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Billy Conn

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William David "Billy" Conn (October 8, 1917 – May 29, 1993) was an Irish American professional boxer and Light Heavyweight Champion famed for his fights with Joe Louis. [1]

47 relations: Al McCoy (boxer), Americans, Anton Christoforidis, Art Rooney, Boxing, Canastota, New York, Chicago, Extended play, Fort Riley, Fred Apostoli, Fritzie Zivic, Gus Lesnevich, HBO, Heavyweights, International Boxing Hall of Fame, Jack Lemmon, Jimmy Smith (baseball), Joe Louis, John Henry Lewis, Knockout, Lee Savold, Light heavyweight, List of light-heavyweight boxing champions, List of lineal boxing world champions, Marlon Brando, Melio Bettina, Middleweight, New York State Athletic Commission, On the Waterfront, Orthodox stance, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Steelers, Rod Steiger, Ron Rich, Solly Krieger, Teddy Yarosz, Television, The BibleCode Sundays, The Black Dahlia (film), The Fortune Cookie, The Ring (magazine), Tony Zale, United States, Walter Matthau, World Boxing Association, Yankee Stadium (1923), Young Corbett III.

Al McCoy (boxer)

Al McCoy,Siegman, Joseph.

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Americans

Americans are citizens of the United States of America.

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Anton Christoforidis

Anton Christoforidis (26 May 1917 – 31 October 1985) was a Greek professional light heavyweight boxer.

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Art Rooney

Arthur Joseph Rooney Sr. (January 27, 1901 – August 25, 1988), often referred to as "The Chief", was the founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, an American football franchise in the National Football League (NFL), from 1933 until his death.

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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in a boxing ring.

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Canastota, New York

Canastota is a village located inside the Town of Lenox in Madison County, New York, United States.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Extended play

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP.

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Fort Riley

Fort Riley is a United States Army installation located in North Central Kansas, on the Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, between Junction City and Manhattan.

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Fred Apostoli

Alfredo "Fred" Apostoli (February 2, 1913 – November 29, 1973) was a rugged, accomplished body punching middleweight, who was recognized as the world champion when he defeated Marcel Thil on September 23, 1937.

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Fritzie Zivic

Fritzie Zivic (May 8, 1913 in Pittsburgh, United States – May 16, 1984), born as Ferdinand Henry John Zivcich (Živčić, known to boxing fans as Fritzie Zivic, “The Croat Comet”), was an American boxer who held the world welterweight championship from October 4, 1940, until July 29, 1941.

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Gus Lesnevich

Gustav George "Gus" Lesnevich (February 22, 1915 – February 28, 1964) was an American boxer who held the World Light Heavyweight Championship.

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HBO

Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium cable and satellite television network of Home Box Office, Inc..

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Heavyweights

Heavyweights is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Steven Brill and written by Brill with Judd Apatow.

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International Boxing Hall of Fame

The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame, located in Canastota, New York, United States, honors boxers, trainers and other contributors to the sport worldwide.

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Jack Lemmon

John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) professionally known as Jack Lemmon, was an American actor and musician.

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Jimmy Smith (baseball)

James Lawrence Smith (born May 15, 1895 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – January 1, 1974 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was a Major League Baseball infielder often referred to as "Greenfield Jimmy" or "Bluejacket".

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Joe Louis

Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981), best known as Joe Louis and nicknamed the "Brown Bomber", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951.

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John Henry Lewis

John Henry Lewis (May 1, 1914 – April 18, 1974) was a hall of fame American boxer and held the World Light Heavyweight Boxing Title from 1935 to 1938.

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Knockout

A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo, and other sports involving striking, as well as fighting-based video games.

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Lee Savold

Lee Savold (born Lee Hulver March 22, 1916 – May 14, 1972) was a heavyweight boxer who held the British and European (EBU) version of the World Heavyweight championship between 1950 and 1951 and was a leading contender in the 1940s and early 1950s.

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Light heavyweight

Light heavyweight, or junior cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.

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List of light-heavyweight boxing champions

This is a chronological list of world light heavyweight boxing champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations.

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List of lineal boxing world champions

This is a list of lineal boxing world champions.

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Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor and film director.

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Melio Bettina

Melio Bettina (November 18, 1916 – December 20, 1996 in Beacon, New York) was a professional boxer.

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Middleweight

Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.

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New York State Athletic Commission

The New York State Athletic Commission or NYSAC, also known as the New York Athletic Commission, is a division of the New York State Department of State which regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of New York, including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, professional wrestlers, seconds, ring officials, managers, and matchmakers.

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On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront is a 1954 American crime drama film directed by Elia Kazan, and written by Budd Schulberg.

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Orthodox stance

In combat sports such as boxing, an orthodox stance is one in which the boxer places his left foot farther in front of the right foot, thus having his weaker side closer to the opponent.

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Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County.

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Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Rod Steiger

Rodney Stephen Steiger (April 14, 1925July 9, 2002) was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters.

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Ron Rich

Ron Rich (born 1938 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American actor who played the roles of football player Luther 'Boom Boom' Jackson in the 1966 Billy Wilder comedy The Fortune Cookie, and Juno in the 1968 film Chubasco.

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Solly Krieger

Solly Krieger (March 28, 1909 – September 24, 1964) was an American middleweight boxer who fought from 1928–41.

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Teddy Yarosz

Thaddeus Jarosz (June 24, 1910 – March 29, 1974) was an American athlete in boxing.

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Television

Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in monochrome (black and white), or in colour, and in two or three dimensions and sound.

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The BibleCode Sundays

The London-based The BibleCode Sundays are a band often described as Celtic rock, folk music or rock music.

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The Black Dahlia (film)

The Black Dahlia is a 2006 French-American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Josh Friedman.

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The Fortune Cookie

The Fortune Cookie (alternative UK title: Meet Whiplash Willie) is a 1966 black comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in their first on-screen collaboration.

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The Ring (magazine)

The Ring (often called The Ring magazine) is an American boxing magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing and wrestling magazine.

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Tony Zale

Tony Zale, born Anthony Florian Zaleski (May 29, 1913 – March 20, 1997) was an American boxer.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau (born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor and comedian, best known for his film roles, in particular as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple, based on the play of the same title by playwright Neil Simon, in which he also appeared on broadway theatre.

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World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association (WBA) is the oldest and one of four major organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the IBF, WBC, and WBO.

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Yankee Stadium (1923)

Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in the Bronx, a borough of New York City.

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Young Corbett III

Ralph Giordano (born Raffaele Giordano, May 27, 1905 – July 15, 1993), better known as Young Corbett III, was an Italian-born American boxer.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Conn

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