Record details

Billy CONN

"Pittsburgh Kid"

Light-Heavyweight

Male

(William David Conn Jr)
USA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Born: October 8, 1917, East Liberty, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: May 29, 1993
Height: 6ft 1 1/2in, mt 1,86
Weight: 142-187 lbs

Irish-American

Conn never fought as an amateur

No amateur results

Professional record


1934
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- June 28	Dick Woodward	Fairmont, USA	L 4
+ July 20	Johnny Lewis	Charleston, USA	KO 3
+ Aug. 30	Bob Dorman	Parkersburg, USA	W 6
+ Sept. 27	Paddy Gray	Pittsburgh, USA	W 4
- Nov. 12	Pete Leone	Wheeling, USA	TKO by 3

1935
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 29	Johnny Birek	Pittsburgh, USA	W 6
- Feb. 25	Ray Eberle	Pittsburgh, USA	L 6
+ Mar. 13	Stanley Nagy	Wheeling, USA	W 4
+ Apr. 8	George Schlee	Pittsburgh, USA	KO 1
- Apr. 25	Ralph Gizzy	Pittsburgh, USA	L 4
+ June 3	Ray Eberle	Millvale, USA	W 6
- June 10	Ralph Gizzy	Millvale, USA	L 6
- July 9	Teddy Movan	Millvale, USA	L 4
+ July 29	Ray Eberle	Millvale, USA	W 5
- Aug. 19	Teddy Movan	Millvale, USA	L 4
+ Sept. 9	George Liggins	Pittsburgh, USA	W 4
+ Sept. 10	Johnny Yurcini	Washington, USA	W 6
+ Oct. 7	Johnny Yurcini	Johnstown, USA	W 6
= Oct. 14	Teddy Movan	Pittsburgh, USA	Draw 6
+ Nov. 18	Steve Walters	Pittsburgh, USA	W 6

1936
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 27	Johnny Yurcini	Pittsburgh, USA	TKO 4
+ Feb. 3	Louis Cook	Pittsburgh, USA	W 6
+ Feb. 17	Louis Cook	Pittsburgh, USA	W 8
+ Mar. 16	Steve Nickleash	Pittsburgh, USA	W 6
+ Apr. 13	Steve Nickleash	Pittsburgh, USA	W 6
+ Apr. 27	General Burrows	Pittsburgh, USA	W 6
+ May 19	Dick Ambrose	Millvale, USA	W 6
+ May 27	Honey Boy Jones	Pittsburgh, USA	W 8
+ June 3	Honey Boy Jones	Pittsburgh, USA	W 10
+ June 15	General Burrows	Millvale, USA	W 8
+ July 30	Teddy Movan	Pittsburgh, USA	W 8
+ Aug. 10	Teddy Movan	Millvale, USA	W 8
+ Sept. 8	Honey Boy Jones	Millvale, USA	W 10
+ Sept. 21	Roscoe Manning	Pittsburgh, USA	TKO 5
+ Oct. 19	Charley Weise	Pittsburgh, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 22	Ralph Chong	Pittsburgh, USA	W 10
+ Dec. 2	James Fitzjames	Pittsburgh, USA	TKO 9
+ Dec. 28	Fritzie Zivic	Pittsburgh, USA	W 10

1937
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 11	Babe Risko	Pittsburgh, USA	W 10
+ May 3	Vince Dundee	Pittsburgh, USA	W 10
+ May 27	Oscar Rankin	Pittsburgh, USA	W 10
+ June 30	Teddy Yarosz	Pittsburgh, USA	W 12
+ Aug. 3	Ralph Chong	Youngstown, USA	TKO 6
- Aug. 13	Young Corbett III	San Francisco, USA	L 10
+ Sept. 30	Teddy Yarosz	Pittsburgh, USA	W 15
+ Nov. 8	Young Corbett III	Pittsburgh, USA	W 10
- Dec. 16	Solly Krieger	Pittsburgh, USA	L 12

1938
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 24	Honey Boy Jones	Pittsburgh, USA	W 12
+ Apr. 4	Domenico Ceccarelli	Pittsburgh, USA	W 10
+ May 10	Erich Seelig	Pittsburgh, USA	W 10
- July 25	Teddy Yarosz	Pittsburgh, USA	L 12
+ Sept. 14	Ray Actis	San Francisco, USA	TKO 8
+ Oct. 27	Honey Boy Jones	Pittsburgh, USA	W 10
+ Nov. 28	Solly Krieger	Pittsburgh, USA	W 12

1939
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 6	Fred Apostoli	New York, USA	W 10
+ Feb. 10	Fred Apostoli	New York, USA	W 15
+ May 12	Solly Krieger	New York, USA	W 12
+ July 13	Melio Bettina	New York, USA	W 15
(Won vacant World Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ Aug. 14	Gus Dorazio	Philadelphia, USA	TKO 8
+ Sept. 25	Melio Bettina	Pittsburgh, USA	W 15
(Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ Nov. 17	Gus Lesnevich	New York, USA	W 15
(Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title)

1940
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 10	Henry Cooper	New York, USA	W 12
+ June 5	Gus Lesnevich	Detroit, USA	W 15
(Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 6	Bob Pastor	New York, USA	KO 13
+ Oct. 18	Al McCoy	Boston, USA	W 10
+ Nov. 29	Lee Savold	New York, USA	W 12

1941
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 27	Ira Hughes	Clarksburg, USA	TKO 4
+ Mar. 6	Danny Hassett	Washington, USA	KO 5
+ Apr. 4	Gunnar Barlund	Chicago, USA	TKO 8
+ May 26	Buddy Knox	Pittsburgh, USA	TKO 8
- June 18	Joe Louis	New York, USA	KO by 13
(For World Heavyweight Title)

1942
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 12	Henry Cooper	Toledo, USA	W 12
+ Jan. 28	JD Turner	Saint Louis, USA	W 10
+ Feb. 13	Tony Zale	New York, USA	W 12


1943-1945 Inactive

1946
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- June 19	Joe Louis	Bronx, USA	KO by 8
(For World Heavyweight Title)


1947 Inactive

1948
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Nov. 15	Mike O'Dowd	Macon, USA	TKO 9
+ Nov. 25	Jackie Lyons	Dallas, USA	KO 9
^ Dec. 10	Joe Louis	Chicago, USA	Exh 6

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