Have Harry Greb and Martin Burke ever fought each other?

Yes. Harry Greb and Martin Burke met once on June 12, 1924, and Harry Greb won by NWS.

Who has the better record, Greb or Burke?

Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Martin Burke is 1-14 across the 15 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 Burke?

Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Martin Burke has 0. Harry Greb has more.

Do Greb and Burke have any common opponents?

Harry Greb and Martin Burke share 5 common opponents: Tommy Loughran, Gene Tunney and Jeff Smith (and 2 others). Harry Greb fared better against 4 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 15 bouts tracked for Martin Burke. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Harry Greb vs Martin Burke — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Harry Greb

Martin Burke

Harry Greb (261-18-19) and Martin Burke (1-14 across 15 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

Greb

261

Wins49 KO · 19%

Losses

Draws299 tracked bouts

Burke

Tracked record

1–14

counted from 15 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 Martin Burke have met 1 time; Greb leads 1–0.
Met	1924Jun 12	Series
Harry GrebFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Martin BurkeFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	NWSGreb vs Burke	1Meeting

Greb vs Burke · Jun 12, 1924

The Numbers

Greb 7 · Burke 0 of 7 measurable rows

GrebEdge = longer wingBurke

Record^†: 261-18-19 (edge)1-14
Win %0–100%: 90.8% (edge)
6.7%
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)
1.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 299: 299
15

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

Harry Greb left, Martin Burke 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%

Martin Burke1 win · from 15 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Harry Greb 299, Martin Burke 15 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Greb better on 4 · Burke better on 15 shared · Harry Greb better on 4 · Martin Burke better on 1

GrebHarry Greb

Opponent

BurkeMartin Burke

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 0–2
Martin Burke
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1926Oct 1926
Loss, PTS
1925Jun 1925
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 80–1–3Burke betterMartin Burke better — 0–2 to 1–3–1
Martin Burke
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1924Feb 1924
Loss, PTS
1921Aug 1921
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
Martin Burke
Loss, PTS
1922Dec 1922
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 0–2
Martin Burke
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1922Jul 1922
Loss, PTS
1922Apr 1922
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
Martin Burke
Loss, TKO 10
1919Nov 1919

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

Martin Burke last boxed on Aug 13, 1928 — 35,861 days ago. Burke had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Loughran Oct 1926Gains Jul 1927Gains Aug 1927Stribling Jan 1928Stribling Aug 19281.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Harry Greb and Martin Burke ever fought each other?: Yes. Harry Greb and Martin Burke met once on June 12, 1924, and Harry Greb won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Greb or Burke?: Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Martin Burke is 1-14 across the 15 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 Burke?: Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Martin Burke has 0. Harry Greb has more.
Do Greb and Burke have any common opponents?: Harry Greb and Martin Burke share 5 common opponents: Tommy Loughran, Gene Tunney and Jeff Smith (and 2 others). Harry Greb fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Greb and Burke?: This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 15 bouts tracked for Martin Burke. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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