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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Boxer
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1917-10-08
October 8, 1917
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania,_USA
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gptkbp:career_end
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1946
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gptkbp:career_start
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1934
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gptkbp:championship
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World Light Heavyweight Champion
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:3
2
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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popular in Pittsburgh
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gptkbp:death_date
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1993-05-29
May 29, 1993
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_USA
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gptkbp:debut
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1934
1934-06-01
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gptkbp:defense
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1 successful title defense
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gptkbp:draws
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gptkb:1
2
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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Irish-American
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gptkbp:famous_fight
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gptkb:Max_Baer
gptkb:Conn_vs._Bivins_II
gptkb:Conn_vs._Bivins_III
gptkb:Conn_vs._Layne_II
gptkb:Conn_vs._Layne_III
gptkb:Conn_vs._Miteff_II
gptkb:Conn_vs._Miteff_III
gptkb:Conn_vs._Satterfield_II
Conn vs. Yarosz
Conn vs. Baer
Conn vs. Bivins
Conn vs. Charles
Conn vs. Galento
Conn vs. Layne
Conn vs. Louis
Conn vs. Louis I
Conn vs. Louis II
Conn vs. Miteff
Conn vs. Moore
Conn vs. Satterfield
Conn vs. Satterfield III
Joe Louis fight
Conn vs. Baker
Conn vs. Burley
Conn vs. Cerdan
Conn vs. Galindez
Conn vs. La Motta
Conn vs. Maxim
Conn vs. Mc Carthy
Conn vs. Mc Coy
Conn vs. Mc Gowan
Conn vs. Mc Larnon
Conn vs. Moyer
Conn vs. Rinaldi
Conn vs. Williams
Conn vs. Zale
Against Joe Louis
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gptkbp:famous_for
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gptkb:Fighting_Joe_Louis
gptkb:Speed
speed and agility
Challenging Joe Louis for the Heavyweight title
Challenging for the heavyweight title
Boxing career in the 1930s and 1940s
Challenging Joe Louis
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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" I could have been a contender."
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gptkbp:famous_rival
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gptkb:Fritzie_Zivic
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gptkbp:fighting_out_of
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gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania,_USA
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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gptkb:boxing_match
Boxer-puncher
out-boxer
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gptkbp:film_appearance
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gptkb:The_Pittsburgh_Kid
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gptkbp:final_match_date
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June 18, 1941
1941-06-13
1946-09-21
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gptkbp:fought_against
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gptkb:Forbes_Field
gptkb:Max_Baer
recognition
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gptkbp:fought_in
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1940s
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:William_Joseph_Conn
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gptkbp:hall_of_fame_induction
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gptkb:1986
gptkb:1990
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gptkbp:height
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5 ft 11 in
5 ft 9 in
6 ft 0 in
6 ft 1 in
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gptkbp:hometown
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gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Billy Conn
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gptkbp:influenced
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future fighters
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gptkbp:influences
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Boxing legends of the time
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gptkbp:legacy
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one of the best light heavyweights
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gptkbp:losses
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gptkb:13
gptkb:6
gptkb:Joe_Louis
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Pittsburgh_Kid
gptkb:Pittsburgh_Kid
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gptkbp:notable_rivalry
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gptkb:Joe_Louis
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gptkbp:notable_wins
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gptkb:Joe_Louis
gptkb:Max_Baer
Teddy Yarosz
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gptkbp:opponent
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gptkb:Joe_Louis
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gptkbp:reach
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74 in
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gptkbp:record
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30-4
11 losses
64 wins
64 wins, 11 losses, 1 draw
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gptkbp:retired
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1946
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gptkbp:retirement
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1946
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gptkbp:spouse
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Mary Conn
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gptkbp:title_held
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World Light Heavyweight Champion
World Heavyweight Title Challenger
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gptkbp:total_fights
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gptkb:Loss
gptkb:63
gptkb:66
lost by knockout
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Marty_Servo
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gptkbp:training_programs
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gptkb:Pittsburgh
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gptkbp:weight
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gptkb:Light_Heavyweight
175 lb
175 lbs
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gptkbp:weight_class
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gptkb:Light_Heavyweight
light heavyweight
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gptkbp:wins
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49
61
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gptkbp:won
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1939
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Frank_Moran
gptkb:Harry_Wills
gptkb:Jersey_Joe_Walcott
gptkb:The_Bronze_Bomber
gptkb:Sugar_Ray_Robinson
gptkb:Joe_Louis
gptkb:Tommy_Burns
gptkb:Jess_Willard
gptkb:Max_Baer
gptkb:John_Arthur_Johnson
gptkb:Tony_Galento
gptkb:James_J._Braddock
gptkb:Braddock_vs._Joe_Louis
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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