Bill Brennan (boxer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bill Brennan (boxer)

American boxer

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1893

Place of Birth: County Mayo, Connacht, Ireland

Date of Death: 15-Jun-1924

Profession: boxer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Bill Brennan (June 23, 1893 – June 15, 1924) was an American boxer who fought and lost to World Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey in a well attended title fight that ended in a twelfth-round knockout on December 14, 1920, in Madison Square Garden.
He lost to Dempsey for the first time in a non-title fight on February 5, 1918, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in a sixth-round technical knockout. He began fighting under the name Bill Shanks, close to his actual name, and knocked out 11 of his first 12 opponents, fighting in the Midwest and then the New York City area.
He had a strong punch and an exceptional knockout percentage.
Brennan's manager was Leo P.
Flynn and his trainers included Dia Dollings and Frank Cline.