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	Encyclopedia: Billy Backus
		Billy Backus (born March 5, 1943) is a former world boxing champion whose coronation was considered by some to be as surprising as Team USA's ice hockey gold medal coronation at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games or James Buster Douglass knockout victory over Mike Tyson.
		Backus, who is the nephew of boxing legend and former world champion Carmen Basilio, started his career by winning only 7 of his first 19 bouts.
		Billy won two non title fights, including one over Robert Gallois in Paris, and then had a rematch with Napoles in Los Angeles, but this time Napoles returned the favor, knocking Backus out in the fourth round and regaining his title.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Billy-Backus (725 words)

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	Billy Backus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Billy Backus (born March 5, 1943) is a former world boxing champion whose coronation was considered bysome to be as surprising as Team USA 's icehockey gold medal coronation at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games or JamesBuster Douglas s knockout victory over Mike Tyson.
		Backus had to resume his boxing career in 1966, but probably never in his wildest dreamscould he have envisioned what happened next: In his comeback bout, he knocked out Tod Purtell in the first round, and thatmarked his embarkment on a seven fight winning streak that included avenging an earlier loss to Dick French.
		Billy won two non title fights, including one over Robert Gallois in Paris, and then had a rematch with Napolesin Los Angeles, but this time Napoles returned the favor, knocking Backus outin the fourth round and regaining his title.
	www.therfcc.org /billy-backus-195453.html (718 words)

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	uticaOD.com :: The meeting place and marketplace of the Mohawk Valley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Billy Backus is the nephew of Canastota's Carmen Basilio, also a former world champion.
		Backus is campaigning to be chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission — a position which has been vacant since Floyd Patterson resigned due to health problems several months ago.
		Backus, who has been an inspector and deputy commissioner for 17 years, would have to be appointed by Gov. George Pataki and confirmed by the state Senate.
	www.uticaod.com /community/halloffame/sports/backus_billy.htm (340 words)

	Encyclopedia: Carmen Basilio
		During the 1970s, his nephew Billy Backus became world's welterweight champion after having a shaky start to his own boxing career, and Basilio declared on the day that Backus became champion, that to him, Billy winning the title was better than when he won it himself.
		In 1990, Ed Brophy decided to build the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in Canastota, to honor the two world champions who were born there: Basilio and his nephew.
		Although Backus isn't a member of the Hall Of Fame, Basilio is, along with many of the fighters he met inside the ring.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Carmen-Basilio (1897 words)

	Billy Backus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Billy Backus is one of two world titleholders from Canastota.
		In 1970, Billy Backus was one of Syracuse’s most popular fighter and top-ten ranked welterweights.
		Billy currently lives in Canastota and is a Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Athletic Commission.
	www.syracusehalloffame.com /pages/inductees/2000/billy_backus.html (238 words)

	Billy Backus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Backus, que es el sobrino del primeros la leyenda del boxeo y los carmen anteriores Basilio del campeón del mundo, comenzó su carrera ganando solamente 7 de sus 19 combates.
		Pero Backus aterrizó un sacador que abrió un corte sobre el ojo de Napoles en el redondo, haciendo Napoles sangrar profusamente, y la lucha fue parada en cuatro redondos.
		Backus tenía un expediente final de 48 triunfos, 20 pérdidas y 5 atrae, con 22 triunfos por golpe de gracia.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/bi/Billy%20Backus.htm (610 words)

	Billy Backus - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
		Backus had to resume his boxing career in in the first round, and that marked his embarkment on a seven fight winning streak that included avenging an earlier loss to Dick_French.
		That streak was broken by a defeat at the hands of Percy_Pugh in New_Orleans, but soon he started on another winning streak, eight in a row, including two over Pugh.
		Billy won two non title fights, including one over Robert_Gallois in Paris, and then had a rematch with Napoles in Los_Angeles, but this time Napoles returned the favor, knocking Backus out in the fourth round and regaining his title.
	www.indexsuche.com /Billy_Backus.html (710 words)

	Carmen Basilio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For his next seven bouts, Basilio only went 3-3-1, but he was able to avenge his loss to Giosa by winning a ten round decision over him in Syracuse.
		He beat Jimmy Cousins among others that year, but he lost to Chuck Davies and Billy Graham (boxer).
		In the late 1990s, Basilio's heart became seriously ill, and he required triple bypass heart surgery, but doctors were able to repair his heart, and nowadays, he continues working at the Hall Of Fame as a volunteer every day.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carmen_Basilio (1116 words)

