Title: The Pittsburgh Kid" Billy Conn" Description: The June 18, 1941 boxing match between former Light-Heavyweight Champion of the World " The Pittsburgh Kid" Billy Conn (William David Conn Jr.; 1917-1993) (Left) and Heavyweight Champion of The World "The Brown Bomber" Joe Louis (Joe Louis Barrow; 1914-1981) (Right). Many experts believe Conn was ahead in points throughout the match, until Louis knocked him out in the thirteenth round to retain his Championship. Conn finished his career with a record of (64-12-1), while Louis finished his career with an astonishing record of (65-3-0) with one no contest; Keywords: prizefighters, pugilists, boxing, boxers, boxing, fighters, fighting, prizefighting, pugilism, ring, Heavyweight Champions of the World, World Heavyweight Champions, World Boxing Champions, African American Boxers, African American Heavyweight Boxers, Heavyweights, Ring Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, American Boxers, American Heavyweight Boxers, Boxers from America, United States Army Soldiers, Congressional Medal Recipients, Associated press Male Athletes of the Year, boxing matches, Irish American Boxers, Light Heavyweight Champions of the World, Light Heavyweight Boxers. Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 2100 x 1291 (2.71 MPixels) (1.63) Print Size: 17.8 x 10.9 cm; 7.0 x 4.3 inches File Size: 7.77 MB (8,143,854 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000300880 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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