Billy Kohut - Revision history

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	'''Billy Kohut''' was born in 1907. He started studying the violin at seven but lost interest after 3 years.
			'''Billy Kohut''' was born in 1907. He started studying the violin at seven but lost interest after three years.

	“At the time of nine I weighed 265 pounds,” informs Kohut. “Nine months of exercising at the YMCA brought me down to 109-and I also developed into a fair wrestler. But I preferred boxing.”		“At the time of nine I weighed 265 pounds,” informs Kohut. “Nine months of exercising at the YMCA brought me down to 109-and I also developed into a fair wrestler. But I preferred boxing.”
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	At 15, by faking his age again, Kohut turned pro. A year later, without abandoning his ring career, he organized a 12-piece orchestra that played the Keith circuit for two years. “But I chucked it to apply all my energies to boxing.”		At 15, by faking his age again, Kohut turned pro. A year later, without abandoning his ring career, he organized a 12-piece orchestra that played the Keith circuit for two years. “But I chucked it to apply all my energies to boxing.”

	He fought such ringmen as former middleweight champ [[Ben Jeby]], [[Harry ~~Ebbetts~~]],[[ Jack McVey]], [[Izzy Grove]], [[Enzo Fiermonte]], KO [[Phil Kaplan]] and other noted scrappers. Kohut retired in 1932. (''The Ring'' magazine, [[Ring Magazine: March 1960\|March 1960]].)		He fought such ringmen as former middleweight champ [[Ben Jeby]], [[Harry Ebbets]],[[ Jack McVey]], [[Izzy Grove]], [[Enzo Fiermonte]], KO [[Phil Kaplan]] and other noted scrappers. Kohut retired in 1932. (''The Ring'' magazine, [[Ring Magazine: March 1960\|March 1960]].)

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			'''Billy Kohut''' was born in 1907. He started studying the violin at seven but lost interest after 3 years.

	~~The above photo shows a smiling but hard-looking hombre. Billy~~ Kohut ~~is quite the contrary~~. ~~The veteran~~ of ~~175 battles is kind and courteous, soft~~-~~spoken~~ and ~~intelligent—a wholesome chap~~.		“At the time of nine I weighed 265 pounds,” informs Kohut. “Nine months of exercising at the YMCA brought me down to 109-and I also developed into a fair wrestler. But I preferred boxing.”

	Billy was born in 1907. He started studying the violin at seven but lost interest after 3 years. “At the time of nine I weighed 265 pounds,” informs Kohut. “Nine months of exercising at the YMCA brought me down to 109-and I also developed into a fair wrestler. But I preferred boxing.” By falsifying his age at 13, ~~Billy~~ entered the amateurs, competing as a featherweight- still attending ~~High School~~. He won 21 of 23 bouts, 16 by knockouts. At 15, by faking his age again, Kohut turned pro. A year later, without abandoning his ring career, he organized a 12-piece orchestra that played the Keith circuit for 2 years. “But I chucked it to apply all my energies to boxing,” informs Billy.		By falsifying his age at 13, he entered the amateurs, competing as a featherweight while still attending high school. He won 21 of 23 bouts, 16 by knockouts.

	He fought such ringmen as former middleweight champ Ben Jeby, Harry Ebbetts, Jack McVey, Izzy Grove, Enzo Fiermonte, KO Phil Kaplan, and other noted scrappers. Kohut retired in 1932. (Ring magazine, March 1960)		At 15, by faking his age again, Kohut turned pro. A year later, without abandoning his ring career, he organized a 12-piece orchestra that played the Keith circuit for two years. “But I chucked it to apply all my energies to boxing.”

			He fought such ringmen as former middleweight champ [[Ben Jeby]], [[Harry Ebbetts]],[[ Jack McVey]], [[Izzy Grove]], [[Enzo Fiermonte]], KO [[Phil Kaplan]] and other noted scrappers. Kohut retired in 1932. (''The Ring'' magazine, [[Ring Magazine: March 1960\|March 1960]].)

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	The above photo shows a smiling but hard-looking hombre. Billy Kohut is quite the contrary. The veteran of 175 battles is kind and courteous, soft-spoken and intelligent—a wholesome chap.		The above photo shows a smiling but hard-looking hombre. Billy Kohut is quite the contrary. The veteran of 175 battles is kind and courteous, soft-spoken and intelligent—a wholesome chap.

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	The above photo shows a smiling but hard-looking hombre. Billy Kohut is quite the contrary. The veteran of 175 battles is kind and courteous, soft-spoken and intelligent—a wholesome chap.		The above photo shows a smiling but hard-looking hombre. Billy Kohut is quite the contrary. The veteran of 175 battles is kind and courteous, soft-spoken and intelligent—a wholesome chap.

	Billy was born in 1907. He started studying the violin at seven but lost interest after 3 years. “At the time of nine I weighed 265 pounds,” informs Kohut ~~in Ring magazine in March 1960~~. “Nine months of exercising at the YMCA brought me down to 109-and I also developed into a fair wrestler. But I preferred boxing.” By falsifying his age at 13, Billy entered the amateurs, competing as a featherweight- still attending High School. He won 21 of 23 bouts, 16 by knockouts. At 15, by faking his age again, Kohut turned pro. A year later, without abandoning his ring career, he organized a 12-piece orchestra that played the Keith circuit for 2 years. “But I chucked it to apply all my energies to boxing,” informs Billy.		Billy was born in 1907. He started studying the violin at seven but lost interest after 3 years. “At the time of nine I weighed 265 pounds,” informs Kohut. “Nine months of exercising at the YMCA brought me down to 109-and I also developed into a fair wrestler. But I preferred boxing.” By falsifying his age at 13, Billy entered the amateurs, competing as a featherweight- still attending High School. He won 21 of 23 bouts, 16 by knockouts. At 15, by faking his age again, Kohut turned pro. A year later, without abandoning his ring career, he organized a 12-piece orchestra that played the Keith circuit for 2 years. “But I chucked it to apply all my energies to boxing,” informs Billy.

	He fought such ringmen as former middleweight champ Ben Jeby, Harry Ebbetts, Jack McVey, Izzy Grove, Enzo Fiermonte, KO Phil Kaplan, and other noted scrappers. Kohut retired in 1932.		He fought such ringmen as former middleweight champ Ben Jeby, Harry Ebbetts, Jack McVey, Izzy Grove, Enzo Fiermonte, KO Phil Kaplan, and other noted scrappers. Kohut retired in 1932. (Ring magazine, March 1960)

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			The above photo shows a smiling but hard-looking hombre. Billy Kohut is quite the contrary. The veteran of 175 battles is kind and courteous, soft-spoken and intelligent—a wholesome chap.

			Billy was born in 1907. He started studying the violin at seven but lost interest after 3 years. “At the time of nine I weighed 265 pounds,” informs Kohut in Ring magazine in March 1960. “Nine months of exercising at the YMCA brought me down to 109-and I also developed into a fair wrestler. But I preferred boxing.” By falsifying his age at 13, Billy entered the amateurs, competing as a featherweight- still attending High School. He won 21 of 23 bouts, 16 by knockouts. At 15, by faking his age again, Kohut turned pro. A year later, without abandoning his ring career, he organized a 12-piece orchestra that played the Keith circuit for 2 years. “But I chucked it to apply all my energies to boxing,” informs Billy.

			He fought such ringmen as former middleweight champ Ben Jeby, Harry Ebbetts, Jack McVey, Izzy Grove, Enzo Fiermonte, KO Phil Kaplan, and other noted scrappers. Kohut retired in 1932.

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