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	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i7pRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D2oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2226,1644384&dq=billy+conn+army&hl=en "Joe Louis-Billy Conn Title Bout Cancelled" Associated Press, September 25, 1942]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i7pRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D2oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2226,1644384&dq=billy+conn+army&hl=en "Joe Louis-Billy Conn Title Bout Cancelled" Associated Press, September 25, 1942]
	*[http://www.billyconn.net/aPhotos/main%20page.htm BillyConn.net]		*[http://www.billyconn.net/aPhotos/main%20page.htm BillyConn.net]
			*"Sometimes a Great Notion: Billy Conn" by Mike Casey: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IBRO114.27-33.pdf]


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	*'''Trainer:''' Freddie Fierro		*'''Trainer:''' [[Freddie Fierro]]
	*''' [[:Category:Billy_Conn_Gallery\|Billy Conn Gallery]]'''		*''' [[:Category:Billy_Conn_Gallery\|Billy Conn Gallery]]'''

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Awards & Recognition

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	*Fought a rematch with Joe Louis for the World Heavyweight Championship on [[Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn (2nd meeting)\|June 19, 1946]]. Louis won by an eighth-round knockout.		*Fought a rematch with Joe Louis for the World Heavyweight Championship on [[Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn (2nd meeting)\|June 19, 1946]]. Louis won by an eighth-round knockout.

			==Professional record==
			'''Championship record'''
			*2 opponents (0 by KO) beaten for the World Light Heavyweight Title.

	==Awards & Recognition==		==Awards & Recognition==
	*The [[Boxing Writers Association of America]] named Conn [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year\|Fighter of the Year]] for 1939.		*The [[Boxing Writers Association of America]] named Conn [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year\|Fighter of the Year]] for 1939.

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	[[File:BillyConnU000173ACME.jpg\|left\|thumb\|~~300px\|Billy Conn~~]]		[[File:BillyConnU000173ACME.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px]]
	~~[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right~~\|~~Class of 1990<br>Modern Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[~~http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/conn.html ~~click]]]~~		{{ibhof \|url=http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/conn.html}}
	~~[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]~~
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	'''Manager:''' [[Johnny Ray]]~~<br>~~		*'''Manager:''' [[Johnny Ray]]
	'''Trainer:''' Freddie Fierro		*'''Trainer:''' Freddie Fierro
			*''' [[:Category:Billy_Conn_Gallery\|Billy Conn Gallery]]'''
	''' [[:Category:Billy_Conn_Gallery\|Billy Conn Gallery]]'''

	'''Billy Conn''' was the Light Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1939 to 1941. Conn is best known for his classic 1941 fight with [[World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Joe Louis]]. Conn, ahead on points, was knocked out in the thirteenth round.		'''Billy Conn''' was the Light Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1939 to 1941. Conn is best known for his classic 1941 fight with [[World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Joe Louis]]. Conn, ahead on points, was knocked out in the thirteenth round.
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	*The Ring Magazine named Conn [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year\|Fighter of the Year]] for 1940.		*The Ring Magazine named Conn [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year\|Fighter of the Year]] for 1940.
	*Inducted into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1965.		*Inducted into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1965.
	*Inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1981.
	*Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.		*Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.
	*The Associated Press named Conn the second greatest light heavyweight and the ninth greatest fighter of the 20th century in 1999.		*The Associated Press named Conn the second greatest light heavyweight and the ninth greatest fighter of the 20th century in 1999.

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	[[~~file~~:~~Conn.Billy~~.jpg\|left\|thumb\|300px]]		[[File:BillyConnU000173ACME.jpg\|left\|thumb\|300px\|Billy Conn]]
	[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1990<br>Modern Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/conn.html click]]]		[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1990<br>Modern Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/conn.html click]]]
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	'''Manager:''' [[Johnny Ray]]		'''Manager:''' [[Johnny Ray]]<br>
			'''Trainer:''' Freddie Fierro

	''' [[:Category:Billy_Conn_Gallery\|Billy Conn Gallery]]'''		''' [[:Category:Billy_Conn_Gallery\|Billy Conn Gallery]]'''

