Billy Conn (The Pittsburgh Kid) was an American professional boxer. He was a light-heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 14 years, 4 months, and 5 days, Conn amassed a record of 64-11-1, which includes 15 wins via KO. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.
Billy Conn was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. on October 8, 1917. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 years on July 20, 1934 against Johnny Lewis. Conn defeated Lewis via 3rd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Conn became a world champion at the age of 21 after 56 professional fights. He challenged Melio Bettina for the The Ring light-heavyweight title and defeated the champion via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Conn's last fight was a 9th-round KO victory over Jackie Lyons at age 31, on November 25, 1948.
Some of Billy Conn's best fights were against Tony Zale (HOFer) and Fritzie Zivic (HOFer). For a complete list of Conn's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Billy Conn".
Conn has 11 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Billy Conn Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 | Nov 25, 1948 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
75 | Nov 15, 1948 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
74 | Jun 19, 1946 | 28 | ![]() | loss | KO 8 |
73 | Feb 13, 1942 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
72 | Jan 28, 1942 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
71 | Jan 12, 1942 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
70 | Jun 18, 1941 | 23 | ![]() | loss | KO 13 |
69 | May 26, 1941 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
68 | Apr 04, 1941 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
67 | Mar 05, 1941 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
66 | Feb 27, 1941 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
65 | Nov 29, 1940 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
64 | Oct 18, 1940 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
63 | Sep 06, 1940 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 13 |
62 | Jun 05, 1940 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
61 | Jan 10, 1940 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
60 | Nov 17, 1939 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
59 | Sep 25, 1939 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
58 | Aug 14, 1939 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
57 | Jul 15, 1939 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
56 | May 12, 1939 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
55 | Feb 10, 1939 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
54 | Jan 06, 1939 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
53 | Nov 28, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
52 | Oct 27, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
51 | Sep 14, 1938 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
50 | Jul 25, 1938 | 20 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
49 | May 10, 1938 | 20 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
48 | Apr 04, 1938 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
47 | Jan 24, 1938 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
46 | Dec 16, 1937 | 20 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
45 | Nov 08, 1937 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
44 | Sep 30, 1937 | 19 | ![]() | win | SD 15 |
43 | Aug 13, 1937 | 19 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
42 | Aug 03, 1937 | 19 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
41 | Jun 30, 1937 | 19 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
40 | May 27, 1937 | 19 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
39 | May 03, 1937 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
38 | Mar 11, 1937 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
37 | Dec 28, 1936 | 19 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
36 | Dec 02, 1936 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
35 | Oct 22, 1936 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
34 | Oct 19, 1936 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
33 | Sep 21, 1936 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
32 | Sep 08, 1936 | 18 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
31 | Aug 10, 1936 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
30 | Jul 30, 1936 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
29 | Jun 15, 1936 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
28 | Jun 03, 1936 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
27 | May 27, 1936 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
26 | May 19, 1936 | 18 | ![]() | win | SD 6 |
25 | Apr 27, 1936 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
24 | Apr 13, 1936 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
23 | Mar 16, 1936 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
22 | Feb 17, 1936 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
21 | Feb 03, 1936 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
20 | Jan 27, 1936 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
19 | Nov 18, 1935 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
18 | Oct 14, 1935 | 18 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
17 | Oct 07, 1935 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
16 | Sep 10, 1935 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
15 | Sep 09, 1935 | 17 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
14 | Aug 19, 1935 | 17 | ![]() | loss | SD 4 |
13 | Jul 29, 1935 | 17 | ![]() | win | UD 5 |
12 | Jul 09, 1935 | 17 | ![]() | loss | PTS 4 |
11 | Jun 10, 1935 | 17 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
10 | Jun 03, 1935 | 17 | ![]() | win | SD 6 |
9 | Apr 25, 1935 | 17 | ![]() | loss | UD 4 |
8 | Apr 08, 1935 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
7 | Mar 13, 1935 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
6 | Feb 25, 1935 | 17 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
5 | Jan 29, 1935 | 17 | ![]() | win | SD 6 |
4 | Nov 12, 1934 | 17 | ![]() | loss | RTD 3 |
3 | Sep 27, 1934 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
2 | Aug 30, 1934 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
1 | Jul 20, 1934 | 16 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |