Billy Vidabeck

Name: Billy Vidabeck
Alias: The Blond Tiger
Birth Name: William L. Veydovec
Hometown: Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
Birthplace: Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
Died: 1982-12-01 (Age:78)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 180cm
Reach: 189cm
Pro Boxer: Record

Managers: Charles Doessereck; Willie Burns; John Doolan

Billy Vidabeck was a good light-heavyweight from New Jersey. His record has been verified from contemporary sources (newspapers, magazines), except for one fight listed in his published record (1926 and 1927 editions of the Everlast Boxing Record): Marty Powell, 1924, ND-8

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Kehler: The Daily News, New York, NY (7-15-1956) published a profile of Billy Vidabeck which said that his pro debut was in a four round bout in Bayonne, NJ, in 1921; that he won 78 of 90 pro bouts; that he thought that his bouts with Jimmy Francis (#035816) were his toughest; and that his last bout was in August, 1928, after which he retired at age 24 to join the Bayonne, NJ, police department, where he ultimately became police chief. He joined the Bayonne police department on August 7, 1928, retired on August 31, 1970, and used his real surname while a policeman.