	~~==Biography==~~		'''Billy Conn''' was the Light Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1939 to 1941. Conn is best known for his classic 1941 fight with [[World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Joe Louis]]. Conn, ahead on points, was knocked out in the thirteenth round.
	~~Hall of Fame boxer who~~ was the Light Heavyweight Champion from 1939~~-41~~. ~~His~~ fight with [[Joe Louis]] ~~on June 18, 1941 at the Polo Grounds in NYC was one the greatest fights of the century~~. Conn, ~~outweighed by more than 25 pounds came within two rounds of dethroning Louis. He was~~ ahead on ~~the scorecards of two of the officials and even on the third~~, ~~when in the 13th round, overconfident, he decided to slug it out with the "Brown Bomber." He ran into a left hook and then a hard right by Louis and~~ was ~~counted~~ out ~~by the referee with only 2 seconds left~~ in the round~~. Conn's career ring record was 64 wins 12 loses and 1 draw. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990~~.

			==Career Overview==
			*Did not have any amateur bouts and turned professional at the age of 16.
			*Lost six of his first fourteen fights.
			*Defeated [[Fritzie Zivic]], [[Eddie (Babe) Risko]], [[Vince Dundee]], [[Teddy Yarosz]], [[Young Corbett III]], [[Solly Krieger]], and [[Fred Apostoli]].
			*Defeated [[Melio Bettina]] by a fifteen-round unanimous decision on [[Melio Bettina vs. Billy Conn (1st meeting)\|July 13, 1939]] to win the [[NYSAC]] Light Heavyweight Championship and the vacant [[National Boxing Association\|NBA]] Light Heavyweight Championship.
			*First title defense was a rematch with Melio Bettina on September 25, 1939. Conn won by a fifteen-round unanimous decision.
			*Defeated future World Light Heavyweight Champion [[Gus Lesnevich]] by a fifteen-round unanimous decision on [[Fight:17496\|November 17, 1939]] to successfully defend his title for the second time.
			*Third and final title defense was a rematch with Gus Lesnevich on June 5, 1940. Conn won by a fifteen-round unanimous decision.
			*Knocked out [[Bob Pastor]], the #1 heavyweight contender, in thirteen rounds on [[Billy Conn vs Bob Pastor\|September 6, 1940]].
			*Relinquished the World Light Heavyweight Championship on June 3, 1941, when he and Joe Louis met before the [[New York State Athletic Commission]] to sign articles for their June 18 fight.
			*Fought Joe Louis for the World Heavyweight Championship on [[Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn (1st meeting)\|June 18, 1941]] at the [[Polo Grounds]] in New York City. Conn, outweighed by more than 25 pounds, gave Louis one of his toughest fights. After twelve rounds, Conn was ahead on two scorecards and even on the third. He needed to win just one of the remaining three rounds to win the fight. Having wobbled Louis in the twelfth round, Conn went for a knockout in the thirteenth and got knocked out himself. He was counted out with only two seconds left in the round. [[The Ring Magazine]] ranked the fight as the sixth [[The 100 Greatest Title Fights of All-Time\|greatest title fight of all-time]] in 1998.
			*Starred in the 1941 boxing movie ''The Pittsburgh Kid''.
			*Defeated World Middleweight Champion [[Tony Zale]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision on [[Billy Conn vs Tony Zale\|February 13, 1942]].
			*Joined the U.S. Army on March 7, 1942.
			*Broke his left hand in a fight with his father-in-law on May 10, 1942. It caused the cancellation of his planned June 25 rematch with Joe Louis. The fight was rescheduled for October 12, but Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson cancelled the bout on September 25 and ordered Corporal Conn and Sergeant Louis to return "at once to their military duties." Conn and Louis were inactive for four years due to World War II.
			*Fought a rematch with Joe Louis for the World Heavyweight Championship on [[Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn (2nd meeting)\|June 19, 1946]]. Louis won by an eighth-round knockout.

			==Awards & Recognition==
			*The [[Boxing Writers Association of America]] named Conn [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year\|Fighter of the Year]] for 1939.
			*The Ring Magazine named Conn [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year\|Fighter of the Year]] for 1940.
			*Inducted into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1965.
			*Inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1981.
			*Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.
			*The Associated Press named Conn the second greatest light heavyweight and the ninth greatest fighter of the 20th century in 1999.

