Jamestown N.Y. resident "Irish" Billy Collins recalls his highly successful amateur career which included winning the 1953 National AAU 156 lb . Championship. Here he talks to a number of interested residents at the Hot Stove Lunch. On Feb. 23, 1957, Collins was on the same card at Yankee Stadium with Sugar Ray Robinson and Carmen Basilio. He defeated Lee Owens, sparring partner of Basiliio. Turned pro in 1953, had a 9-3-1 record.
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