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    Default Re: Harry Greb vs Joe Calzaghe

    Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli surfs 'Nawlins View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Andre View Post
    Heres what it says on Gene
    Gene Tunny:
    Born Joseph Tunny 25th may 1897 New york. turned pro at 18 but after a few wins was drafted into the marines.
    Where he was posted overseas and got plenty of boxing practice.
    Back in America in 1919 he continued his winning ways up until he took the light heavyweight crown from the batttling levinski in 1922.
    Four months later losing it to Harry Greb over a fifteen round beating.
    But Tunney worked out how to beat Greb and did soon four future occasions with Greb comming to the dressing rooms after the last and saying "I never want fight you again". ( I got that ass way around in my above post).

    Then went into the heavyweight and took that, then defended it only twice and retired.
    77 fights one loss.
    married a wealthy socialite heiress bacame a wealthy buisnesman hung around with Bernard Shaw etc and lived till he was 81 dying in Greenwich Conneecticut 7th Nov 1978.

    Good life for an ex boxer .
    Good stuff,Think about that.He was only 31 and fresh off his biggest win of career.....or biggest known win?But retired.Did not know that he was also a vetran of WWII,wonder if he saw action in France.But yes,according to all accounts....Greb rightfully muffed him up bad in the 1st fight.Sounds brutal.
    But the biggest plus for me is that Greb did it all in the finish with one eye!
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    Default Re: Harry Greb vs Joe Calzaghe

    Quote Originally Posted by Andre View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli surfs 'Nawlins View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Andre View Post
    Heres what it says on Gene
    Gene Tunny:
    Born Joseph Tunny 25th may 1897 New york. turned pro at 18 but after a few wins was drafted into the marines.
    Where he was posted overseas and got plenty of boxing practice.
    Back in America in 1919 he continued his winning ways up until he took the light heavyweight crown from the batttling levinski in 1922.
    Four months later losing it to Harry Greb over a fifteen round beating.
    But Tunney worked out how to beat Greb and did soon four future occasions with Greb comming to the dressing rooms after the last and saying "I never want fight you again". ( I got that ass way around in my above post).

    Then went into the heavyweight and took that, then defended it only twice and retired.
    77 fights one loss.
    married a wealthy socialite heiress bacame a wealthy buisnesman hung around with Bernard Shaw etc and lived till he was 81 dying in Greenwich Conneecticut 7th Nov 1978.

    Good life for an ex boxer .
    Good stuff,Think about that.He was only 31 and fresh off his biggest win of career.....or biggest known win?But retired.Did not know that he was also a vetran of WWII,wonder if he saw action in France.But yes,according to all accounts....Greb rightfully muffed him up bad in the 1st fight.Sounds brutal.
    But the biggest plus for me is that Greb did it all in the finish with one eye!
    Right,right.A whole different breed back then.Can you imagine him looking to the ref and saying 'I hurt my hand'

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