The Official "Bill Brennan Appreciation Thread"

Bill Brennan...what a fighter!

He was a powerful puncher who achieved 68 KO's out of 74 wins. His punching power was up there with Shavers and George Foreman who also achieved 68 KO wins! From wikipedia these are some of his devastating knockout wins:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Brennan_(boxer)#Early_death_by_gang_shooting_in_1924

On January 22, 1916, he knocked out 6' 1" heavyweight George Rodel in the seventh round at the Clermont Rink in Brooklyn. On March 20, 1916, Brennan knocked out Brooklyn-born Italian boxer Al Benedict in the second round at the Military Athletic Club in Brooklyn, New York.[1] Both were important wins that brought him recognition in his early career.

On May 1, 1916, Brennan achieved a second-round knockout of 6 foot, Buffalo native George "One Round" Davis, a competent heavyweight, in Rochester, New York. On May 4, 1916, he TKO'd Rodel in the third round at the same location.[1]

On May 16, 1916, Brennan achieved a sixth-round technical knockout of Al Williams at the Pioneer Sporting Club in New York City.[1]

On May 23, 1916, he knocked out Tony Ross in the eighth round. Ross would meet some of the greatest heavyweights of his day, including a heavyweight title bout with Black boxing great Jack Johnson on June 30, 1919.[1]

On May 24, 1916, Brennan fought Andre Anderson to a twelve-round draw on points in Thornton, Rhode Island.[1]

On July 1, 1916, he knocked out Alfred "Soldier" Kearns in the eighth round at the Averne Athletic Club in Queens, New York. Kearns was considered a strong puncher though Brennan possessed a two-inch advantage in reach.[1]

On July 15, 1916, he defeated Joe Cox in a ten-round newspaper decision of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle at the Broadway Arena in Brooklyn, New York. He beat Cox again on January 29, 1917, at Rochester, New York in a ten-round newspaper decision of the Rochester Herald.[1]

On July 21, 1916, he knocked out Jack Hubbard in the third round at the Flower City Athletic Club in Rochester, New York. He knocked out Hubbard in the second round on January 6, 1917, at the Broadway Sports Club in Brooklyn, New York.[1] According to one source Brennan had previously defeated Hubbard in a fourteenth-round knockout in 1914, while Hubbard was boxing as "Jumbo Wells".[6]

On October 26, 1916, he knocked out Tim Logan in a second-round TKO at the Manhattan Casino in New York City.[1]

On December 30, 1916, Brennan defeated Jack Keating in a third round Technical Knockout at Queensboro Athletic Club in Long Island City, in Queens, New York.

Post your comments on Bill Brennan and all of the things that made him great!

 

He was from Louisville like Ali which explains why he was almost as good as Ali.

 

What are your thoughts on why Bill Brennan was so good?

 

So whenever someone brings up Dempsey's win over Brennan, you have to count it as a good win over a quality opponent.

 

But you have to admit, based on his KO ratio and the fact that he beat 74 opponents, he had to have been pretty good.

 

He wouldn't have had all of those wins if he couldn't box.

 

Not a troll thread because I was impressed when I read up more on Bill Brennan.

 

I'm sure that most of them had solid records.