Harry Greb - Revision history

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Ric: IBRO articles linked

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IBRO articles linked

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	*'''Managers''': [[James (Red) Mason]], [[George Engel]]		*'''Managers''': [[James (Red) Mason]], [[George Engel]]
	*'''[[:Category:Harry Greb Gallery\|Harry Greb Gallery]]'''		*'''[[:Category:Harry Greb Gallery\|Harry Greb Gallery]]'''


	'''Harry Greb''' had a remarkable career, finishing with just under 300 total bouts (262-17-18-1). In 1913 he had been laying tin roofs in Pittsburgh for $12 a week, thinking he was making good money. By 1917 he reportedly was making $33,000 a year in the ring. Nov. 6, 1917 ''Tacoma Times'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1917-11-06/ed-1/seq-6/].		'''Harry Greb''' had a remarkable career, finishing with just under 300 total bouts (262-17-18-1). In 1913 he had been laying tin roofs in Pittsburgh for $12 a week, thinking he was making good money. By 1917 he reportedly was making $33,000 a year in the ring. Nov. 6, 1917 ''Tacoma Times'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1917-11-06/ed-1/seq-6/].

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	*5 Apr Red Cumpston Pittsburgh, PA W6 (amateur)		*5 Apr Red Cumpston Pittsburgh, PA W6 (amateur)
	*8 May Red Cumpston Pittsburgh, PA W4 (amateur)		*8 May Red Cumpston Pittsburgh, PA W4 (amateur)


	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	Cyber Boxing Zone: [http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/greb2.htm]<br>		*Cyber Boxing Zone: [http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/greb2.htm]<br>
	Harry Greb Web site: [http://www.harrygreb.com/homepagewithframeset.html]<br>		*Harry Greb Web site: [http://www.harrygreb.com/homepagewithframeset.html]<br>
	Find a Grave: [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6484]<br>		*Find a Grave: [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6484]<br>
	YouTube videos of Greb sparring [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMA6Pd6tT3Q&feature=related] and punching [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO2dTnFl2Z0&feature=related]<br>		*YouTube videos of Greb sparring [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMA6Pd6tT3Q&feature=related] and punching [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO2dTnFl2Z0&feature=related]<br>
	"The Brits Who Took on the Great Harry Greb" (article): [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2011/forgotten-story-of%E2%80%A6-brits-who-took-great-harry-greb]		*"The Brits Who Took on the Great Harry Greb" (article): [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2011/forgotten-story-of%E2%80%A6-brits-who-took-great-harry-greb]
			*"Edward Henry Greb" by James Cashman: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ibro-journal-58.150-174.pdf]
			*"Harry Greb, the Human Windmill…“A Perpetual Motion Machine” by Monte Cox: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IBRO86.36-39.pdf]
			*"The Fabulous Harry Greb" by Frank Graham: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IBRO.ONL23.25-27.pdf]
			*"Tunney vs Greb I" by Sam Gregory: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IBRO.ONL06.10-12.pdf]
			*"Ezzard Charles and Harry Greb: A light-heavyweight perspective" by Jeremiah Preisser: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IBRO141.34-39.pdf]
			*"Greb vs.Gibbons" by Daniel Attias: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IBRO130.26-29.pdf]


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Ric: linkd to Springs's 2019 book

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linkd to Springs's 2019 book

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	Greb died in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, from complications following eye surgery.		Greb died in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, from complications following eye surgery.

	~~As of~~ January 2009, a biography of Greb ~~is available. It is~~ ''The Fearless Harry Greb'', by Bill Paxton (McFarland and Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina and London. The reader is warned against taking seriously the only other Greb biography, ''Leave Him to the Angels'', by James Fair. Paxton's book contains a record that gives Greb's brief amateur record, and some exhibitions.		In January 2009, a biography of Greb was published: ''The Fearless Harry Greb'', by Bill Paxton (McFarland and Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina and London. The reader is warned against taking seriously the only other Greb biography, ''Leave Him to the Angels'', by James Fair. Paxton's book contains a record that gives Greb's brief amateur record, and some exhibitions. (See also, the 2019 book: ''[[Smokestack Lightning: Harry Greb, 1919]]'', by Springs Toledo.)

	==Professional Record==		==Professional Record==

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	~~[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right~~\|~~Class of 1990<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[~~http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/greb.html ~~click]]]~~		{{ibhof \|url=http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/greb.html}}
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	<boxer>009019</boxer>		<boxer>009019</boxer>
	'''Division''': Middleweight~~<br>~~		*'''Division''': Middleweight
	'''Managers''': [[James (Red) Mason]], [[George Engel]]~~<br>~~		*'''Managers''': [[James (Red) Mason]], [[George Engel]]
	'''[[:Category:Harry Greb Gallery\|Harry Greb Gallery]]'''		*'''[[:Category:Harry Greb Gallery\|Harry Greb Gallery]]'''


	'''Harry Greb''' had a remarkable career, finishing with just under 300 total bouts (262-17-18-1). In 1913 he had been laying tin roofs in Pittsburgh for $12 a week, thinking he was making good money. By 1917 he reportedly was making $33,000 a year in the ring. Nov. 6, 1917 ''Tacoma Times'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1917-11-06/ed-1/seq-6/].		'''Harry Greb''' had a remarkable career, finishing with just under 300 total bouts (262-17-18-1). In 1913 he had been laying tin roofs in Pittsburgh for $12 a week, thinking he was making good money. By 1917 he reportedly was making $33,000 a year in the ring. Nov. 6, 1917 ''Tacoma Times'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1917-11-06/ed-1/seq-6/].

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	'''Harry Greb''' had a remarkable career, finishing with ~~over 200~~ total bouts. In 1913 he had been laying tin roofs in Pittsburgh for $12 a week, thinking he was making good money. By 1917 he reportedly was making $33,000 a year in the ring. Nov. 6, 1917 ''Tacoma Times'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1917-11-06/ed-1/seq-6/].		'''Harry Greb''' had a remarkable career, finishing with just under 300 total bouts (262-17-18-1). In 1913 he had been laying tin roofs in Pittsburgh for $12 a week, thinking he was making good money. By 1917 he reportedly was making $33,000 a year in the ring. Nov. 6, 1917 ''Tacoma Times'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1917-11-06/ed-1/seq-6/].

	Greb took part in the Anglo-American Service Tournament in London, December 11-13, 1918. On December 11 he knocked out Cpl. Green and Sgt. Baker in 1 round each. On December 12 he was declared loser to [[Charlie Ring]] in 3 rounds. Upon returning home to Pittsburgh he described his fights to the ''Pittsburgh Post''. He said that he lost to Ring because of warnings from the referee for dirty tactics and claimed he really had much the best of the action.		Greb took part in the Anglo-American Service Tournament in London, December 11-13, 1918. On December 11 he knocked out Cpl. Green and Sgt. Baker in 1 round each. On December 12 he was declared loser to [[Charlie Ring]] in 3 rounds. Upon returning home to Pittsburgh he described his fights to the ''Pittsburgh Post''. He said that he lost to Ring because of warnings from the referee for dirty tactics and claimed he really had much the best of the action.