Biography

Joey Greb was a Brooklyn, New York club fighter whose career spanned 3 decades and over 115 fights. Born Joseph Greco in Brooklyn, New York, he relocated to Herkimer and launched his professional boxing career on April 19, 1928, losing by knockout to Joe Trabon in Kansas City. Over the next 12 years, Joey compiled a 51-58-10 record with 5 wins by knockout. He was defeated by world champions Fritzie Zivic (1933), Lou Ambers (1936), Jackie (Kid) Berg (1938, 1939), and Tippy Larken (1939). He went ...Read more