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    It is possible that he might have steered clear of Fred Fulton.

    Not a clear cut case by any means though.
     
  3. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    :lol:

    you know you are talking about a special kind of fighter when it can be suggested that he ducked - maybe - a fighter that is ten inches taller and 40lbs heavier.
     
  4. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    mcGrain, your'e right on the money. Greb would need a stepladder, to reach Fred Fulton. Harry at 5ft.8 was not a basketball player..If Fulton was the champ, Greb would have accomodated Fulton, for sure...
     
  5. Swarmer

    Swarmer Patrick Full Member

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    Kinda reminds me of the "Pacquiao ducking Martinez" comments :lol:
     
  6. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    He is also ducking Wladamir Klitschko!
     
  7. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    so, i think the consensus is "no", greb didn't duck anybody. the fact that he fought the fighters he DID fight pretty much nullifies any argument to the contrary

    a modern day example (sorry fellas) is oscar de la hoya. looking at his resume, it's a joke to say he ducked guys like winky wright. he fought ****ing everybody and just because there's a name or two that aren't on his ledger, doesn't mean he ducked. like greb, he just may not have gotten around to every contender or challenger out there in or around (and in greb's case well beyond) his weight class
     
  8. bman100

    bman100 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Surf-Bat said he once said when someone asked him to fight Sam Langford "you want me to commit suicide?" No reason for the two to fight nayway, as it has been pointed out, theyre from different times. Doubt it that Greb was scared though, a special fighter the kind of which you just dont see anymore.
     
  9. ThinBlack

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  10. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Verry much the other way round!
     
  11. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    He ducked Asian fighters. Drew the...eye...line. :blood
     
  12. Abdullah

    Abdullah Boxing Junkie banned

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    The great Harry Greb ducked no one! He was ducked by MANY!
     
  13. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    pfff, he clearly ducked tom cribb. chicken **** waited 50 years after cribb died just to be born, all so he could avoid him
     
  14. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    And you forget to mention how egregiously he ducked Ezzard.Charles and the rest of the black murderer row. Fearless my keister!
     
  15. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No, you've got the wrong generation there. Harry ducked Ezzard's twin uncles, Lizzard and Gizzard Charles.