	The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) : BACKUS.(Obit) @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Backus was educated and graduated from Canastota High School and attend beautician school for cosmetology.
		She married Harold W. "Billy" Backus in Canastota on November 11, 1960.
		Backus, prior to her retirement, was employed in the factory store department of the Oneida Limited, Silversmiths, for 14 years and was self-employed as a beautician for over twenty years.
	static.highbeam.com /t/thepoststandardsyracuseny/april072003/backusobit/index.html (188 words)

	Carmen Basilio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		During the 1970s, his nephew Billy Backus became world's welterweightchampion after having a shaky start to his own boxing career, and Basilio declared on the day that Backus became champion, thatto him, Billy winning the title was better than when he won it himself.
		Although Backus isn't a member of the Hall Of Fame, Basilio is, along with many of thefighters he met inside the ring.
		In the late 1990s, Basilio's heart became seriously ill, and he required triple bypassheart surgery, but doctors were able to repair his heart, and nowadays, he continues working at the Hall Of Fame as a volunteerevery day.
	www.therfcc.org /carmen-basilio-32937.html (1063 words)

	Carmen Basilio -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		For his next seven bouts, Basilio only went 3-3-1, but he was able to avenge his loss to Giosa by winning a ten round decision over him in (The Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse) Syracuse.
		In 1990, Ed Brophy decided to build the (Click link for more info and facts about International Boxing Hall Of Fame) International Boxing Hall Of Fame in Canastota, to honor the two world champions who were born there: Basilio and his nephew.
		In the late (The decade from 1990 to 1999) 1990s, Basilio's heart became seriously ill, and he required triple bypass heart surgery, but doctors were able to repair his heart, and nowadays, he continues working at the Hall Of Fame as a volunteer every day.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/carmen_basilio.htm (1224 words)

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		Billy Harris is a product of the tenderloin of Manhattan where he survived with fast fists, fancy footwork and a complete set of street smarts.
		His reward is the knowledge that he has helped hundreds of Syracuse youngsters escape the wars of the city streets by sending them to do battle in the squared circle.
		An up-and-coming fighter must get the right bout at the right time, and Billy’s knowledge of boxing and its participants, as well as dedication to the sport, have earned him a special respect throughout th fight fraternity.
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	Knowledge King - International Boxing Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The first Boxing Hall Of Fame was sponsored by Ring Magazine and located for decades at the offices of the Madison Square Garden in New York.
		However, in 1990, as a consequence of an initiative by Ed Brophy to honor Canastota's world boxing champions, Carmen Basilio and Basilio's nephew, Billy Backus, the city of Canastota inaugurated the new museum, which showcases boxing's rich history.
		There are ceremonies conducted every year to honor the inductees and the ceremonies are attended by many former world boxing champions, boxing celebrities and Hollywood celebrities each year.
	www.knowledgeking.net /encyclopedia/i/in/international_boxing_hall_of_fame.html (164 words)

	RINGUE.COM.BR - Tudo sobre o boxe internacional (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Billy Backus não foi um fora-de-série, tampouco um pugilista excepcionalmente talentoso.
		Billy, sua esposa Peggy e um amigo conversavam animadamente no pátio da casa.
		Billy preparou a comida, e Peggy ajudou a servir.
	www.ringue.com.br /noticia_aberta.aspx?id=322 (1382 words)

	ESPN.com: BOXING - Why I need to visit Canastota again
		Believed to be the first champions from the same family, Basilio won a middleweight and two welterweight titles, while Backus once wore the welterweight belt.
		An astute local named Sammy, who takes pride in living across the street from Backus, made sure to ask all who sat at the bar who their favorite boxers were.
		The place, owned by Backus' trainer Tony Graziano, was awash in the Hall of Fame spirit.
	espn.go.com /boxing/columns/graham/581392.html (1574 words)

	José Napoles - InformationBlast
		Napoles began the decade of the 1970s, by defeating challenger Ernie Lopez by a knockout in round 15 in front of an audience that included former world champion Sugar Ray Robinson on St. Valentine's day, 1970.
		But after winning two non title bouts, he suffered an upset when he was knocked out in four rounds by Carmen Basilio's nephew Billy Backus, who took the world's Welterweight title from Napoles on December 3 at Syracuse.
		This time, it was held in Los Angeles, and Napoles recovered the world championship the same way he had lost it: by knockout in round four.
	www.informationblast.com /Jose_Napoles.html (1039 words)

