Billy Alger
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Name: Billy Alger
Alias: Arizona Wildcat
Birth Name: John William Alger
Hometown: San Diego, California, USA
Birthplace: Safford, Arizona, USA
Died: 1933-10-06 (Age:33)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 171cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Manager: Lew Diamond
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- According to the Everett Daily Herald (Everett, WA, USA), at the time of his bout with Dode Bercot August 13, 1926, Billy Alger had fought 62 times in 67 weeks in a few California cities. He was described as "a colorful fighter and will make a fight any time he steps in the ring, regardless of his opponent. He is aggressive and has the stamina to go hard from the first round to the last."
- Died of brain hemmorage; buried with military honors in Brooklyn, NY, having served as an aviator during WW I.