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Billy Miske, alias The Saint Paul Thunderbolt (April 12, 1894 – January 1, 1924), was a professional boxer from Saint Paul, Minnesota. During his tenure as a pugilist he had multiple-bout series with a plethora of all-time greats including Harry Greb, Jack Dempsey, Jack Dillon, Tommy Gibbons, Bill Brennan and Battling Levinsky, among others.
Apr 12, 2020 · Billy Miske was a professional boxer who fought with a deadly kidney disease for 10 years. He gave his family a perfect last Christmas by knocking out Bill Brennan in his final fight in 1923.
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Dec 24, 2014 · It starts the day in 1918 when a doctor tells a slender heavyweight named Billy Miske that his bum kidneys give him five years to live, if he's...
- Rick Reilly
Mar 25, 2020 · Billy Miske, father of Billy Miske Jr., had a ten-year boxing career with well-known opponents such as Tommy Gibbons, Harry Greb, Jack Dillon, Battling Levinsky, and World Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey.
Sep 1, 2022 · Boxer Billy Miske competed across several weights including heavyweight. He received a devastating diagnosis at a young age, but even though he was dying, he decided to fight on to help his family.
Billy Miske was a middleweight boxer who fought from 1913 to 1923 despite having a kidney disease. He challenged Jack Dempsey for the heavyweight title in 1920 and died at 29 in 1924.
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"Jack Dillon, Indianapolis light heavyweight, easily outpointed Billy Miske of St.Paul, in a ten round no decision fight, in the opinion of a majority of newspaper representatives at the ringside. The bout was tame throughout and was characterized by much clinching.
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