He met
Larry Foley, who came out of boxing retirement to fight a gloved battle using the newer and somewhat safer
Marquess of Queensberry Rules against him in Sydney, New South Wales on 28 May 1883 for the championship of Australia. Due to Miller's weight of around 190, the bout was a heavyweight championship. Unofficially declared a draw, the forty round bout and the £500 purse were given to Miller on 29 May when Foley conceded he had lost the fight. Miller was a considerably larger and more muscular man than Foley, with nearly a forty-pound advantage in weight to Foley's light middleweight class of around 150 pounds. The contest lasted three hours and would have been called far earlier if held today, as Foley took a great deal of punishment. Though Foley had a lead in the first hour, the tide turned and Miller's strong and constant left to Foley's face began to take its toll. In the 37th and 40th rounds, a right by Miller knocked Foley to the mat. Around the 40th round, spectators climbed into the ring, and the police were forced to stop the fight, with the referee postponing the ruling or calling a temporary draw til the following day. Miller lived in Baltimore from 1917 and died there on 11 March 1939. After his death,
The Baltimore Sun described him as 'one of the greatest all-round athletes in the world'. ==Championships and accomplishments==