Billy Smith (of Minnesota)

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Name: Billy Smith
Alias: Mysterious
Birth Name: William Wallace Smith
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Died: 2009-12-04 (Age:90)
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 170cm
Pro Boxer: Record

Trainers: Fern Smith (his wife) & Billy Potts
Managers: Freddy Lucas & Jack Laken

Billy Smith won the 1936 & 1937 Northwest Golden Glove Championships, now called the Upper Midwest Championships, in the 112 pound weight class. He was known as one of the better counter-punchers of the 1940s.