Why was Harry Greb disliked?

The NY boxing writers made it clear giving them $$$$ would benefit things tremendously.
His response was pure Harry Greb fury and a vendetta was born. He tried everything including the my real name is actually Greb spelled backwards Berg. Nothing worked.

 

It was Harry, no need to drag J.R. Fair into this one.

 

Im assuming you've never read the Fair book as he emphasized Greb was Greb very stridently.

 

What drew me to it was the simple fact that it was the only book on Greb.
This was long before the net.

 

Bman, Who is to say if Greb was "dis-liked "more than other non New Yorkers ?
He was considered by most accounts the best fighter of his times P4P. Harry Greb was a tough, independant fighter who gave no quarter,and asked for none. By most accounts he was tough for a referee, for his perpetual motion style gave them no rest. His opponents never wanted any part of that " seven year itch ",as he was described. And one other thing.
IT IS LONELY AT THE TOP,and envy plays a part. But Tunney his great and bigger rival,
was a GREAt admirer of Harry, and was a pallbearer at his funeral. That gesture says a lot.Better to be respected than loved...

 

I hate to think the *******s had the power to do that.
Greb/Walker was shown all over NYC and state. Beyond their reach it would seem.
It was very perishable film, needed to be stored like a mink coat.

 

Your link isn't working...could you post good one? Always good to read about Greb

 

Slakka is correct. The story that Gene and Greb were friends is pretty overblown. They had a mutual, even grudging, respect for one another. Thats about as far as their friendship extended. Gene understood the power of self promotion and media as well or better than anyone else before or since and used this whenever possible, such as being a pallbearer for Greb while continuing to diminish Greb's accomplishments against Gene at every turn. Just weeks before he died Greb launched an angry tirade against Gene in the press for Gene's published accounts of their fights. His family continued to rail against Tunney for the way Tunney repeatedly portrayed Greb throughout his life to his own glorification. I think its safe to say there was no real love lost between Greb and Tunney.

 

You might be correct K. I am not saying there was love on Tunney's part,but "respect", for Tunney's fabled rival, might have played a role in his being a pallbearer,at his great rival's untimely death...But we will never know for sure!