If Harry Greb had never been born?

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  1. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think he probably does.

    Ironically, Tunney may have got the old Harry Wills in order to set him up for the Dempsey fight. This would have gave Tunney's stock a massive increase also.
     
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  2. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    Tunney and Gibbons probably emerge the best.

    I don't think any mw other than Greb was particularly highly regarded during his reign. My guess is belt switches hands a few times until Walker is ready to challenge for it.
     
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  3. lufcrazy

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    Under no circumstance does Tunney fights Wills. I know people dont shout it as much as they do with Dempsey but Tunney well and truly drew the colour line.
     
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  4. janitor

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    Actualy Tunney tried to get a fight with Wills.

    This is probably the single case where he would have seen the game as being worth ther candle, in terms of meeting a black opponent
     
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  5. Theron

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    Its somewhere, it better be
     
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