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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 as a pugilist he had multiple-bout series with a plethora of all-time greats including Harry Greb , Jack Dempsey , Jack Dillon , Tommy Gibbons , Bill Brennan and Battling Levinsky ...
Dec 24, 2014 · It starts the day in 1918 when a doctor tells a slender heavyweight named Billy Miske that his bum kidneys give him five years to live, if he's lucky....
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Sep 1, 2022 · Billy Miske: The Story Of A Dying Boxer Who Sacrificed Himself For His Family. Boxer Billy Miske competed across several weights including heavyweight. He received a devastating diagnosis at a young age, but even though he was dying, he decided to fight on to help his family. Share article. Zdroj: Getty Images/Bettmann. Stay fresh and follow us:
"Fred Fulton and Billy Miske fought ten rounds to what the newspaper men claim was a draw in their bout here Friday night. Miske led the fighting in the majority of the rounds, getting inside Fulton's guard many times.
Apr 12, 2020 · The titans of boxing like Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, and Joe Louis are fighters every fan knows to be tough, but what about Billy Miske? Although he didn’t go down as a legend, Miske should go down as the toughest boxer of them all.
Mar 25, 2020 · Billy Miske, father of Billy Miske Jr., had a ten-year boxing career with well-known opponents such as Tommy Gibbons, Harry Greb, Jack Dillon, Battling Levinsky, and World Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey.
Billy Miske. Born William Arthur Miske on April 12, 1894 in St. Paul, MN. He began boxing as a middleweight in 1913 and engaged in exhibitions with Fred Fulton, Mike O’Dowd and Billy Papke. Competing during the “no decision” era, Miske met some of the best middleweights, light heavyweights and heavyweights of his time.
