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Harry Greb

Harry Greb held the IBU, NYSAC, WBA and The Ring middleweight world titles between 1923 and 1926. Greb was the undisputed middleweight world champion from 1923 to 1926. Greb was The Ring's first middleweight world champion.

World title bouts
8
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
5–2–1
World titles held
4
Longest world title reign (IBU middleweight, 1923–1926)
2 years, 5 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1918 – Jan 1927

MiddleweightIBU
NYSAC
WBA
The Ring
1918age 231919age 241920age 251921age 261922age 271923age 281924age 291925age 301926age 311927age 32
19181920192219241926

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1926

  2. Tiger Flowers beats Harry Greb via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  3. Tiger Flowers beats Harry Greb via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  4. 1925

  5. The Ring magazine rates Harry Greb the middleweight champion in its annual ratings

  6. Harry Greb beats Mickey Walker via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  7. 1924

  8. The Ring magazine rates Harry Greb the middleweight champion in its annual ratings

  9. Harry Greb beats Ted Moore via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  10. Harry Greb beats Johnny Wilson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  11. 1923

  12. Harry Greb beats Bryan Downey via unanimous decision 10/10

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  13. Harry Greb beats Johnny Wilson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  14. 1918

  15. Harry Greb and Mike O'Dowd draw via newspaper decision 10/10

    Middleweight · IBU