1926 Exhibit, Harry Greb 🥊
I can't get enough of the historical aspects and the beautiful black & white portraits of boxings early heroes like this one of Harry Greb.
By the early 19th century, boxing had become one of, if not the most popular spectator sport, in America, especially in urban areas..

Boxing helped shape the professional sports model in America.

1925 Exhibits, Harry Greb 🥊Middleweight World Champion
Good luck trying to find a presentable copy of this extremely scarce card of World Middleweight Champion, Harry Greb.
Harry Greb separates himself from nearly every other boxer in the quality and quantity of his opposition. He fought Hall of Famers and world champions repeatedly, including Gene Tunney, whom Greb famously defeated (and is widely regarded as the only man to beat Tunney at his best). The fact that he fought most of his fights blind in one eye only adds to his legacy.
In historical terms, Harry Greb is often called the greatest middleweight—or even the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.
The fact that he fought in the pre-television era makes him a benchmark for true boxing greatness.

Known as The Pittsburgh Windmill, Harry Greb was one of boxing’s most relentless and fearless fighters of the 1920s. With over 300 recorded bouts, Greb defeated 18 world champions—often fighting with a blind eye and unmatched stamina. He held the world middleweight title and famously gave heavyweight great Gene Tunney his only career loss. Greb’s whirlwind style, iron jaw, and non-stop punching made him a boxing legend.

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