By James R Fair
The lifestyles tale of former global boxing champion Harry Greb, detailing his battles out and in of the hoop.
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In this corner, the challenger, the welterweight champion of the world, the Toy Bulldog, a Champion of Champions, the sensational Give him to the Angels 43 pugilist from across the river in Elizabeth, New Jersey—Mickey Walker. ” The cheering was deafening and it lasted so long that Humphreys had to plead with the fans to desist until he could introduce Greb. After several false starts, semi-quiet was restored. “Ladies and gentlemen—” The Pittsburgh contingent, which had come in on Greb Specials, showed the New Yorkers that their boy wasn’t alone in the big city, It cut loose with enough volume to burst your eardrums.
It didn’t meet with the unqualified approval of his manager, but this disturbed Greb about as much, say, as socking an opponent or getting socked after the bell had ended the round. His optimistic faith in the integrity of managers - and he had three different ones at odd times - seldom got beyond the stage of permitting them to carry his luggage. Yet for all his nocturnal activities he found time to run a few miles on the road and work eight or ten rounds daily, always using good, fast, fresh sparring partners.
Greb waved a drunken greeting to the gamblers and then collapsed. There were two girls with him and they helped him back into the cab. The gamblers looked at each other, white-faced. ” Rothstein said. Then they rushed to phones. They phoned all over the country, betting everything they had on Walker, whom they knew to be in perfect condition. They didn’t Give him to the Angels 51 figure Greb had a chance. You couldn’t drink all night and then go into the ring with Walker twenty-four hours later without getting murdered.