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    Billy Miske, alias The Saint Paul Thunderbolt (April 12, 1894 – January 1, 1924), was a professional boxer from Saint Paul, Minnesota. During his tenure...
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    even. There was no dishonor in losing to a boxer as exceptional as Billy Miske. Miske, who also faced Dempsey in his career. Brennan first lost to Jack...
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    his title until September 1920, with a fight against Billy Miske in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Miske was knocked out in three rounds. Dempsey's second title...
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    Willie Meehan, Billy Miske, Chuck Wiggins, Jack Bloomfield, and Kid Norfolk. Tommy had no decision matches with George "K.O." Brown, Billy Miske, Harry Greb...
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  • diplomat and politician Billy Miske (1894–1924), American professional boxer Georg Miske (1928–2009), German Olympic Weightlifter Miske (drink), an Ecuadorean...
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    American educator, school administrator, businessperson, and minister. Billy Miske, American light heavyweight and heavyweight boxer, who once fought Jack...
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    win the middleweight title during the year, and a newspaper loss to Billy Miske did not help in his effort. Greb would win his next 52 fights in a row...
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    title defense, after retaining the championship against Billy Miske and Bill Brennan. Both Miske and Brennan died shortly after fighting Dempsey, of causes...
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    Canastota's world boxing champions, Carmen Basilio and Basilio's nephew, Billy Backus; the village of Canastota inaugurated the new museum in 1989 which...
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  • head-coach in the NFL, and is now writing Miracle Man, the story of the boxer Billy Miske. "Scott Abbott: Official Publisher Page". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved...
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  • holding wins over many notable boxers of his day including Joe Jeanette, Billy Miske, Jack Blackburn, Harry Greb, Tiger Flowers, Battling Siki, and Gunboat...
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    March 25, 1916 9 Jack Dempsey World July 4, 1919 July 2, 1921 729 def. Billy Miske on September 6, 1920 def. Bill Brennan on December 14, 1920 def. Georges...
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    rival Carl Morris. This final winning period of his career was ended by Billy Miske who knocked Fulton out in the third round with a left hook to the jaw...
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    1913. He fought the great Billy Miske five times from 1916 to 1917 in hotly contested contests before large crowds, though Miske usually won. He lost twice...
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    heavyweight title on September 6, 1920, in Benton Harbor, defeating Billy Miske. The city hosts the Maytag Ironman 70.3 Steelhead triathlon, a qualifying...
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    beating, among others, British and British Empire champion Bombardier Billy Wells and future world champion Jess Willard, and beating and losing to...
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    1919 Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. 215 Win 38–7–10 (160) Billy Miske NWS 12 Jul 3, 1919 Rossford Arena, Rossford, Ohio, U.S. ABA and world...
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    results from the heavyweight championship bout between Jack Dempsey and Billy Miske on September 6, and, in October, play-by-play accounts as the Cleveland...
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  • Win 13–0 (8) Billy Perkins KO 3 (10) Jun 4, 1915 20 years, 86 days Unique Theater, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S. 20 Loss 12–0 (8) Billy Miske NWS 10 Apr 6...
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    him once on points. On 14 July 1909, Flynn met future Hall of Fame boxer Billy Papke in a ten-round Draw according to the Los Angeles Herald. The Los Angeles...
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    Dempsey for his September 1920 Heavyweight Title bout with Hall of Famer Billy Miske as well as Dempsey's earlier bout when he first took the Heavyweight...
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    1920. Heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey knocked out challenger Billy Miske in the third round of a bout at Benton Harbor, Michigan. The fight marked...
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    AL fielding average leader; in Snohomish, Washington (d. 1990) Died: Billy Miske, 29, American boxer, died of Bright's disease The Simon & Schuster publishing...
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    Tunney, Harry Greb, Luis Angel Firpo, Jack Sharkey, Battling Levinsky, Billy Miske and Fred Fulton. "Charley Weinert". boxerlist.com. Retrieved 16 November...
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    championship during a ring career that included fights with Joe Louis and Billy Conn, died yesterday in Neptune, N.J. He was 58 years old. Mr. Savold had...
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    heavyweights in his career including Sam Langford, Battling Levinsky, and Billy Miske, though he would die tragically in a shooting after a boxing match in...
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  • Why I remember when old timers like Tommy Gibbons, Mike O'Dowd and Billy Miske used to run for hours in any kind of weather to strengthen their underpinning...
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  • Sizzling Catches Heat Up Vikes, The Sporting News, December 4, 1976 "Boxer Billy Miske Put Up The Fight Of His Life For One Last Christmas", Sports Illustrated...
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    middleweight boxer, nicknamed the "Milwaukee Caveman". His decisive defeat of Billy Papke (then considered the lead contender for the middleweight title vacant...
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  • 2012 Venue: Mystic Lake Casino. Prior Lake, MN Oscar Gardner Jimmy Delaney Billy Miske Lee Savold Jim Beattie Jerry Slavin Dick Cullum Denny Nelson...
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