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The Fearless Harry Greb Bill Paxton

The Fearless Harry Greb By Bill Paxton

The Fearless Harry Greb by Bill Paxton


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The legendary Harry Greb stepped into the ring over 300 times from 1913 to 1926. An injury in the ring led to Greb gradually going blind in one eye and should have ended his career, but he kept his condition secret and fought on. This biography includes family recollections, modern doctors' analyses of Greb's eye injury and over 120 photographs.

The Fearless Harry Greb Summary

The Fearless Harry Greb: Biography of a Tragic Hero of Boxing by Bill Paxton

The legendary Harry Greb stepped into the ring over 300 times from 1913 to 1926, defeated opponents who outweighed him by more than 30 pounds, held the middleweight and light heavyweight titles and beat every Hall of Fame boxer he ever fought. Dubbed 'the Pittsburgh Windmill' because of his manic, freewheeling style in the ring, Greb also crossed racial lines, taking on all comers regardless of color. An injury in the ring led to Greb gradually going blind in one eye and should have ended his career, but he kept his condition secret and fought on. Tragically, the indomitable fighter would be dead by the age of 32, felled by complications during minor surgery. This biography of one of the toughest boxers of all time includes interviews, family recollections, modern doctors' analyses of Greb's eye injury and over 120 rare photographs, as well as a complete fight record and round-by-round descriptions of his most famous fights.

About Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton is a toy and game inventor in Chicago. He operates the Harry Greb Web site at www.harrygreb.com.

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NPB9780786440160
9780786440160
0786440163
The Fearless Harry Greb: Biography of a Tragic Hero of Boxing by Bill Paxton
New
Paperback
McFarland & Co Inc
20090130
260
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