Have Harry Greb and Silent Martin ever fought each other?

Yes. Harry Greb and Silent Martin met once on September 18, 1919, and Harry Greb won by NWS.

Who has the better record, Greb or Martin?

Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Silent Martin is 4-12-2 across the 19 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 Martin?

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

Do Greb and Martin have any common opponents?

Harry Greb and Silent Martin share 8 common opponents: Johnny Wilson, Tommy Gibbons and Jeff Smith (and 5 others). Harry Greb fared better against 7 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 19 bouts tracked for Silent Martin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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

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Harry Greb

Silent Martin

Harry Greb (261-18-19) and Silent Martin (4-12-2 across 19 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 8 common opponents.

Greb

261

Wins49 KO · 19%

Losses

Draws299 tracked bouts

Martin

Tracked record

4–12–2

counted from 19 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 Silent Martin have met 1 time; Greb leads 1–0.
Met	1919Sep 18	Series
Harry GrebFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Silent MartinFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	NWSGreb vs Martin	1Meeting

Greb vs Martin · Sep 18, 1919

The Numbers

Greb 7 · Martin 0 of 7 measurable rows

GrebEdge = longer wingMartin

Record^†: 261-18-19 (edge)4-12-2
Win %0–100%: 90.8% (edge)
27.8%
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)
3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 299: 299
19

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

Harry Greb left, Silent Martin 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%

Silent Martin4 wins · from 19 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 25%3 by another method or unrecorded 75%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Harry Greb 299, Silent Martin 19 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

8 shared

8 shared · Greb better on 7 · even on 18 shared · Harry Greb better on 7 · even on 1

GrebHarry Greb

Opponent

MartinSilent Martin

Harry Greb
3–0 against
Win, PTS
1925Apr 1925
Win, UD
1924Jan 1924
Win, UD
1923Aug 1923
WilsonJohnny WilsonUnited States 62–29–8 · MiddleweightGreb betterHarry Greb better — 3–0 to 1–0
Silent Martin
Win, PTS
1916Apr 1916
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
Silent Martin
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1918Apr 1918
Loss, KO 10
1918Mar 1918
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
Silent Martin
Loss, NWS
1919May 1919
Harry Greb
Draw, NWS
1918Feb 1918
O'DowdMike O'DowdUnited States 93–16–7 · MiddleweightGreb betterHarry Greb better — 0–0–1 to 0–3–1
Silent Martin
0–3–1 against
Loss, TKO 9
1921Aug 1921
Loss, NWS
1917May 1917
Loss, PTS
1917May 1917
Draw, NWS
1915Oct 1915
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
Silent Martin
Loss, TKO 10
1921Jun 1921
Harry Greb
2–0 against
Win, NWS
1919Dec 1919
Win, NWS
1918Mar 1918
McTigueMike McTigueIreland 111–45–14 · Light HeavyweightGreb betterHarry Greb better — 2–0 to 1–0
Silent Martin
1–0 against
No contest, NC 7
1919Nov 1919
Win, NWS
1917May 1917
Harry Greb
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1918May 1918
Win, NWS
1917Apr 1917
McCoyAl McCoyUnited States 76–49–34 · MiddleweightEvenEven — Harry Greb 2–0, Silent Martin 2–0–1
Silent Martin
2–0–1 against
Win, NWS
1915Nov 1915
Draw, NWS
1915May 1915
Win, NWS
1915Mar 1915
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
Silent Martin
Loss, NWS
1916Jan 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

Silent Martin last boxed on Aug 20, 1921 — 38,412 days ago. Martin had lost two straight.LLNCLL

Smith May 1919Greb Sep 1919McTigue Nov 1919Gibbons Jun 1921O'Dowd Aug 19213 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Harry Greb and Silent Martin ever fought each other?: Yes. Harry Greb and Silent Martin met once on September 18, 1919, and Harry Greb won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Greb or Martin?: Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Silent Martin is 4-12-2 across the 19 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 Martin?: Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Silent Martin has 0. Harry Greb has more.
Do Greb and Martin have any common opponents?: Harry Greb and Silent Martin share 8 common opponents: Johnny Wilson, Tommy Gibbons and Jeff Smith (and 5 others). Harry Greb fared better against 7 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Greb and Martin?: This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 19 bouts tracked for Silent Martin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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