Fight Date: 1984-07-15..............Kingston, New York, United States , WBC Light Welterweight World Championship. Top Trainer Ronnie Shields in one of his two unsuccessful world title fights.
Billy Costello had a deceptive style, very old school - relaxed, poised, kept his feet closer together than Ronnie Shields and Bruce Curry, which enabled Costello to move better to slip and counter. And he improved significantly between his win over Curry and this defense against Shields.
I loved Ronnie when I was coming up! I watched him on television and learned he threw a double jab. I practiced that and became good. I would love to meet him..
I remember your uncle Ronnie from when he was a teenager boxing amateur in Texas. He's one of the best I saw. He and Bruce Curry put on a great match in Shreveport around 1975 or so.
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