Billy Fox (boxer)
Encyclopedia
"Blackjack" Billy Fox (born April 20, 1923) is a former American light heavyweight
boxer. He is best known for having won a fix fight against future middleweight champion Jake LaMotta
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for the world light heavyweight title. He would rack up 7 more wins, including a "win" in a bout thrown by Jake LaMotta
. That fight was fixed by the notorious Frank "Blinky" Palermo
, a member of the Philadelphia crime family
, who owned Fox under the table.. Fox then lost two fights in a row against Red Willis Applegate and Gus Lesnevich
, to whom he lost in the first round by a knockout in 1:58 seconds.
He would fight 12 more fights, and amass a record of 48 wins (47 by knockout), 9 losses, and 1 draw. His knockout ratio is 98 percent.
's Raging Bull by Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
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Light heavyweight
In boxing, the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] and up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight...
boxer. He is best known for having won a fix fight against future middleweight champion Jake LaMotta
Jake LaMotta
Giacobbe LaMotta , better known as Jake LaMotta, nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" and "The Raging Bull", is a former American world middleweight champion boxer...
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Boxing career
Billy Fox, known as "Blackjack", started off his career by winning 36 consecutive fights, all by knockout, before he was knocked out by Gus LesnevichGus Lesnevich
Gustav George Lesnevich was an American boxer. Lesnevich was born and raised in Cliffside Park, New Jersey....
for the world light heavyweight title. He would rack up 7 more wins, including a "win" in a bout thrown by Jake LaMotta
Jake LaMotta
Giacobbe LaMotta , better known as Jake LaMotta, nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" and "The Raging Bull", is a former American world middleweight champion boxer...
. That fight was fixed by the notorious Frank "Blinky" Palermo
Frank Palermo
Frank "Blinky" Palermo was an organized crime figure who surreptitiously owned prize-fighters and fixed fights best known for fixing the Jake LaMotta-Billy Fox fight in 1947. An associate of the Philadelphia crime family, Palermo also ran the City of Brotherly Love's biggest numbers racket...
, a member of the Philadelphia crime family
Philadelphia crime family
The Philadelphia crime family, also known as the Scarfo crime family, Bruno crime family, Philadelphia Mafia, or Philly Mob, is an Italian American criminal organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of the most active American Mafia families outside of the Five Families of New York...
, who owned Fox under the table.. Fox then lost two fights in a row against Red Willis Applegate and Gus Lesnevich
Gus Lesnevich
Gustav George Lesnevich was an American boxer. Lesnevich was born and raised in Cliffside Park, New Jersey....
, to whom he lost in the first round by a knockout in 1:58 seconds.
He would fight 12 more fights, and amass a record of 48 wins (47 by knockout), 9 losses, and 1 draw. His knockout ratio is 98 percent.
Depictions in Popular Culture
Billy Fox was portrayed in Martin ScorseseMartin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation...
's Raging Bull by Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad is a retired American boxer.- Amateur career :Boxing under his birth name, Eddie Gregory, Muhammad won two New York Golden Gloves Championships. Gregory won both the 1971 and the 1972 New York Golden Gloves 147 lb Open Championships...
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