Harry Greb | |
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| Born | Edward Henry Greb June 6, 1894 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 22, 1926 (aged 32) |
| Other names | The Pittsburgh Windmill The Smoke City Wildcat |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Welterweight Middleweight Light heavyweight Heavyweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 299;[1] with the inclusion of newspaper decisions |
| Wins | 261 |
| Wins by KO | 49 |
| Losses | 16 |
| Draws | 19 |
| No contests | 1 |
Harry Greb (June 6, 1894 – October 22, 1926) was a professional boxer. Nicknamed "The Pittsburgh Windmill", "The Smoke City Wildcat", and "The Pittsburgh Bearcat",[2] Greb ranked the fifth best pound-for-pound boxers of all time by Sports Illustrated.[3]
He was the American light heavyweight champion from 1922 to 1923 and the world middleweight champion from 1923 to 1926. He fought 298 times in his 13-year career, which began at around 140 pounds. Despite starting as a welterweight, he was frequently squaring off against and beating light heavyweights and even heavyweights.
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- ^ "Harry Greb". 6 June 2023.
- ^ Bert Sugar's All-Time Greatest Fighters. SportsIllustrated.com. Retrieved on 2014-04-11.