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(Jun. 14, 1993) Died:William David "Billy" Conn
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TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
Jun. 14, 1993 The Pill That Changes Everything
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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MILESTONES, Page 21
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<p> DIED. WILLIAM DAVID ("BILLY") CONN, 75, boxer; in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. In the days when the boxing ring was the central
venue for melting-pot rivalries, "The Pittsburgh Kid" was an
Irish-American favorite. After turning pro in 1935, it took
Conn only four years to win the world light-heavyweight championship,
but it's for a legendary heavyweight bout that he is best remembered.
In June 1941 Conn challenged perhaps the greatest boxer in history,
Joe Louis, for the title. After 12 rounds, the swift and cagey
Conn led Louis on points. Then he made an infamous miscalculation--he decided to slug it out. "Of all the times to be a wise
guy," Conn later recalled, "I had to pick it against him to
be a wise guy." Louis knocked Conn out in the 13th round. Their
1946 rematch occasioned Louis' deathless quip, "He can run,
but he can't hide." This proved true: Louis knocked Conn out
once again. The two men remained lifelong friends and mutual
admirers.
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