Bobby Watts boxer
- bouts
- 47
- won
- 39
- lost
- 7
- draw
- 1
- Status
- inactive
- Division
- middleweight
- Debut
- 1969-03-13
- Height
- 6′ 0½″/184cm
- Reach
- -
- Age
- -
- Born
- 1949-11-11
- Death
- -
- Nationality
- USA
Bobby "Boogaloo" Watts (born November 11, 1949) is an American born middleweight boxer who fought primarily in the mid-1970s. Born in Sumter County, South Carolina in a small town named Rembert, Bobby Watts came to Philadelphia at age 10 and began boxing at the urging of his cousin, future heavyweight contender Jimmy Young."Boogaloo" is most famously known for defeating Marvelous Marvin Hagler, scoring a controversial 10-round majority decision on January 13, 1976, at The Spectrum in Philadelphia.Among his losses were a defeat to Mustafa Hamsho, via a sixth-round knockout.He finished his career with a record of 38 wins (20 KOs), 7 losses and 1 draw. After his boxing career ended in 1982, Watts trained former super middleweight champion Charles Brewer and IBF world Super-Welterweight champion Buster Drayton.
Date | Opponent | Last Opponents' Results | Place | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1983-05-03 | Mark Kaylor | WWWWWW | Wembley Arena, Wembley | LOST Technical knockout |
1982-09-02 | Dennis Roberts | LDWWLW | Arena, Hershey | WIN Technical knockout |
1982-02-13 | Fred Reed | LLLWLL | Camden | WIN KO |
1981-12-26 | Lonnie Wilcox | LLLLLW | Municipal Arena, Camden | WIN KO |
1981-11-10 | Willie Ray Taylor | LLLLLW | Memorial Auditorium, Spartanburg | WIN KO |
1980-04-20 | Marvin Hagler | WWWWDW | Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland | LOST Technical knockout |
1980-02-01 | Fred Johnson | WWLWL | Spectrum, Philadelphia | WIN KO |
1979-10-30 | Clifford Wills | LLWLLW | Forum, Upper Darby | WIN Technical knockout |
1978-12-02 | Norberto Rufino Cabrera | WWWLWW | Palazzo Dello Sport, Marsala | WIN Points |
1978-09-21 | Mustafa Hamsho | WWWWWW | Armory, Jersey City | LOST Technical knockout |
1978-06-03 | Johnny Heard | LLLWWL | Civic Center, Baltimore | WIN Points |
1977-03-27 | David Love | WLWLWW | Randolph AFB, San Antonio | LOST Technical knockout |
1977-01-22 | Reggie Ford | debut | Civic Auditorium, Pensacola | WIN Unanimous decision |
1976-07-14 | Casey Gacic | WLLDDL | Convention Hall, Philadelphia | WIN Corner retirement |
1976-05-10 | Ernie Burns | WLWLLW | Arena, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
1976-01-13 | Marvin Hagler | WWWWWW | Spectrum, Philadelphia | WIN Majority decision |
1975-09-16 | James Marshall | WLWWWW | Spectrum, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
1974-11-12 | Willie Monroe | WWDWWW | Spectrum, Philadelphia | WIN Unanimous decision |
1974-07-15 | Eugene Hart | WLLWWL | Spectrum, Philadelphia | WIN KO |
1973-12-17 | Mario Rosa | WLWWWW | Felt Forum, New York | WIN Split-decision |
1973-10-08 | Carlos Alberto Salinas | LLLWWL | Spectrum, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
1973-07-23 | Manuel Gonzalez | WWLLLW | Convention Hall, Philadelphia | WIN Unanimous decision |
1973-05-24 | Don Cobbs | WWLLWW | Arena, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
1973-04-09 | Garry Broughton | LWWWWW | Arena, Philadelphia | WIN Unanimous decision |
1973-03-05 | Willie Warren | WWWLWL | Spectrum, Philadelphia | WIN Unanimous decision |
1972-11-20 | Don Cobbs | DWWLWW | Spectrum, Philadelphia | LOST KO |
1972-10-20 | Alvin Phillips | LLWWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Unanimous decision |
1972-06-20 | Ralph Palladin | WWWLWD | Convention Center, Baltimore | WIN Technical knockout |
1972-04-05 | Ralph Palladin | WWWWLW | Catholic Youth Center, Scranton | DRAW Points |
1971-12-01 | Ralph Palladin | LWWWWW | Catholic Youth Center, Scranton | WIN Split-decision |
1971-10-08 | Roy Edmonds | WLWWWW | Felt Forum, New York | WIN Technical knockout |
1971-09-21 | Luis Vinales | LWLLLW | Spectrum, Philadelphia | WIN Points |
1971-08-10 | Junious Hinton | LLLLLL | Spectrum, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
1971-06-07 | Julio Figueroa | WWWDLL | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia | WIN Unanimous decision |
1971-04-29 | Perry Abney | WWDLWW | Arena, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
1971-02-09 | Roy Edmonds | LWWW | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia | WIN Points |
1970-11-24 | Ken Robbins | debut | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia | WIN KO |
1970-09-03 | Armando Muniz | WWWW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | LOST Points |
1970-04-22 | Clarence Geigger | DWWWWW | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas | LOST Technical knockout |
1970-04-08 | Chuck Jefferson | L | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas | WIN Technical knockout |
1970-03-25 | Joe Greene | debut | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas | WIN KO |
1969-11-11 | Tommy Shaffer | WLLWLL | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia | WIN Unanimous decision |
1969-10-14 | Leroy Roberts | WLLLLL | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
1969-09-30 | Ron Nesby | LL | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia | WIN Points |
1969-06-30 | Carlos Byrd | W | National Arena, Washington | WIN KO |
1969-03-28 | Alberto Millan | WWWL | Steelworkers Hall, Baltimore | WIN Technical knockout |
1969-03-13 | Teddy Cooper | LWLW | Steelworkers Hall, Baltimore | WIN Points |