Have Harry Greb and Willie Meehan ever fought each other?

Yes. Harry Greb and Willie Meehan have met 2 times and Harry Greb leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Greb or Meehan?

Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Willie Meehan is 4-10-3 across the 17 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 Meehan?

Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Willie Meehan has 0. Harry Greb has more.

Do Greb and Meehan have any common opponents?

Harry Greb and Willie Meehan share 5 common opponents: Billy Miske, Tommy Gibbons and Gunboat Smith (and 2 others). Harry Greb fared better against 4 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 17 bouts tracked for Willie Meehan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Harry Greb vs Willie Meehan — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Harry Greb

Willie Meehan

Harry Greb (261-18-19) and Willie Meehan (4-10-3 across 17 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 5 common opponents.

Greb

261

Wins49 KO · 19%

Losses

Draws299 tracked bouts

Meehan

Tracked record

4–10–3

counted from 17 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 Willie Meehan have met 2 times; Greb leads 2–0.
Met	1917Dec 3	1919May 8	Series
Harry GrebFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Willie MeehanFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	NWSGreb vs Meehan	NWSGreb vs Meehan	2Meetings

The Numbers

Greb 7 · Meehan 0 of 7 measurable rows

GrebEdge = longer wingMeehan

Record^†: 261-18-19 (edge)4-10-3
Win %0–100%: 90.8% (edge)
32.4%
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)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 299: 299
17

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

Harry Greb left, Willie Meehan 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%

Willie Meehan4 wins · from 17 tracked bouts

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

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Harry Greb 299, Willie Meehan 17 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Greb better on 4 · Meehan better on 15 shared · Harry Greb better on 4 · Willie Meehan better on 1

GrebHarry Greb

Opponent

MeehanWillie Meehan

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 0–2–1
Willie Meehan
0–2–1 against
Loss, KO 1
1922Jul 1922
Loss, NWS
1919Jun 1919
Draw, PTS
1918Jun 1918
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 · HeavyweightMeehan betterWillie Meehan better — 0–1 to 2–2
Willie Meehan
Loss, TKO 1
1921Jun 1921
Harry Greb
Win, KO 1
1920Oct 1920
SmithGunboat SmithUnited States 81–49–13 · HeavyweightGreb betterHarry Greb better — 1–0 to 0–1
Willie Meehan
Loss, PTS
1920Feb 1920
Harry Greb
3–0 against
Win, NWS
1919Apr 1919
Win, NWS
1919Mar 1919
Win, PTS
1919Jan 1919
HauckLeo Florian HauckUnited States 144–36–23 · HeavyweightGreb betterHarry Greb better — 3–0 to 0–1
Willie Meehan
Loss, NWS
1917Oct 1917
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 1–0
Willie Meehan
Win, NWS
1917Oct 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

Willie Meehan last boxed on Jul 3, 1922 — 38,095 days ago. Meehan had lost five straight.LLLLL

Greb May 1919Miske Jun 1919Smith Feb 1920Gibbons Jun 1921Miske Jul 19222.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Harry Greb and Willie Meehan ever fought each other?: Yes. Harry Greb and Willie Meehan have met 2 times and Harry Greb leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Greb or Meehan?: Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Willie Meehan is 4-10-3 across the 17 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 Meehan?: Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Willie Meehan has 0. Harry Greb has more.
Do Greb and Meehan have any common opponents?: Harry Greb and Willie Meehan share 5 common opponents: Billy Miske, Tommy Gibbons and Gunboat Smith (and 2 others). Harry Greb fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Greb and Meehan?: This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 17 bouts tracked for Willie Meehan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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