Have Harry Greb and Larry Williams ever fought each other?

Yes. Harry Greb and Larry Williams have met 4 times and Harry Greb leads the series 4-0.

Who has the better record, Greb or Williams?

Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Larry Williams is 2-15-1 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 Williams?

Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Larry Williams has 0. Harry Greb has more.

Do Greb and Williams have any common opponents?

Harry Greb and Larry Williams share 7 common opponents: Kid Norfolk, Tommy Gibbons and Battling Levinsky (and 4 others). Harry Greb fared better against 7 of them.

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

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

Harry Greb vs Larry Williams — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Harry Greb

Larry Williams

Harry Greb (261-18-19) and Larry Williams (2-15-1 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

Williams

Tracked record

2–15–1

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 4–0

Harry Greb and Larry Williams have met 4 times; Greb leads 4–0.
Met	1919Nov 24	1920Mar 22	1920Jul 8	1922Oct 27	Series
Harry GrebFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	WWon	4–0W–L
Larry WilliamsFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–4W–L
Result	NWSGreb vs Williams	NWSGreb vs Williams	NWSGreb vs Williams	TKOR4Greb vs Williams	4Meetings

The Numbers

Greb 7 · Williams 0 of 7 measurable rows

GrebEdge = longer wingWilliams

Record^†: 261-18-19 (edge)2-15-1
Win %0–100%: 90.8% (edge)
13.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 49: 49 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 18.77%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 19% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 5: 2 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 22.5: 22.5 (edge)
1.7
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″; Larry Williams: No height on file
Reachnot held: Harry Greb: 71″; Larry Williams: No reach on file
Agenot held: Harry Greb: Died aged 32; Larry Williams: No date of birth
Stance: Harry Greb: Orthodox; Larry Williams: Not recorded

Harry Greb left, Larry Williams 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%

Larry Williams2 wins · from 18 tracked bouts

2 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, Larry Williams 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

WilliamsLarry Williams

Harry Greb
1–1 against
Loss, DQ 6
1924Apr 1924
Win, NWS
1921Aug 1921
NorfolkKid NorfolkUnited States 115–28–8 · Light HeavyweightGreb betterHarry Greb better — 1–1 to 0–2–1
Larry Williams
0–2–1 against
Loss, NWS
1920Aug 1920
Loss, KO 1
1919Jun 1919
Draw, NWS
1919May 1919
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 · HeavyweightGreb betterHarry Greb better — 2–2 to 0–2
Larry Williams
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 4
1921Apr 1921
Loss, NWS
1919Feb 1919
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 0–1
Larry Williams
Loss, NWS
1912Apr 1912
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 1–2
Larry Williams
1–2 against
Loss, NWS
1919Apr 1919
Win, NWS
1919Mar 1919
Loss, KO
1912Nov 1912
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
Larry Williams
Loss, NWS
1916Nov 1916
Harry Greb
Win, NWS
1915Jan 1915
BlackburnJack BlackburnUnited States 117–24–22Greb betterHarry Greb better — 1–0 to 1–1
Larry Williams
1–1 against
Loss, NWS
1918Sep 1918
Win, NWS
1917May 1917
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 0–1
Larry Williams
Loss, 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

Larry Williams last boxed on Oct 27, 1922 — 37,977 days ago. Williams had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Greb Mar 1920Greb Jul 1920Norfolk Aug 1920Gibbons Apr 1921Greb Oct 19221.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Harry Greb and Larry Williams ever fought each other?: Yes. Harry Greb and Larry Williams have met 4 times and Harry Greb leads the series 4-0.
Who has the better record, Greb or Williams?: Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Larry Williams is 2-15-1 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 Williams?: Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Larry Williams has 0. Harry Greb has more.
Do Greb and Williams have any common opponents?: Harry Greb and Larry Williams share 7 common opponents: Kid Norfolk, Tommy Gibbons and Battling Levinsky (and 4 others). Harry Greb fared better against 7 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Greb and Williams?: This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 18 bouts tracked for Larry Williams. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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