Harry Greb top 40 Middleweight?

Cmon don't tell me that didn't make you laugh. You go from this KO machine, landing precise right hands to KO some great fighters, to this skinny guy prancing around like a fairy on ecstacy.... with Eye of the Tiger playing. :rofl

 

Kid Norfolk was easily the best black fighter at light heavyweight when Greb beat him. I could also find some reports that suggest that he won all three fights against Flowers.

At the end of the day though there was no black fighter who could hold a candle to Gene Tunney at his weight or Mickey Walker for that matter.

 

Then why didnt Gene Tunney destroy him?

Would you even give Hearns a chance against Gene Tunney?

 

Geniune question: who thought Greb won their first fight in 1926? I've always read that the vast majority thought Flowers won. The return later in the year was the big controversy.


ps. The writer from Harry's local paper or a Greb biographer doesn't count. :good

 

The disadvantage Greb has is that like Tony Ayala, there is very little footage of him except for sparring but unlike Ayala, had a full career to his credit with legendary achievements and nearly 300 fights.

I really wasn't impressed with the footage of Greb's muscles-Tommy's muscles stood out more once he put on some weight. Hagler also looked unimpressive in sparring even in his prime.

I really can't tell much from the sparring so all I can say is he looked crude- like Mustafa Hamsho but harder to hit, telegraphs his right hand, not much of a jab while Hagler possessed a hard accurate jab, probably had the better tools and much better technical fighter in every way--and with no shortage of stamina. Only Hagler or Jones or Robinson could keep up the pace with Greb.

My question is how effective would Greb be without the use of illegal tactics? Would he find himself disqualified?

 

I've just had a peak at Boxrec. Funny how they quote the New York Times more than any other paper in many (probably 'most') cases, yet fail to do so concerning the Greb-Flowers fight. Probably because the NYT had Flowers winning handily. :huh