#billykelly

[jpreisser]

Midget Meets Kelly In preparation for his first state title crack against Billy Kelly at Scranton, Pennsylvania's Town Hall, Midget Wolgast poses for a picture. #boxing #boxinghistory #boxingfanatik #boxingjunky #boxinglegend #boxingislife #midgetwolgast #flyweight #pennsylvania #philly #pugilism #philadelphia #pugilist #scranton #jeremiahpreisser #italian #billykelly (at Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_V1avXF5h0/?igshid=v3af5gi803eb

[sawtown]

We can say we knew them when... #BillyKelly #WithABand (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

[jpreisser]

Midget Wolgast's first attempt at the Pennsylvania State Title was a fruitless one, losing a clear but competitive 6-2-2 decision to Billy Kelly. In defeat it was written that Wolgast "is one of the classiest flyweights to ever hit Scranton," and that he was "a colorful fighter," "as shifty a boxer as local fans have seen in a long time." Kelly, "pride of Lackawanan valley," figured out early that he would be a decent scrapper after whipping two boys harassing a blind man on his stroll home (story below). Wolgast wasn't the only notable boxer Kelly would defeat, either. In a rock-solid run from late 1926 to early 1928, Billy would out-battle Black Bill, Frankie Genaro, Blas Rodriguez, and Ty Coleman. During that run he would also draw with Ernie Jarvis and lose to Willie Davies (2x, once via split decision), Corporal Izzy Schwartz, and Ruby Bradley. #boxing #thegruelingtruth #boxer #jeremiahpreisser #pugilism #pugilist #boxingjunky #boxinghistory #history #billykelly #midgetwolgast #scranton #pennsylvania #philadelphia #flyweight #boxinglegend #boxing👊 #boxingworld (at Scranton, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-kwxg_lxEh/?igshid=1rcjq1bjux753