Harry Greb vs Reggie Johnson

15 rounds for the middleweight championship. 1970s gloves and rules. Both fighters will appear in the ring in color. I pick Greb here, on antiquarian grounds.

I would welcome the forum's predictions on this matchup, provided that they agree with my own.

 

That's the spirit!

 

Making this a fight in grainy black and white would unfairly prejudice Reggie Johnson. Greb would be in his element. He trained for grainy black and white fights, and the rules were suited to his monochrome style. Technicolor is a fair compromise for both fighters.

 

I am deeply intolerant of this opinion. I now express my intolerance.

 

No reasonable person can believe that Greb loses. And by reasonable people, I mean everyone who thinks Greb wins.

 

That's very sensible. Ordinarily, you'd need at least 6 months of prep sparring monochrome opponents on grainy film before you get the hang of it. Throwing Reggie right into it with no prep against Greb, who fought his entire career on grainy film, is just cruel.