Have Harry Greb and Tom Burns ever fought each other?

Yes. Harry Greb and Tom Burns have met 2 times and Harry Greb leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Greb or Burns?

Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Tom Burns 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 Burns?

Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Tom Burns has 0. Harry Greb has more.

Do Greb and Burns have any common opponents?

Harry Greb and Tom Burns share 1 common opponent: Jimmy Slattery. Harry Greb fared better against 1 of them.

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

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

Harry Greb vs Tom Burns — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Harry Greb

Tom Burns

Harry Greb (261-18-19) and Tom Burns (0-10 across 10 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Greb

261

Wins49 KO · 19%

Losses

Draws299 tracked bouts

Burns

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 2–0

Harry Greb and Tom Burns have met 2 times; Greb leads 2–0.
Met	1925May 29	1925Aug 17	Series
Harry GrebFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Tom BurnsFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	NWSGreb vs Burns	NWSGreb vs Burns	2Meetings

The Numbers

Greb 6 · Burns 0 of 6 measurable rows

GrebEdge = longer wingBurns

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^‡max 4: 2 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 22.5: 22.5 (edge)
0.3
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″; Tom Burns: No height on file
Reachnot held: Harry Greb: 71″; Tom Burns: No reach on file
Agenot held: Harry Greb: Died aged 32; Tom Burns: No date of birth
Stance: Harry Greb: Orthodox; Tom Burns: Not recorded

Harry Greb left, Tom Burns 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%

Tom Burns0 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Burns yet.

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

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Greb better on 11 shared · Harry Greb better on 1

GrebHarry Greb

Opponent

BurnsTom Burns

Harry Greb
Win, PTS
1924Sep 1924
SlatteryJimmy SlatteryUnited States 114–13Greb betterHarry Greb better — 1–0 to 0–2
Tom Burns
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 8
1926Oct 1926
Loss, NWS
1926Jan 1926

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

Tom Burns last boxed on Oct 4, 1926 — 36,539 days ago. Burns had lost ten straight.LLLLL

Greb Aug 1925Stribling Dec 1925Slattery Jan 1926Delaney Jun 1926Slattery Oct 19260.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Harry Greb and Tom Burns ever fought each other?: Yes. Harry Greb and Tom Burns have met 2 times and Harry Greb leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Greb or Burns?: Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Tom Burns 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 Burns?: Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Tom Burns has 0. Harry Greb has more.
Do Greb and Burns have any common opponents?: Harry Greb and Tom Burns share 1 common opponent: Jimmy Slattery. Harry Greb fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Greb and Burns?: This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 10 bouts tracked for Tom Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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