About Billy Collins Jr.
William Ray Collins Jr. was an American professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1983. He was undefeated before his career was cut short after his final fight when he sustained serious injuries against Luis Resto in their ten-round bout. Aided by his trainer Panama Lewis, Resto used illegal, tampered gloves with an ounce of the gloves' cushioning removed, along with hand wraps that had been soaked in plaster of Paris. Boxing record for Billy Collins Jr. from BoxRec (registration required) Luis Resto vs. His father and manager, Billy Collins Sr. (1937–2018) was a welterweight professional boxer during the late 1950s and early 1960s who won 38 of his 56 professional fights. Also a welterweight, Collins won his first 14 fights as a professional, among them a decision over future world title challenger Harold Brazier.
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