1. Billy Miske, alias The Saint Paul Thunderbolt, was a professional boxer from Saint Paul, Minnesota.
10 Facts About Billy Miske
1. 2.
On September 6,1920, Billy Miske lost to Jack Dempsey in the third round of a fight to decide the World Heavyweight Boxing title.
3.
Billy Miske fought his last bout against Bill Brennan, whom he met on November 7,1923.
4.
At this point in his life, Billy Miske knew he did not have much time left before his kidneys gave out.
5.
Billy Miske's health prevented him from training for the fight.
6.
Amazingly, though, Billy Miske knocked Brennan out in the fourth round.
7.
Billy Miske died in St Paul, Minnesota of kidney failure less than 2 months later on January 1,1924.
8.
Billy Miske's three recorded losses are against Hall of Famers Jack Dempsey, Kid Norfolk and Tommy Gibbons, while his list of defeated opponents boasts some of the most storied names in boxing history.
9.
On December 8,2009, it was announced that Billy Miske would be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010.
10.
On September 28,2012 Billy Miske was inducted into the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame.