Mysterious Billy Smith
Mysterious Billy Smith 
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| Birth Name | Billy Amos Smith |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| nationality |
 Canada
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| birthday | May 15, 1871 |
| place of birth |
Little River , Nova Scotia , Canada or East Port , Missouri , USA |
| Date of death | October 14, 1937 |
| Place of death | Portland , Oregon , USA |
| size | 1.74 m |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 80 |
| Victories | 32 |
| Knockout victories | 22nd |
| Defeats | 22nd |
| draw | 26th |
Mysterious Billy Smith (real name Billy Amos Smith ; born May 15, 1871 in Little River , Digby County , Nova Scotia , Canada or East Port , Missouri , United States ; † October 14, 1937 in Portland , Oregon , United States) was a Canadian Boxer and two-time welterweight world champion .
Career
Smith played 89 fights, of which he won 22 by knockout and lost eight by knockout.
For the first time he became world champion on December 14, 1892 by defeating Danny Needham at the Wigwam Theater in San Francisco after 14 rounds by knockout. In 1894 he lost the title to Tommy Ryan . The fight in Minneapolis, Minnesota was canceled after 20 rounds and Ryan, who had been leading by points until then, was declared world champion.
On August 25, 1898, he won the title after a fight in New York over 25 rounds against Matty Matthews . On January 15, 1900, he lost the title in a fight in Buffalo, New York against Rube Ferns .
Web links
- Mysterious Billy Smith in the BoxRec database
- Bio on boxrec.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mysterious Billy Smith on ootpdevelopments.com
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| SURNAME | Smith, Mysterious Billy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smith, Billy Amos (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Little River , Digby County , Nova Scotia , Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1937 |
| Place of death | Portland , Oregon , United States |