Billy Fox (boxer) Billy Fox (boxer) "Blackjack" Billy Fox (born April 20, 1926) is a retired American light heavyweight boxer. He is best known for having won a controversial fight against future middleweight champion Jake LaMotta. Billy Fox, known as "Blackjack", started off his career by winning 36 consecutive fights, all by knockout, before he was knocked out by Gus Lesnevich for the world light heavyweight title. He would rack up 7 more wins, including a win in a bout thrown by Jake LaMotta. That fight was fixed by the notorious Frank "Blinky" Palermo, a member of the Philadelphia crime family, who owned
Gary Cooper (boxer) Harris at Wembley on points. In his first defence of the title in September he was beaten on points by Gary Stretch. Cooper's final fight came in March 1989, a win over future British champion and world title challenger Ensley Bingham. Gary Cooper (boxer) Gary Cooper (born 31 May 1957) is a British former boxer who was British light middleweight champion in 1988. Born in Hythe, Cooper was trained by Jack Bishop in Southampton, and turned professional in 1978. After winning five and drawing two of his first seven fights, he suffered his first defeat in October 1979 at the