Harry Greb article

GREATA, thanks for this long forgotten article of my favorite fighter
P.S. when this was written in 1925, the writer was unaware of Greb's handicap...Being blind in one eye...b.b.

 

It seems at the time Fitz and Ketchell were ranked higher by this writer in Greb's own time. It takes time for most to acknowledge a fighters worth ofcourse. Ofcourse just because someone is writing about a boxer, doesn't mean they have a great understanding of the sport anyway.

 

The cartoon is hilarious

 

I like the article.
I agree with the sentiment that Fitzsimmons was better.
Ketchel and Greb are harder to separate though, IMO. Ketchel's very underrated on this board, while Greb gets his full dues.

 

It's a good article. Interesting about having Ketchel over Greb too, they rate him really highly here.

And yeah, the cartoon is brilliant

 

Bob Moha was called the " White Joe Walcott "...He was described as a slab of muscle. but little Harry Greb outroughed Moha several times ..Greb was a tough SOB...

 

He looks like a little tank. Can't say I've read much about him!

Some more about him here:

http://www.harrygreb.com/bobmoha.html


The milwaukee Jouranal worried that "he slams out so wildly that he is a constant menace to the sport in that he is liable to severly injure an opponent by foul fighting and thereby give boxing a black eye."

 

He also beat Joe Cox who beat Willard....he stood at 6"5...

 

Thanks. Great read.

 

Nice read, though I definitely disagree with his opinions about Fitzsimmons and Ketchel. Both great fighters, no doubt, but not as great as Greb. During Ali's first reign as heavyweight champion a lot of writers didn't rate him nearly as high as they do now. It takes time for the writers to recognize a fighter's greatness a lot of the time.

 

Nice work ...

 

It's interesting that the writer pinpoints fast, mobile fighters as Dempsey's weakness, a year before he met Tunney. He's also clear about Dempsey avoiding Greb.

 

Ed W. Hughes was onna the great Harry Greb supporters. His outcry on Greb vs Tunney 2 was perhaps the loudest endorsement of Harry's winning that battle you can find.