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Twenty-one year old Billy Bartush turned professional in 1929 in the United States, already having gained success as a college American football player at the University of Illinois. . A 16 stone powerhouse known as the Chicago Express, in reference to the city in which he lived, Bartush was of Lithuanian descent. In November, 1932, Bartush accompanied his friend Carl Pojello across the Atlantic, sailing on the Aquatania.
He was known for his phenomenal strength, an in one of his first British matches, a week after arriving in the country, he scored an impressive win over the equally strong and 17 stone Half Nelson Keys in Nottingham, getting two submissions from the Brit in just three rounds. Billy remained a regular worker in Britain throughout the 1930s, facing top men such as Bert Assirati, Carl Pojello and Jack Pye.
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