	* ~~"Greatest Hits"~~ [http://~~www~~.~~youtube~~.com/~~watch~~?v=~~szyZFeSKm5U Film~~]		==External Links==
	* ~~Named~~ [~~[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year\|''~~The ~~Ring'' Fighter of the Year]~~] ~~for 1940.~~		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bgEvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3dsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4624,521520&dq=billy+conn+title+relinquish&hl=en "Billy Conn Vacates Light Heavy Throne" Associated Press, June 3, 1941]
	* ~~Starred in the movie~~, ~~The Pittsburgh Kid.~~		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dwEvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3dsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4284,3611789&dq=billy+conn+joe+louis&hl=en "Joe Louis Finds The Range In 13th For Knockout" Associated Press, June 18, 1941]
	* ~~Inducted into the~~ [~~[World Boxing Hall of Fame~~]~~] in 1981.~~		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1vdcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=plkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1291,881878&dq=billy+conn+joe+louis&hl=en "Conn's Left Hand Broken In Fist Fight With Father-In-Law" Associated Press, May 11, 1942]
	* ~~Inducted into the~~ [~~[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990~~.		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i7pRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D2oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2226,1644384&dq=billy+conn+army&hl=en "Joe Louis-Billy Conn Title Bout Cancelled" Associated Press, September 25, 1942]
	* The Associated Press named Conn the 2nd greatest light heavyweight of the 20th century.		*[http://www.billyconn.net/aPhotos/main%20page.htm BillyConn.net]

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			''' [[:Category:Billy_Conn_Gallery\|Billy Conn Gallery]]'''

			==Biography==
			Hall of Fame boxer who was the Light Heavyweight Champion from 1939-41. His fight with [[Joe Louis]] on June 18, 1941 at the Polo Grounds in NYC was one the greatest fights of the century. Conn, outweighed by more than 25 pounds came within two rounds of dethroning Louis. He was ahead on the scorecards of two of the officials and even on the third, when in the 13th round, overconfident, he decided to slug it out with the "Brown Bomber." He ran into a left hook and then a hard right by Louis and was counted out by the referee with only 2 seconds left in the round. Conn's career ring record was 64 wins 12 loses and 1 draw. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.


	~~'''Manager:''' [[Johnny Ray]]~~
	* "Greatest Hits" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szyZFeSKm5U Film]		* "Greatest Hits" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szyZFeSKm5U Film]
	* Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year\|''The Ring'' Fighter of the Year]] for 1940.		* Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year\|''The Ring'' Fighter of the Year]] for 1940.
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	* Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.		* Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.
	* The Associated Press named Conn the 2nd greatest light heavyweight of the 20th century.		* The Associated Press named Conn the 2nd greatest light heavyweight of the 20th century.
	~~'''* [[:Category:Billy_Conn_Gallery\|Billy Conn Gallery]]'''~~
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	*[[:Image:Billy Conn . 401 . Fasan.jpg\|Photo #2]]
	* "Greatest Hits" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szyZFeSKm5U Film]		* "Greatest Hits" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szyZFeSKm5U Film]
	* Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year\|''The Ring'' Fighter of the Year]] for 1940.		* Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year\|''The Ring'' Fighter of the Year]] for 1940.

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	* Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.		* Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.
	* The Associated Press named Conn the 2nd greatest light heavyweight of the 20th century.		* The Associated Press named Conn the 2nd greatest light heavyweight of the 20th century.
	* [[:Category:Billy_Conn_Gallery\|Billy Conn Gallery]]		'''* [[:Category:Billy_Conn_Gallery\|Billy Conn Gallery]]'''

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			*[[:Image:Billy Conn . 401 . Fasan.jpg\|Photo #2]]
	* "Greatest Hits" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szyZFeSKm5U Film]		* "Greatest Hits" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szyZFeSKm5U Film]
	* Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year\|''The Ring'' Fighter of the Year]] for 1940.		* Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year\|''The Ring'' Fighter of the Year]] for 1940.