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Billy Miske

2113 KOs
40 KOs
2Draws
Last six: W-W-W-W-W-W
Career
division
Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
27
rounds
184
KO %
61.9%
KO wins
13
KO losses
0
career
1914–1923
debut
1914-03-24
last fight
1923-01-12
Profile
birth name
William Arthur Miske
alias
The St. Paul Thunderbolt
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
6′ 1″ / 185cm
nationality
United States
origin
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
city / state / zip
Saint Paul, Minnesota
dob
1894-04-12
death
1924-01-01

Latest news

The Story of Billy Miske: the Boxer Who Nearly Died in the Ring to Give His Family a Perfect Last Christmas
2020-04-12 · Sportscasting
Rockwell packs punch with boxing biopic
2013-02-09 · Screen International
US director David M Rosenthal is reteaming with his A Single Shot star Sam Rockwell for a biopic of boxer Billy Miske. The pair discovered their joint love of boxing when they were making A Single Shot, which premieres tonight in Berlin's Forum. ?He's…
Boxing Book Review: Billy Miske
2012-09-05 · Doghouse Boxing
By Antonio Santiago, Doghouse Boxing. One of the couple of books that I have recently finished reading has to do with a boxer whom I had previously known only as a footnote in boxing history, The St. Paul Thunderbolt, Billy Miske. Miske fought Jack…
Memories With Mladinich: Billy Miske Had A Hall of Fame Heart
2009-12-17 · TheSweetScience.com
Although Dick and Bill Miske are both in their seventies, they vividly recall the family Christmas story that becomes more and more important to them with each passing year. Neither of them was even born in 1923, when their grandfather, heavyweight…
Long-gone boxer set bar for Christmas spirit
2005-12-25 · La Crosse Tribune
Billy Miske gave his family one great Christmas, one for the books. A week later, he died. He was 29.…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Jan 12
Harry Foley
6 2 2
W-TKO
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
1 of 10 · 0:42
Event →
Nov 11
Bud Ryder
0 0 0
W-KO
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
3 of 10
Event →
Mar 2
Al Roberts
7 2 0
W-KO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
2 of 10 · 186 / 183 lbs
Event →
Jan 28
Jack Renault
17 2 2
W-TKO
Rink S.C., Brooklyn, New York, United States
13 of 15 · 185 / 180 lbs
Event →
Nov 11
Tony Melchior
7 2 0
W-TKO
Columbus, Nebraska, United States
4 of 10 · 187 / 194 lbs
Referee: Ernie Holmes
Event →
Jul 2
Jack Renault
13 1 2
W-NWS
Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Mar 7
Farmer Lodge
4 4 0
W-KO
Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
4 of 10
Referee: Jack Dempsey
Event →
Feb 9
Lee Anderson
10 3 2
W-PTS
Arena, Milwaukie, Oregon, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jul 3
Battling Levinsky
20 2 5
L-NWS
Rossford, Ohio, United States
promoter Jimmy Shea as being for the World Light Heavyweight Title
12 of 12
Event →
Sep 14
Bill Hart
0 0 0
W-KO
Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
1 of 10
Event →
Jul 15
Bartley Madden
13 5 2
W-NWS
Armory, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8 · 178 / 184 lbs
Event →
Jul 12
Gunboat Smith
27 13 4
W-NWS
Baseball Park, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8 · 178 / 179 lbs
Event →
Jun 14
K O Kruvosky
23 6 6
W-PTS
Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, USA
4 of 4
Event →
May 31
Henry Hendricks
4 9 4
W-TKO
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States
2 of 4
Event →
Apr 12
Gunboat Smith
27 11 4
W-PTS
Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
10 of 10
Referee: Billy Haack
Event →
Oct 30
Bert Kenny
5 5 2
W-TKO
Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
5 of 12
Event →
Sep 18
Bert Kenny
5 4 2
W-NWS
Broadway S.C., Brooklyn, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 177 / 164 lbs
Event →
Nov 9
Tim O'Neil
3 10 4
W-KO
Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn, New York, United States
6 of 10 · 174 / 168 lbs
Event →
Sep 21
Jim Barry
20 25 8
W-TKO
Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn, New York, United States
6 of 10 · 176 / 199 lbs
Event →
Jun 22
Jack Hubbard
0 1 0
W-KO
Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn, New York, United States
9 of 10 · 175 / 174 lbs
Event →
Dec 28
Frank Hoe
8 1 4
W-KO
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States
2
Event →
Jul 12
Tommy Gibbons
12 0 1
L-NWS
Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
10 of 10 · 163 / 163 lbs
Event →
Jan 16
Jack McCarron
45 4 13
L-NWS
National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Dec 10
Al Thiel
5 3 3
D-NWS
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jun 3
Kid Griffo
15 15 7
W-PTS
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
10 of 10
Event →
May 26
Jack McCarron
39 4 12
D-PTS
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Mar 24
Tommy Gibbons
10 0 0
L-NWS
Arena, Hudson, Wisconsin, United States
10 of 10 · 158 / 158 lbs
Event →