Harry Greb's handspeed???

[norma1250]

Can anybody tell about Greb's handspeed??? Any stories? evidence?

[phallus]

Can anybody tell about Greb's handspeed??? Any stories? evidence?

we'll never know, i've seen film of greb shadowboxing but it looks like he's jjust screwing around, even not taking it seriously he was pretty fast both his hands and on his feet. greb was known for throwing alot of punches per round, not necessarily for being fast, he was a swarmer

[AntonTheMeh]

dempsey said he was the fastest fighter he ever saw.

[Brunswick Assassin]

Why do you reckon he was called "The Human Windmill"? The guy threw non-stop punches from all angles imaginable.

[TheGreatA]

There is no way of knowing for sure, the only recorded footage of Greb are from his training camp which does not show much about him.
It is said that a film exists of Greb's fight against Gene Tunney but it hasn't been discovered, perhaps the film was destroyed...

He was described as a fast-handed swarmer

The bout with Greb was a real one. It was the best work-out Dempsey has had. The Pittsburgher was in prime shape, and although he weighs only 165 pounds he gave the champion a real honust-to-goodness battle. Dempsey hasn't seen so many gloves in a long time as Greb showed him. Greb was all over him and kept forcing him around the ring throughout the session. Dempsey could do but little with the speedy light heavyweight, while Greb seemed to be able to hit Dempsey almost at will. Time and again Greb made the champion miss with his famous right and left hooks to the head and countered with heavy swings to the head and hooks to the body.

--Greb Lightning Fast--

Greb was a veritable whirlwind. Twenty-five pounds lighter than the champion and about four inches shorter, Harry made the champion step lively. He had to jump off the floor to hit Dempsey in the head when the latter was standing straight, but managed to do it and landed without leaving himself open to Jack's snappy hooks and short swings.

Who knows, perhaps his style was like Calzaghe's.

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http://www.harrygreb.com/greb_shadow_boxing.mov

Greb shadow boxing.

http://www.harrygreb.com/greb_punchingbag.mov

Greb hitting a punching bag.

[Sugarj]

Even if film does exist it would give little clue as to his handspeed. Old cameras filmed at a much reduced frames per second which gave the impression of greater speed.

[La_Vibora]