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.
Harry Greb (261-18-19) and Joe Borrell (5-11-1 across 17 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.
Harry Greb vs Joe Borrell — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Harry Greb leads 2–1- Harry Greb wonGreb vs BorrellJun 16, 1919 · TKO · R5
- Harry Greb wonGreb vs BorrellJan 1, 1917 · NWS
- DrawGreb vs BorrellApr 22, 1915 · NWS
- Joe Borrell wonGreb vs BorrellDec 7, 1914 · NWS
The Numbers
- 261-18-19 (edge)
- Record
- 5-11-1
- 90.8% (edge)
- Win %
- 32.4%
- 49 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 1
- 18.77%
- KO rate
- —
- 19%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 20% (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 4
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 22.6 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.4
- 300
- Bouts tracked
- 17
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′8″ (173 cm)
- Height
- —
- 71″ (180 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 132
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Middleweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyHarry Greb · 262 wins
KO/TKO
49
Decision
59
Other
154
Joe Borrell · 5 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
4
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (300 and 17 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
7 sharedHarry Greb
LNWS · Mar 1925DNWS · Sep 1924LUD · Dec 1923LSD · Feb 1923WUD · May 1922Joe Borrell
LKO R2 · Dec 1917Harry Greb
WUD · Mar 1922WNWS · Jul 1920LNWS · May 1920LNWS · Nov 1915Joe Borrell
LNWS · Apr 1913Harry Greb
WNWS · Feb 1922DPTS · May 1921WPTS · Feb 1921WNWS · Dec 1920WNWS · Sep 1919WNWS · Sep 1917WNWS · May 1917Joe Borrell
LNWS · Feb 1917Harry Greb
WNWS · Apr 1919WNWS · Mar 1919WPTS · Jan 1919Joe Borrell
WNWS · Jan 1914LNWS · Dec 1913Harry Greb
WPTS · Nov 1917WNWS · May 1917LNWS · Jun 1916DNWS · Oct 1915Joe Borrell
LNWS · Jan 1914
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Harry Greb
LWWLW
L1 streak · last fought Aug 19, 1926
Joe Borrell
LLLLL
L7 streak · last fought Sep 15, 1953
Common Questions
- 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, Harry Greb or Joe Borrell?
- Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Joe Borrell is 5-11-1 across the 17 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, Harry Greb or Joe Borrell?
- Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Joe Borrell has 1. Harry Greb has more.
- Do Harry Greb and Joe 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 Harry Greb and Joe Borrell?
- This comparison is drawn from 300 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 17 bouts tracked for Joe Borrell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.