Title: The Pittsburgh Kid" Billy Conn" Description: A cartoon drawn by Former Light-Heavyweight Champion of the World " The Pittsburgh Kid" Billy Conn (William David Conn Jr.; 1917-1993) entitled He Wont Get Away From Me When He's Hurt. Conn drew the cartoon before his December 10, 1948 boxing match against "The Brown Bomber" Joe Louis (Joe Louis Barrow; 1914-1981). The cartoon depicts a knockout blow delivered by Conn to Louis. Conn would lose the fight to Louis via knockout after six rounds and retired immediately after. Conn finished his professional boxing career with a record of (64-12-1); Keywords: pugilists, prizefighters, Light Heavyweight Champions of the World, Light Heavyweight Boxers, boxers, boxing, fighters, fighting, prizefighting, pugilism, ring, Light Heavyweights, American Light Heavyweight Boxers, Light Heavyweight Boxers from America, Ring Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, Irish American Boxers, Light Heavyweight Champions of the World, Light Heavyweight Boxers, Irish American Light Heavyweight Boxers, cartoons. Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 1200 x 1221 (1.47 MPixels) (1.02) Print Size: 10.2 x 10.3 cm; 4.0 x 4.1 inches File Size: 4.20 MB (4,400,714 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000301018 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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