Rodney Bobick
Rodney Bobick (September 23, 1951 – June 5, 1977), alias The Bowlus Bear, was a heavyweight professional boxer from Minnesota.
Personal life
The younger brother of heavyweight contender Duane Bobick, Rodney hailed from tiny Bowlus, Minnesota. Rodney never achieved the success or recognition that Duane did, and he died in a single-car crash when he was only 25 years old.
Professional career
Rodney Bobick made his professional debut in March 1972, knocking out Mike Shannon in two rounds. Bobick won his first ten professional fights and 32 of his first 35 fights. By the mid-'70s Bobick found himself fighting against such notable competition as Scott LeDoux, Larry Holmes, and Mike Schutte. At the time of his death in June 1977 Bobick had compiled a professional record of 37 wins (18 by knockout) and 7 losses.[1] He had fought all over the US and in the Philippines, Germany, and South Africa.
Professional boxing record
37 Wins (18 knockouts, 19 decisions), 7 Losses (1 knockout, 6 decisions)[1] | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Win | 17-8-2 | Walter "Snake" White | UD | 10 | 1977-05-06 | Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida | |
Win | 2-6 | Ron Draper | PTS | 10 | 1976-11-17 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | |
Loss | 32-6-1 | Mike "The Tank" Schutte | UD | 10 | 1976-10-05 | Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng | |
Win | 12-7-1 | Hartmut Sasse | KO | 3 | 1976-05-24 | Olympiahalle, Munich, Bavaria | |
Loss | 16-0 | Larry Holmes | TKO | 6 | 1975-10-01 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metro Manila | Referee stopped the bout at 2:46 of the sixth round. |
Win | 19-20-2 | Roy Wallace | UD | 10 | 1975-06-25 | Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota | |
Loss | 12-1 | Scott LeDoux | UD | 10 | 1975-04-23 | Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota | 94-100, 90-100, 90-99. |
Win | 27-6 | Pedro Agosto | UD | 10 | 1975-04-04 | Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York | |
Loss | 14-2 | Jody Ballard | UD | 10 | 1975-03-11 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida | |
Win | 32-10-1 | Terry Krueger | TKO | 3 | 1975-01-29 | Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, Minnesota | Referee stopped the bout at 2:10 of the third round. |
Win | 31-7-1 | "Irish" Pat Duncan | TKO | 6 | 1974-11-22 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
Win | 24-5-2 | Ron Stander | UD | 10 | 1974-07-31 | Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota | |
Win | 11-5-1 | Reinaldo Raul Gorosito | UD | 10 | 1974-06-17 | Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota | |
Win | 20-10-1 | Jimmy Cross | TKO | 2 | 1974-04-23 | Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Referee stopped the bout at 1:30 of the second round. |
Win | 2-3 | Art Robinson | KO | 4 | 1974-03-26 | Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
Win | 5-4 | Mike "Hercules" Weaver | UD | 10 | 1974-03-22 | San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California | 6-3, 5-3, 4-2. |
Win | 12-6 | Larry Beilfuss | UD | 10 | 1974-03-14 | Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota | 99-93, 100-90, 98-91. |
Win | 39-13-1 | Vicente Rondon | TKO | 3 | 1974-02-19 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida | |
Win | 4-3-1 | Danny Lee | UD | 10 | 1974-02-04 | Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
Win | 14-6-2 | John "Speedy" Jordan | UD | 10 | 1973-11-08 | Cathedral High School, Saint Cloud, Minnesota | |
Loss | 30-2-2 | Terry Hinke | SD | 10 | 1973-09-26 | Circus Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada | 46-45, 46-47, 45-46. |
Win | 4-7-1 | Joe Tiger Harris | UD | 10 | 1973-09-17 | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
Win | 2-5-1 | Joe E Lewis | KO | 5 | 1973-08-28 | Del Webb's Townhouse, Phoenix, Arizona | |
Win | 5-19-2 | "Memphis" Al Jones | UD | 8 | 1973-08-24 | Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, Minnesota | |
Win | 3-3 | Dan Ronnell Johnson | KO | 10 | 1973-08-10 | Cathedral High School, Saint Cloud, Minnesota | |
Loss | 9-3-1 | Reinaldo Raul Gorosito | PTS | 10 | 1973-06-18 | Madison Square Garden, New York City | |
Win | 10-14-2 | Rico Brooks | SD | 10 | 1973-06-07 | Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
Win | 3-7-2 | Jack Johnson | KO | 2 | 1973-05-22 | La Crosse, Wisconsin | |
Win | 4-14 | JD McCauley | TKO | 5 | 1973-05-05 | Columbus, Ohio | |
Win | 15-24-3 | Harold "70's Version" Carter | PTS | 8 | 1973-05-03 | Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, Minnesota | |
Win | 9-7 | Clyde Brown | TKO | 6 | 1973-04-18 | La Crosse, Wisconsin | Referee stopped the bout at 2:22 of the sixth round. |
Win | 18-36-5 | Lou Bailey | TKO | 7 | 1973-03-16 | University of Minnesota Armory, Saint Paul, Minnesota | |
Win | 14-4 | John Clohessy | PTS | 6 | 1973-02-09 | Madison Square Garden, New York City | |
Loss | 1-2 | Dan Ronnell Johnson | MD | 10 | 1973-01-31 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
Win | 5-5 | "Irish" Bob Scott | KO | 2 | 1973-01-29 | Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California | |
Win | 7-12-2 | Tommy Clark | PTS | 6 | 1973-01-05 | Madison Square Garden, New York City | |
Win | 6-3 | Marc Hans | UD | 8 | 1972-09-14 | Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota | |
Win | 11-16-2 | Charlie "Big Tuna" Jordan | UD | 4 | 1972-08-07 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
Win | 0-2 | Virgil McFarland | TKO | 4 | 1972-08-02 | Vitales Sports Center, Little Canada, Minnesota | |
Win | 2-4-2 | Lloyd Price | KO | 3 | 1972-06-27 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
Win | 0-1 | Jim Calle | UD | 4 | 1972-05-16 | Saint Paul Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota | |
Win | 2-9 | Kenneth Hayden | KO | 2 | 1972-04-19 | Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, Minnesota | |
Win | -- | Jim Calle | KO | 1 | 1972-04-12 | Sawyer Auditorium, La Crosse, Wisconsin | |
Win | 0-3 | Mickey Shannon | KO | 2 | 1972-03-08 | University of Minnesota Armory, Saint Paul, Minnesota |