Billy Kilgore Missing Fight

[DavidEpstein]

I believe I've discovered a missing fight for Billy Kilgore, the fighter who defeated Jake LaMotta. On Sept. 16, 1943, Kilgore fighting as a featherweight lost to Tommy Florence. Here is the link:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y4 ... gore&hl=en

[wouter]

That was an amateur fight held on September 6.

[wsbuf]

How about the other 1943 bout?

[DavidEpstein]

I just noticed that it was an amateur bout. I can only assume the other bout might have been an amateur match, but I really don't know. I'll try to find something on it.

[wouter]

How about the other 1943 bout?

That's impossible to tell without a Tampa paper. It was a professional card (hence the entry) but they might have had a couple of amateurs as their opening prelim.

[wsbuf]

If the Sept '43 fight is a amateur fight then June '43 must be too?

[wouter]

If the Sept '43 fight is a amateur fight then June '43 must be too?

It's not as clearcut at that. In pre-war Florida, it was not uncommon for prelim fighters to travel back and forth between pros and amateurs, depending on the locality they fought.

[DavidEpstein]

So, if he fought pro in June, would the Sept fight still be considered an amateur fight?

[wouter]

So, if he fought pro in June, would the Sept fight still be considered an amateur fight?

Yes, amateur is amatuer, pro is pro.