Have Harry Greb and Joe Borrell ever fought each other?

Yes. Harry Greb and Joe Borrell have met 4 times and Harry Greb leads the series 2-1 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, Greb or Borrell?

Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Joe Borrell is 6-11-1 across the 18 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Harry Greb has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Greb or Borrell?

Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Joe Borrell has 2. Harry Greb has more.

Do Greb and Borrell have any common opponents?

Harry Greb and Joe Borrell share 7 common opponents: Gene Tunney, Tommy Gibbons and Jeff Smith (and 4 others). Harry Greb fared better against 5 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Greb and Borrell?

This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 18 bouts tracked for Joe Borrell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Harry Greb vs Joe Borrell — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Harry Greb

Joe Borrell

Harry Greb (261-18-19) and Joe Borrell (6-11-1 across 18 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 7 common opponents.

Greb

261

Wins49 KO · 19%

Losses

Draws299 tracked bouts

Borrell

Tracked record

6–11–1

counted from 18 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Greb leads 2–1 with 1 draw

Harry Greb and Joe Borrell have met 4 times; Greb leads 2–1 with 1 draw.
Met	1914Dec 7	1915Apr 22	1917Jan 1	1919Jun 16	Series
Harry GrebFighter A	LLost	DDraw	WWon	WWon	2–1–1W–L–D
Joe BorrellFighter B	WWon	DDraw	LLost	LLost	1–2–1W–L–D
Result	NWSGreb vs Borrell	NWSGreb vs Borrell	NWSGreb vs Borrell	TKOR5Greb vs Borrell	4Meetings

The Numbers

Greb 6 · Borrell 1 of 7 measurable rows

GrebEdge = longer wingBorrell

Record^†: 261-18-19 (edge)6-11-1
Win %0–100%: 90.8% (edge)
36.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 49: 49 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable: 18.77%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 19%
33% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 4: 2 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 22.5: 22.5 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 299: 299
18

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Harry Greb: 5′8″; Joe Borrell: No height on file
Reachnot held: Harry Greb: 71″; Joe Borrell: No reach on file
Agenot held: Harry Greb: Died aged 32; Joe Borrell: No date of birth
Stance: Harry Greb: Orthodox; Joe Borrell: Not recorded

Harry Greb left, Joe Borrell right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Harry Greb261 wins · from 299 tracked bouts

49 by KO/TKO 19%58 on the cards 22%154 by another method or unrecorded 59%

Joe Borrell6 wins · from 18 tracked bouts

2 by KO/TKO 33%4 by another method or unrecorded 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Harry Greb 299, Joe Borrell 18 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

7 shared

7 shared · Greb better on 5 · Borrell better on 27 shared · Harry Greb better on 5 · Joe Borrell better on 2

GrebHarry Greb

Opponent

BorrellJoe Borrell

Harry Greb
1–3–1 against
Loss, NWS
1925Mar 1925
Draw, NWS
1924Sep 1924
Loss, UD
1923Dec 1923
Loss, SD
1923Feb 1923
Win, UD
1922May 1922
TunneyGene TunneyUnited States 80–1–3Borrell betterJoe Borrell better — 0–1 to 1–3–1
Joe Borrell
Loss, KO 2
1917Dec 1917
Harry Greb
2–2 against
Win, UD
1922Mar 1922
Win, NWS
1920Jul 1920
Loss, NWS
1920May 1920
Loss, NWS
1915Nov 1915
GibbonsTommy GibbonsUnited States 96–5–4 · HeavyweightBorrell betterJoe Borrell better — 0–1 to 2–2
Joe Borrell
Loss, NWS
1913Apr 1913
Harry Greb
6–0–1 against
Win, NWS
1922Feb 1922
Draw, PTS
1921May 1921
Win, PTS
1921Feb 1921
Win, NWS
1920Dec 1920
Win, NWS
1919Sep 1919
Win, NWS
1917Sep 1917
Win, NWS
1917May 1917
SmithJeff SmithUnited States 141–34–5Greb betterHarry Greb better — 6–0–1 to 0–1
Joe Borrell
Loss, NWS
1917Feb 1917
Harry Greb
3–0 against
Win, NWS
1919Apr 1919
Win, NWS
1919Mar 1919
Win, PTS
1919Jan 1919
HauckLeo Florian HauckUnited States 144–36–23 · HeavyweightGreb betterHarry Greb better — 3–0 to 1–1
Joe Borrell
1–1 against
Win, NWS
1914Jan 1914
Loss, NWS
1913Dec 1913
Harry Greb
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1918May 1918
Win, NWS
1917Apr 1917
McCoyAl McCoyUnited States 76–49–34 · MiddleweightGreb betterHarry Greb better — 2–0 to 0–1
Joe Borrell
Loss, NWS
1915Jan 1915
Harry Greb
2–1–1 against
Win, PTS
1917Nov 1917
Win, NWS
1917May 1917
Loss, NWS
1916Jun 1916
Draw, NWS
1915Oct 1915
ChipGeorge ChipLithuania 77–67–16Greb betterHarry Greb better — 2–1–1 to 0–1
Joe Borrell
Loss, NWS
1914Jan 1914
Harry Greb
Win, NWS
1915Jan 1915
BlackburnJack BlackburnUnited States 117–24–22Greb betterHarry Greb better — 1–0 to 2–1
Joe Borrell
2–1 against
Loss, NWS
1917Jun 1917
Win, NWS
1916Nov 1916
Win, NWS
1916Oct 1916

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Harry Greb had won two in a row before losing a decision to Tiger Flowers. Greb last boxed on Aug 19, 1926.WLWWL

Phelps Feb 1926Flowers Feb 1926Weigand Jun 1926Gans Jun 1926Flowers Aug 192622.5 tracked bouts per year

Joe Borrell last boxed on Mar 18, 1956 — 25,781 days ago. Borrell had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Tunney Dec 1917Greb Jun 1919Gans Nov 1921Azteca Sep 1953Azteca Mar 19560.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Harry Greb and Joe Borrell ever fought each other?: Yes. Harry Greb and Joe Borrell have met 4 times and Harry Greb leads the series 2-1 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Greb or Borrell?: Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Joe Borrell is 6-11-1 across the 18 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Harry Greb has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Greb or Borrell?: Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Joe Borrell has 2. Harry Greb has more.
Do Greb and Borrell have any common opponents?: Harry Greb and Joe Borrell share 7 common opponents: Gene Tunney, Tommy Gibbons and Jeff Smith (and 4 others). Harry Greb fared better against 5 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Greb and Borrell?: This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 18 bouts tracked for Joe Borrell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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