JOHNNY GRECO

JOHNNY GRECO - A Cnadian Boxing Star: by brian zelley

*When a Canadian boxer
 appears on the cover of
"The RING: magazine
it validates his star 
quality.  And Montreal's
Johnny Greco was a star.

Greco's pro journey would
begin in 1940, but would
come to a tragic and sudden
 end in December 1954 at the
 young age of only 31.

Looking back over the years
between 1940 and 1954
Johnny Greco provided us
with boxing quality and 
action such has his back -
to - back bouts with the
classy BEAU JACK in
the legendary MSG in
New York.  Then win
a Canadian welterweight
title when he travelled to the FORUM in Montreal to face
DAVE CASTILLOUX, but in 1952 he would drop a split decision
to ARMAND SAVOIE.  However, he would bounce back and
regain the title and defend it a number of times.  But who would have
guessed that a bout in November 1954 would be his very last bout.
In December 1954, there would be no Merry Christmas for those
who johnny when he was killed in an auto accident.