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William McKinley Fox (February 1, 1926 – January 1986), better known as "Blackjack" Billy Fox, was an American light heavyweight boxer who is best known for having won a controversial fight against future middleweight champion Jake LaMotta.
Billy Fox (3 January 1939 – 12 March 1974) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel from 1973 to 1974 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Monaghan constituency from 1969 to 1973. He was killed by the IRA who were carrying out a raid on his girlfriend's farmhouse.
Billy Fox was an American boxer who fought from 1943 to 1950. He won the world light heavyweight title in 1947, but lost it to Gus Lesnevich in a controversial decision.
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Nov 14, 2012 · November 14, 2012. On November 14, 1947, 65 years ago today, middleweight great Jake LaMotta faced Billy Fox at Madison Square Garden… and threw the fight. To his credit, LaMotta had long refused to cooperate with the mob, which held a tight grip on boxing in the ’40s and ’50s .
Apr 28, 2024 · A wreath laying ceremony and a church service were held in Co Monaghan to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Billy Fox, the only Oireachtas member killed during the Troubles. He was shot by the IRA in 1974 while visiting his girlfriend's family home.
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In recent years it has been hard to find Billy. Investigators for the Kefauver Committee searched for several months before learning that he is now a patient in a Long Island mental hospital....
