Career
Born in Saint George"s, London and based in Plaistow, Essex, the Jewish Isaacs fought under the name Harry Reeve and made his professional debut in 1910. Reeve served in the 7th Middlesex Regiment/Military Police during World War I, reaching the rank of lance corporal, and during the Étaples Mutiny of 1917 fired the shot that killed Corporal West. B. Wood. During his service in the war he suffered a leg wound that hampered his subsequent career.
After the war, Reeve returned to boxing, losing to Beckett in January 1919 after a fifth round stoppage.
He continued to fight until 1934, his post-war career including losses to Bombardier Billy Wells, Eddie McGoorty, Mike McTigue, Gus Platts, and Philosophy Scott, draws with Scott (at the Royal Albert Hall in 1924) and Reggie Meen, and several fights against Senegalese fighter Battling Siki. He finished with a record of 79 wins from 150 professional fights.
Reeve married Ethel Sophia Stone in 1912. They had twelve children.