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Cover; Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface; 1. From a Street Corner to a Ring Corner; 2. The Early Road of Trials; 3. Icky's Busy Year; 4. In the Navy; 5. First Year of Marriage and the #45; 6. Jack Dempsey and the Heavyweights; 7. A Time for Change; 8. A City Celebrates; 9. All Good Things; 10. Achieving the Goal-The Middleweight Championship; 11. Defending the Title; 12. The Tunney Rematches; 13. The Champion Playboy; 14. The Bulldog Meets the Windmill; 15. The Best of His Time; 16. The Tragic Hero; 17. The Myths Grow While the Legend Fades; Appendix A: Greb's Complete Fight Record.;"Dubbed "the Pittsburgh Windmill" because of his manic, freewheeling style in the ring, Harry Greb also crossed racial lines, taking on all comers regardless of color. An injury in the ring led to Greb's gradually going blind in one eye and should have ended his career, but he kept his condition secret and fought on"--Provided by publisher.

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Author

Greb, Harry;Paxton, Bill

Publisher

McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781476613833

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sports, Business, Games

Rating

4.5 / 5 (78 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14