The Fearless Harry Greb by Bill Paxton

I got this off Amazon and have to say its good so far. I never really learned as much about this guy as I could have. Pretty detailed account of his fights, round by round. I knew he was a rough and wild fighter who fought everyone but I underestimated just how skilled Greb was.
He had a terrific chin but his speed and defense not mention his agility. Before reading this book pictured Greb as like a better version of LaMotta but that was selling him far too short. One opponent called Greb a "contortionist". That would suggest he was agile and slippery. Tough to hit clean.
So he was offensively unstoppable and defensively above average.
According to this writer Dempsey really didn't want any smoke with this guy. Before he was champ as well as during. They did spar ofcourse Greb busted Dempsey up.
Harry Greb seems like a stand up guy. He lost some fights early on. He was even knocked out cold his first year. He made no excuses and kept fighting. He would fight guys 3,4 5 times. He didnt draw the color line even after he got a name. He fought Jack Blackburn when Jack was fresh out of prison. He overcame some health problems. He went into WW1.
I'm becoming more of a fan just as I get into the main part of his career. Just some thoughts as I learn more about a guy many rank the best boxer.

 

He would use his speed to get in and then he was gone. Greb was able to dominate from the outside. That is not the image I expected when I thought of him. My image of Dempsey isn't what it was even 10 years ago.

 

Calzaghe the is a good mention. He was pretty aggressive and tough to hit square.

 

Like a Manny with more agility? A cross between Pacquiao and Mayweather? That would explain how he beat everybody's ass and won close to 300 fights.