	IBHOF / Virtual Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The village erected a showcase and commissioned a life size statue of the former two-division champion that was displayed in front of the local McDonalds.
		Soon after, Canastotians had a second statue made, this time to honor Billy Backus, who held the welterweight title in the early 1970s.
		Canastota's first inductions were held in 1990 and all-time greats Archie Moore, Bob Foster, Billy Conn, Jersey Joe Walcott and Ike Williams were among the living inductees who attended the weekend.
	www.ibhof.com /ibhftour.htm (600 words)

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		Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Backus, Minn. Memorial contributions may be made to Terrill Haddix Fund, in care of First National Bank of Walker, PO Box 45, Backus Office Branch, Backus, Minn. 56435.
		He was preceded in death by one brother, Billy Joe Haymond; and one grandson, Patrick Haymond.
		He is survived by two sons, Billy Joe Hicks and wife, Kathryn, of Dailey, and James Paul Hicks of Livonia, Mich.; two grandchildren, Cindy Kay Nelson and Thomas Earl Hicks; and four great-grandchildren.
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	Billy Backus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		half, Canton was in need of the equalizer, which never came as Billy Irvine's first...
		Robert Burke, Sam Curcie, Jim Quinn, Joey Delacruz, Aron Backus, Jeff Herbert...
		Billy Witz covers the NFL for the Daily News.
	www.wikiverse.org /billy-backus (825 words)

	IBHOF.COM / Syracuse "Night of Champions 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Canastota's two world champions, welterweight and middleweight Carmen Basilio and welterweight Billy Backus will also attend the festivities.
		Backus turned pro in 1962 and was ranked in the Top 10 by 1968.
		Backus remained in boxing for many years as a deputy commissioner with the New York State Athletic Commission.
	www.ibhof.com /nightofchampions.html (551 words)

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		Next, a working class family thinks their problems are over when they win the lottery in "If I Were Rich." With Jim Backus, Helen Parrish.
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	The International Boxing Hall of Fame is flourishing in the onion fields of upstate New York
		The shrine to uncle Carmen Basilio and nephew Billy Backus rose here on New York Route 13 in front of the McDonald's.
		Muhammad Ali and Pittsburgh's Billy Conn came for the first induction ceremony, and the sport's stars continue to shine every June in Canastota.
		Then he launched into the history of Backus, a welterweight titlist in 1970-71 and one of the boxers he managed, and Basilio, Backus' uncle who became both a welterweight and middleweight champ in the 1950s.
	www.post-gazette.com /sports_headlines/20000305boxinghall3.asp (1679 words)

	Boxing Prizefighters - Bronze sculptures of champion boxers Carmen Basilio and Billy Backus, by sculptor Earl Rumsey ...
		Boxing Prizefighters - Bronze sculptures of champion boxers Carmen Basilio and Billy Backus, by sculptor Earl Rumsey Durand
		These life size sculptures of boxing champions Carmen Basilio and Billy Backus were commissioned by the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
		Shortly after the Basilio piece was completed, Durand received the commission for prizefighter "Billy Backus," Carmen's nephew.
	members.tripod.com /~durand_e/boxer.html (83 words)

	International Boxing Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The first Boxing Hall of Fame was sponsored by Ring Magazine andlocated for decades at the offices of the Madison SquareGarden in New York.
		However, in 1990, as a consequence of an initiative by Ed Brophy to honor Canastota 's world boxing champions, Carmen Basilio and Basilio's nephew, Billy Backus, the city of Canastota inaugurated the new museum, which showcases boxing's rich history.
		There are ceremonies conducted every year to honor the inductees and the ceremonies are attended by many former world boxingchampions, boxing celebrities and Hollywood celebrities each year.
	www.therfcc.org /international-boxing-hall-of-fame-116567.html (191 words)

	IBHOF.COM / "Night of Champions 2004" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Billy Backus poses for a picture with a pair of boxing fans
		Canastota's world champions, welterweight and middleweight Carmen Basilio and welterweight Billy Backus were also on hand for the festivities.
		A capacity crowd of fans mingled with the boxing stars who graciously obliged photograph and autograph requests.
	www.ibhof.com /nightofchampions04.html (288 words)

	HickokSports.com - Sports History - Boxing: Welterweight Champions
		Although Paddy Duffy of Boston claimed the title in 1888, he never had a fight that genuinely established him as champion.
		After Duffy's death in 1890, Mysterious Billy Smith claimed the championship.
		His knockout of Danny Needham in 1892 is generally considered the first true welterweight championship fight.
	www.hickoksports.com /history/boxchwelter.shtml (353 words)

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