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Harry Greb vs Ray Nelson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Harry Greb

Ray Nelson

Harry Greb (261-18-19) and Ray Nelson (0-1 across 1 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Greb

261

Wins49 KO · 19%

18

Losses

19

Draws299 tracked bouts

Nelson

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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 Ray Nelson have met 1 time; Greb leads 1–0.

Harry Greb and Ray Nelson have met 1 time; Greb leads 1–0.
Met1924Nov 11Series
Harry GrebFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ray NelsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Greb 4 · Nelson 1 of 5 measurable rows
GrebNelson
Record†
261-18-19 (edge)0-1
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‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
22.5—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 299
299
1

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

Harry Greb left, Ray Nelson 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

Harry Greb: 261 tracked wins — 49 by KO/TKO (19%), 58 on the cards (22%) and 154 by another method or unrecorded (59%). Counted from 299 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

49 by KO/TKO 19%58 on the cards 22%154 by another method or unrecorded 59%

Ray Nelson0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Ray Nelson: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Nelson yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Harry Greb 299, Ray Nelson 1 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

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

Ray Nelson last boxed on Nov 11, 1924 — 37,231 days ago. Nelson had lost the most recent, to Harry Greb.L

Greb Nov 1924

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Harry Greb and Ray Nelson ever fought each other?
Yes. Harry Greb and Ray Nelson met once on November 11, 1924, and Harry Greb won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

WNov 11, 1924 · Greb · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Greb or Nelson?
Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Ray Nelson is 0-1 across the 1 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.
Records · win %

Greb261–18–1990.8%

Nelson0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Greb or Nelson?
Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Ray Nelson has 0. Harry Greb has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Greb4918.8%

Nelson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Greb and Nelson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Harry Greb and Ray Nelson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Greb and Nelson?
This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 1 bout tracked for Ray Nelson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Greb299bouts

Nelson1bout

How They Win ↓

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