true story.....

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  1. shommel

    shommel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    my father in law r.i.p. grew up in pittsburgh and when he was bout 16 or 17 he was drunk and stole a car outside a bar. he drove it a few blocks and wrecked it into several cars destroying the car he stole. the owner came after him and pulled him from the wreckage. guess who the owner was? Billy Conn! my father in law said he was scared shitless but billy let him go and was very understanding and nice to him. thats a hell of a true story!!!!!
     
  2. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    A couple hold up guys didn't get off so lightly years later.
     
  3. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    If Billy Conn beat the snot out of me, I would regard it as my life’s greatest honour.
     
  4. shommel

    shommel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    supposedly archie moore asked billy why they never fought as middles and billy replied " because you wernt good enough" nuff said!!!
     
  5. shommel

    shommel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    after his carreer was over billy was a liquor salesman and he used to sell booze to my mother in law who worked at a liquor store. met him many times great guy with hellasish stories bout back in the day!!!
     
  6. MyName

    MyName Simon Adebisi Full Member

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    Care to share any of those stories?
     
  7. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    I know he KOd a burglar in a convenience store in the 80's.
     
  8. Vysotsky

    Vysotsky Boxing Junkie banned

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    Are you thinking of the Dempsey incident in the 1970's or did Conn beat up robbers up too?