Billy Arnold (boxer), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1926
Date of Death: 18-May-1995
Profession: boxer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Billy Arnold (boxer)
- Billy Arnold (September 21, 1926 – May 18, 1995) was a highly touted welterweight/middleweight prospect of the 1940s. Born in Slab Fork, West Virginia, Arnold turned pro November 1, 1943, while still in high school.
- He became an overnight sensation by racking up an impressive string of 16 straight knockout victories.Arnold's style was similar to Sugar Ray Robinson; he was a slick boxer with lightning-fast combinations, and a knockout punch.
- The Ring Magazine and various newspapers across the United States touted Arnold as the next Joe Louis or Sugar Ray Robinson.
- Arnold was a heavy favorite to defeat Rocky Graziano, and then to go on to fight for the world title.
- In a brutal battle staged in March 1945, Arnold battered the rough and tough Graziano for the first few rounds.
- It seemed only a matter of moments when the fight would be stopped.
- However, Graziano absorbed the beating and went on to batter and knockout Arnold in one of the major upsets in boxing.
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