Have Harry Greb and Len Rowlands ever fought each other?

Yes. Harry Greb and Len Rowlands have met 3 times and Harry Greb leads the series 3-0.

Who has the better record, Greb or Rowlands?

Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Len Rowlands is 0-10 across the 10 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 Rowlands?

Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Len Rowlands has 0. Harry Greb has more.

Do Greb and Rowlands have any common opponents?

Harry Greb and Len Rowlands share 6 common opponents: Tommy Loughran, Tommy Gibbons and Jeff Smith (and 3 others). Harry Greb fared better against 5 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 10 bouts tracked for Len Rowlands. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Harry Greb vs Len Rowlands — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Harry Greb

Len Rowlands

Harry Greb (261-18-19) and Len Rowlands (0-10 across 10 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 6 common opponents.

Greb

261

Wins49 KO · 19%

Losses

Draws299 tracked bouts

Rowlands

Tracked record

0–10

counted from 10 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 3–0

Harry Greb and Len Rowlands have met 3 times; Greb leads 3–0.
Met	1917Oct 19	1919Feb 3	1923Jun 16	Series
Harry GrebFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	3–0W–L
Len RowlandsFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–3W–L
Result	NWSGreb vs Rowlands	TKOR4Greb vs Rowlands	KOR3Greb vs Rowlands	3Meetings

The Numbers

Greb 5 · Rowlands 0 of 5 measurable rows

GrebEdge = longer wingRowlands

Record^†: 261-18-19 (edge)0-10
Win %0–100%: 90.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 49: 49 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 18.77%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 19%—
Times stopped^‡levelmax 2: 2
2
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 22.5: 22.5 (edge)
1.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 299: 299
10

† 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″; Len Rowlands: No height on file
Reachnot held: Harry Greb: 71″; Len Rowlands: No reach on file
Agenot held: Harry Greb: Died aged 32; Len Rowlands: No date of birth
Stance: Harry Greb: Orthodox; Len Rowlands: Not recorded

Harry Greb left, Len Rowlands 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%

Len Rowlands0 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Rowlands yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Harry Greb 299, Len Rowlands 10 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

6 shared

6 shared · Greb better on 5 · Rowlands better on 16 shared · Harry Greb better on 5 · Len Rowlands better on 1

GrebHarry Greb

Opponent

RowlandsLen Rowlands

Harry Greb
4–1–1 against
Draw, SD
1924Oct 1924
Win, PTS
1923Dec 1923
Loss, PTS
1923Oct 1923
Win, UD
1923Jan 1923
Win, NWS
1923Jan 1923
Win, NWS
1922Jul 1922
LoughranTommy LoughranUnited States 124–32–13Greb betterHarry Greb better — 4–1–1 to 0–1
Len Rowlands
Loss, NWS
1921Nov 1921
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 · HeavyweightRowlands betterLen Rowlands better — 0–1 to 2–2
Len Rowlands
Loss, NWS
1919Jan 1919
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
Len Rowlands
Loss, PTS
1917Jun 1917
Harry Greb
Draw, NWS
1918Feb 1918
O'DowdMike O'DowdUnited States 93–16–7 · MiddleweightGreb betterHarry Greb better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Len Rowlands
Loss, NWS
1920Dec 1920
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
Len Rowlands
Loss, NWS
1919Mar 1919
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
Len Rowlands
Loss, PTS
1917Jun 1917

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

Len Rowlands last boxed on Jun 16, 1923 — 37,745 days ago. Rowlands had lost ten straight.LLLLL

Gibbons Mar 1919Britton Jun 1920O'Dowd Dec 1920Loughran Nov 1921Greb Jun 19231.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Harry Greb and Len Rowlands ever fought each other?: Yes. Harry Greb and Len Rowlands have met 3 times and Harry Greb leads the series 3-0.
Who has the better record, Greb or Rowlands?: Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Len Rowlands is 0-10 across the 10 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 Rowlands?: Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Len Rowlands has 0. Harry Greb has more.
Do Greb and Rowlands have any common opponents?: Harry Greb and Len Rowlands share 6 common opponents: Tommy Loughran, Tommy Gibbons and Jeff Smith (and 3 others). Harry Greb fared better against 5 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Greb and Rowlands?: This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 10 bouts tracked for Len Rowlands. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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