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Gunboat Smith (81-49-13) and Harry Greb (261-18-19) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

Gunboat Smith vs Harry Greb — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Gunboat Smith

81–49–13

25 tracked bouts

🇺🇸MIDDLEWEIGHT

Harry Greb

261–18–19

300 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Harry Greb leads 1–0

The Numbers

81-49-13
Record
261-18-19 (edge)
61.2%
Win %
90.8% (edge)
38
Wins by knockout
49 (edge)
46.91% (edge)
KO rate
18.77%
17%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
19% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

4
Times stopped
2 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
2 (edge)
2.2
Bouts per year
22.6 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

25
Bouts tracked
300

Tale of the Tape

6′2″ (188 cm) (edge)
Height
5′8″ (173 cm)
72″ (183 cm) (edge)
Reach
71″ (180 cm)
139
Age
132
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Heavyweight
Division
Middleweight
United States
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Gunboat Smith · 6 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
3
Other
2

Harry Greb · 262 wins

KO/TKO
49
Decision
59
Other
154

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (25 and 300 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

  • Gunboat Smith

    LNWS · Aug 1917LNWS · Aug 1917LKO R2 · Jan 1916

    Kid Norfolk

    Harry Greb

    LDQ R6 · Apr 1924WNWS · Aug 1921

  • Gunboat Smith

    LNWS · Jan 1917LPTS · Oct 1916LNWS · May 1916WPTS · Jan 1915DPTS · Jan 1915LNWS · Oct 1914

    Battling Levinsky

    Harry Greb

    WNWS · Sep 1919WNWS · Jul 1919WNWS · Apr 1919WNWS · Feb 1919WNWS · Aug 1918WNWS · Sep 1917

  • Gunboat Smith

    LNWS · Jul 1918LPTS · Apr 1918

    Billy Miske

    Harry Greb

    WNWS · Mar 1919LNWS · Sep 1918DNWS · Jan 1915

  • Gunboat Smith

    LPTS · Feb 1917LNWS · Mar 1916LNWS · Mar 1915

    Jack Dillon

    Harry Greb

    WNWS · Mar 1918WNWS · Jul 1917

  • Gunboat Smith

    WNWS · May 1914

    Jack Blackburn

    Harry Greb

    WNWS · Jan 1915

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Gunboat Smith

LLLLL

L14 streak · last fought Oct 21, 1920

Harry Greb

LWWLW

L1 streak · last fought Aug 19, 1926

Common Questions

Have Gunboat Smith and Harry Greb ever fought each other?
Yes. Gunboat Smith and Harry Greb met once on October 21, 1920, and Harry Greb won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Gunboat Smith or Harry Greb?
Gunboat Smith is 81-49-13 and Harry Greb is 261-18-19. Harry Greb has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Gunboat Smith or Harry Greb?
Gunboat Smith has 38 knockout wins and Harry Greb has 49. Harry Greb has more.
Do Gunboat Smith and Harry Greb have any common opponents?
Gunboat Smith and Harry Greb share 5 common opponents: Kid Norfolk, Battling Levinsky and Billy Miske (and 2 others). Harry Greb fared better against 4 of them.
Who is bigger, Gunboat Smith or Harry Greb?
Gunboat Smith is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 15 cm above the other. Gunboat Smith also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gunboat Smith and Harry Greb?
This comparison is drawn from 25 bouts tracked for Gunboat Smith and 300 bouts tracked for Harry Greb. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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