Indeed, upon his death, many people who had known him only since his retirement from the ring had no idea he ever was a boxer. It simply was not in his nature to brag. Veteran boxers are very soon forgotten. Somehow, that just doesn't seem to be enough. It is from these very scrapbooks that this site is taken.
All entries are original newspaper or magazine articles along with original press photos.
It is my sincere hope that they have been organized and displayed here in such a manner as to tell their own story in a way that no one else's words ever could. While most fighters struggle to keep their weight down, Billy was always trying to gain weight in order to get matches.