Have Harry Greb and Johnny Howard ever fought each other?

Yes. Harry Greb and Johnny Howard met once on September 25, 1917, and Harry Greb won by TKO in round 9.

Who has the better record, Greb or Howard?

Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Johnny Howard is 4-14 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 Howard?

Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Johnny Howard has 0. Harry Greb has more.

Do Greb and Howard have any common opponents?

Harry Greb and Johnny Howard share 7 common opponents: Jeff Smith, George Chip and Leo Florian Hauck (and 4 others). Harry Greb fared better against 7 of them.

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

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

Harry Greb vs Johnny Howard — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Harry Greb

Johnny Howard

Harry Greb (261-18-19) and Johnny Howard (4-14 across 18 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 7 common opponents.

Greb

261

Wins49 KO · 19%

Losses

Draws299 tracked bouts

Howard

Tracked record

4–14

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 1–0

Harry Greb and Johnny Howard have met 1 time; Greb leads 1–0.
Met	1917Sep 25	Series
Harry GrebFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Johnny HowardFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR9Greb vs Howard	1Meeting

Greb vs Howard · Sep 25, 1917

The Numbers

Greb 7 · Howard 0 of 7 measurable rows

GrebEdge = longer wingHoward

Record^†: 261-18-19 (edge)4-14
Win %0–100%: 90.8% (edge)
22.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 49: 49 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 18.77%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 19% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 3: 2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 22.5: 22.5 (edge)
2.9
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″; Johnny Howard: No height on file
Reachnot held: Harry Greb: 71″; Johnny Howard: No reach on file
Agenot held: Harry Greb: Died aged 32; Johnny Howard: No date of birth
Stance: Harry Greb: Orthodox; Johnny Howard: Not recorded

Harry Greb left, Johnny Howard 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%

Johnny Howard4 wins · from 18 tracked bouts

4 by another method or unrecorded 100%

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

Common Opponents

7 shared

7 shared · Greb better on 77 shared · Harry Greb better on 7

GrebHarry Greb

Opponent

HowardJohnny Howard

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 1–3
Johnny Howard
1–3 against
Loss, NWS
1920Jul 1920
Loss, NWS
1919Aug 1919
Loss, NWS
1919Feb 1919
Win, NWS
1918Aug 1918
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 2–2
Johnny Howard
2–2 against
Win, NWS
1920Aug 1920
Win, NWS
1919Jul 1919
Loss, PTS
1917Jul 1917
Loss, KO 6
1916Mar 1916
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 0–2
Johnny Howard
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1920Mar 1920
Loss, NWS
1915Sep 1915
Harry Greb
6–0 against
Win, NWS
1919Sep 1919
Win, NWS
1919Jul 1919
Win, NWS
1919Apr 1919
Win, NWS
1919Feb 1919
Win, NWS
1918Aug 1918
Win, NWS
1917Sep 1917
LevinskyBattling LevinskyUnited States 196–55–38 · Light HeavyweightGreb betterHarry Greb better — 6–0 to 1–2
Johnny Howard
1–2 against
Loss, NWS
1920Jan 1920
Win, NWS
1919May 1919
Loss, PTS
1917Jun 1917
Harry Greb
1–1 against
Win, NWS
1919Jun 1919
Loss, NWS
1917Feb 1917
GibbonsMike GibbonsUnited States 112–12–8Greb betterHarry Greb better — 1–1 to 0–1
Johnny Howard
Loss, NWS
1914May 1914
Harry Greb
1–1–1 against
Win, NWS
1919Mar 1919
Loss, NWS
1918Sep 1918
Draw, NWS
1915Jan 1915
MiskeBilly MiskeUnited States 74–13–16 · Light HeavyweightGreb betterHarry Greb better — 1–1–1 to 0–1
Johnny Howard
Loss, KO
1916Aug 1916
Harry Greb
2–0 against
Win, NWS
1918Mar 1918
Win, NWS
1917Jul 1917
DillonJack DillonUnited States 191–31–28 · Light HeavyweightGreb betterHarry Greb better — 2–0 to 0–2
Johnny Howard
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1915Jul 1915
Loss, NWS
1915Feb 1915

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

Johnny Howard last boxed on Aug 25, 1920 — 38,770 days ago. Howard had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Smith Aug 1919Levinsky Jan 1920Hauck Mar 1920Smith Jul 1920Chip Aug 19202.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Harry Greb and Johnny Howard ever fought each other?: Yes. Harry Greb and Johnny Howard met once on September 25, 1917, and Harry Greb won by TKO in round 9.
Who has the better record, Greb or Howard?: Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Johnny Howard is 4-14 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 Howard?: Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Johnny Howard has 0. Harry Greb has more.
Do Greb and Howard have any common opponents?: Harry Greb and Johnny Howard share 7 common opponents: Jeff Smith, George Chip and Leo Florian Hauck (and 4 others). Harry Greb fared better against 7 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Greb and Howard?: This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 18 bouts tracked for Johnny Howard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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