Have Harry Greb and Zulu Kid ever fought each other?

Yes. Harry Greb and Zulu Kid have met 5 times and Harry Greb leads the series 5-0.

Who has the better record, Greb or Kid?

Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Zulu Kid is 1-18-2 across the 21 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 Kid?

Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Zulu Kid has 0. Harry Greb has more.

Do Greb and Kid have any common opponents?

Harry Greb and Zulu Kid share 8 common opponents: Kid Norfolk, Jeff Smith and Mike McTigue (and 5 others). Harry Greb fared better against 7 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 21 bouts tracked for Zulu Kid. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Harry Greb vs Zulu Kid — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Harry Greb

Zulu Kid

Harry Greb (261-18-19) and Zulu Kid (1-18-2 across 21 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 5 times. They share 8 common opponents.

Greb

261

Wins49 KO · 19%

Losses

Draws299 tracked bouts

Kid

Tracked record

1–18–2

counted from 21 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 5–0

Harry Greb and Zulu Kid have met 5 times; Greb leads 5–0.
Met	1917Apr 16	1918Jan 29	1918Jun 20	1919Nov 27	1920Feb 6	Series
Harry GrebFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	WWon	WWon	5–0W–L
Zulu KidFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–5W–L
Result	NWSGreb vs Kid	NWSR14Greb vs Kid	NWSGreb vs Kid	NWSGreb vs Kid	NWSGreb vs Kid	5Meetings

The Numbers

Greb 6 · Kid 1 of 7 measurable rows

GrebEdge = longer wingKid

Record^†: 261-18-19 (edge)1-18-2
Win %0–100%: 90.8% (edge)
9.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 49: 49 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 18.77%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 19% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 2: 2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 22.5: 22.5 (edge)
3.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 299: 299
21

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

Harry Greb left, Zulu Kid 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%

Zulu Kid1 win · from 21 tracked bouts

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Harry Greb 299, Zulu Kid 21 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

8 shared

8 shared · Greb better on 7 · Kid better on 18 shared · Harry Greb better on 7 · Zulu Kid better on 1

GrebHarry Greb

Opponent

KidZulu Kid

Harry Greb
1–1 against
Loss, DQ 6
1924Apr 1924
Win, NWS
1921Aug 1921
NorfolkKid NorfolkUnited States 115–28–8 · Light HeavyweightGreb betterHarry Greb better — 1–1 to 0–1
Zulu Kid
Loss, PTS
1917Dec 1917
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 0–2
Zulu Kid
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1917Jul 1917
Loss, NWS
1916Mar 1916
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 0–3
Zulu Kid
0–3 against
Loss, NWS
1919Apr 1919
Loss, NWS
1917Aug 1917
Loss, NWS
1917May 1917
Harry Greb
6–0 against
Win, NWS
1919Sep 1919
Win, NWS
1919Jul 1919
Win, NWS
1919Apr 1919
Win, NWS
1919Feb 1919
Win, NWS
1918Aug 1918
Win, NWS
1917Sep 1917
LevinskyBattling LevinskyUnited States 196–55–38 · Light HeavyweightGreb betterHarry Greb better — 6–0 to 0–4
Zulu Kid
0–4 against
Loss, NWS
1917Oct 1917
Loss, NWS
1916Jan 1916
Loss, NWS
1915Apr 1915
Loss, NWS
1914Nov 1914
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
Zulu Kid
Loss, NWS
1919Feb 1919
Harry Greb
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1918May 1918
Win, NWS
1917Apr 1917
McCoyAl McCoyUnited States 76–49–34 · MiddleweightGreb betterHarry Greb better — 2–0 to 0–0–2
Zulu Kid
0–0–2 against
Draw, NWS
1915Nov 1915
Draw, NWS
1913Dec 1913
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 0–2
Zulu Kid
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1917Oct 1917
Loss, NWS
1915Jul 1915
Harry Greb
Draw, NWS
1918Feb 1918
O'DowdMike O'DowdUnited States 93–16–7 · MiddleweightKid betterZulu Kid better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Zulu Kid
Win, NWS
1917Jun 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

Zulu Kid last boxed on Feb 6, 1920 — 38,976 days ago. Kid had lost 11 straight.LLLLL

Greb Jun 1918Hauck Feb 1919McTigue Apr 1919Greb Nov 1919Greb Feb 19203.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Harry Greb and Zulu Kid ever fought each other?: Yes. Harry Greb and Zulu Kid have met 5 times and Harry Greb leads the series 5-0.
Who has the better record, Greb or Kid?: Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Zulu Kid is 1-18-2 across the 21 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 Kid?: Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Zulu Kid has 0. Harry Greb has more.
Do Greb and Kid have any common opponents?: Harry Greb and Zulu Kid share 8 common opponents: Kid Norfolk, Jeff Smith and Mike McTigue (and 5 others). Harry Greb fared better against 7 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Greb and Kid?: This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 21 bouts tracked for Zulu Kid. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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