Live Fast, Die Young: The Life and Times of Harry Greb

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by klompton2, Aug 22, 2013.


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  1. prime

    prime BOX! Writing Champion Full Member

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    "Boxing History" has now been good enough to tweet the Amazon book entry to his 5,000 followers. Hope many learn about this titan of boxing!
     
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  2. klompton2

    klompton2 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Man that's great! Thanks so much!
     
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  3. louis3749

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    Just ordered it off of amazon.com. I'm so excited for this. :)
     
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  4. klompton2

    klompton2 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Im glad to hear it. Let me know what you think. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
     
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  5. Baclava

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    I ordered a book now.
    Looking forward to it.
     
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  6. klompton2

    klompton2 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Hi guys,

    i just finished being interviewed about the book for a podcast at boxingasylum.com airing tonight. be sure to check it out.


    Steve
     
    klompton2, Sep 8, 2013
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  7. Baclava

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    By the way, forgot to ask: did you sign my book?
     
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  8. klompton2

    klompton2 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Yes sir. You should be getting it any day. Let me know when it arrives and what you think.
     
    klompton2, Sep 12, 2013
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  9. Unforgiven

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    I might have to buy this book ..... I mean, 716 pages ... seems like good value.
     
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  10. Baclava

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    Awesome, looking forward to it.
     
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  11. LittleRed

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    It was enlightening.
     
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  12. klompton2

    klompton2 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    did you finish it? if so what did you think? id love to hear your thoughts.
     
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  13. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Finished it tonight. While there were some editing mistakes they did not distract from the narrative, and we're a ways away from some of the errors that liter other boxing books. I can't even begin to fathom the effort it takes to go fight by fight for guy that had 300 bouts. I found the outside the ring shenanigans every bit as interesting as what happened in the ring; the idea that the alphabet boys wrote the last word corruption is refuted by some of the stuff champions in that era did.

    My biggest take away is that Greb had a clear decline after the eye injury and the Gibbons and Tunney fight that is not clear at a glance at boxrec. While he was still winning with maddening consistency the margin of victory was starting to thin. You could say he was coming back down to earth. And while it seems obvious that a one eyed aging Greb would not be as good as a younger two eyed version, it is never so clear than in descriptions of the fights.

    Some bios read like a novel. This didn't and I'm glad you didn't give into the temptation to write the Harry Greb Story. You wrote the Harry Greb Life and I found that far more informative and fascinating than a psychological interpretation or an attempt to sensationalize.
     
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  14. klompton2

    klompton2 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Im glad you feel that way. It sounds like I accomplished what I set out to. Yes, there was a distinct decline after he lost the sight in his eye. You also see more frequent concerns from his fans and supporters that he is slowing down and just isn't as speedy anymore. Probably a by product to some degree of the loss of vision but still notable and increasingly more frequent.
     
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  15. Seamus

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    OK, cleared up my reading schedule and now focussing solely on this book. A good year for books of all flavors, I must say.
     
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