Bill Brennan | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Bill_Brennan_1921.jpg) Brennan in 1921 | |
| Born | Wilhelm Schenck June 23, 1893 |
| Died | June 15, 1924 (aged 30) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | K.O. Bill Brennan Battling Bill the Bartender |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 103 |
| Wins | 77 |
| Wins by KO | 49 |
| Losses | 18 |
| Draws | 8 |
| No contests | 0 |
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.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Bill Brennan". BoxRec. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ "Bill Brennan Biography". BoxRec. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ Trainer was Frank Clines in "Thousands Pay Tribune to Big Bill Brennan", Asbury Park Press, Asbury, New Jersey, p. 5, June 19, 1924