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Billy Conn gave up his Light Heavyweight Championship to fight Joe Louis on June 18, 1941 in a Bout that lives on in Boxing Lore.  The light-hitting and light (175 lbs.) Billy was well ahead on points in the 13th Round (of 15) Against the much bigger and hard-hitting Brown Bomber in his quest to win the Heavyweight Championship of the World.  Then Billy foolishly went for the knockout and was knocked-out himself.  This Match had been postponed for 6 months.  Billy was married to the former Mary Louise Smith, the daughter of long-time Major League Baseball Player, Jimmy Smith.  I saw a picture of the 2 at the Jersey Shore and both were very good-looking young people.  But Jimmy Smith thought his daughter far too good for Billy and things became heated at Jimmy's Pittsburgh home after the Baptism of Billy's and Mary's lst born child and Jimmy's lst grandson, with Billy breaking his hand on his father-in-law's head (Irish).  Billy and Mary were married for 48 years.  In 1959, in Henderson, Nevada, Harry Reid went over to his girlfriend's, Landra Gould's, house and was met at the front door by her father who said ...Stay Away From My Daughter... Harry said, He Didn't Like Me Because I wasn't Jewish.  Then Landra's father shoved Harry, Harry beat up Landra's father, Landra leapt into Harry's car leaving her father lying in the dirt, the 2 eloped, Harry was "20," Landra was "19."  The Reids have been married for 55 years and have 5 children.  You don't easily interfere with young love.