sentences:  He fought the great Billy Miske five times from 1916 to 1917 in hotly contested contests before large crowds, though Miske usually won.He lost twice to Mike Gibbons, in the decision of most newspapers, in November 1916, and September 1917.He fought Middleweight champion Al McCoy three times, impressively winning twice in ten round newspaper wins, once in Brooklyn in 1917, and once in Muncie, Indiana in August 1918.