Harry Greb's Personal Exploits?

[Greatest1942]

Considering Tyson specifically references him when he relates his "gonorrhea" story, I figure there must be some stories here. I'm curious whether it's just general Ketchel/Johnson-esque brothel rampages in terms of lifestyle, or anything more specific.

Here's a quote about this very specific thing:-

"That Harry had access to women is beyond doubt, although the multitude of anecdotes in this direction are surely exaggerated. Greb actually married his childhood sweetheart, Mildred Riley, in 1917, by whom he had a daughter, Dorothy, a year later. All reports are that Harry doted on both wife and daughter and was shattered by Mildred's death in 1920. It has also come to light that Greb carried a Bible with him everywhere he went. Can this be the insensitive deflowerer of women so often portrayed in everyday conversation?"

--from Boxing Monthly February 1991. Written by Geoff Poundes.


About her wife I got this from a web source long ago, saved on my disk, can't find the reference now :-

"It's not well known but Mildred was a beauty contestant. Before they were married she won a beauty contest that years later developed into the Miss America Contest. Let's see how it goes....She won the contest when she was 18, she married when she was 19, had mom at 20, then died at 21."

GJC accoring to the book The Fearless Harry Greb: Biography of a Tragic Hero of Boxing By Bill Paxton Greb's wife had tuberculosis. As it got worse, and progressed to the point where she had only a few weeks to live, Greb stayed back at home and took care of her. Later she contacted pneumonia too.

Greb cancelled his bout with Gibbons, and stayed back to nurse his wife and look after his children.

[i_am_a_champ]

Greb used to carry a bible yes. One of my all time faves, Greb. RIP.