Bob Montgomery (boxer)
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Bob Montgomery |
| Nickname(s) | Bobcat |
| Rated at | Lightweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m) |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Born |
February 10, 1919 Sumter, SC |
| Died | August 25, 1998 (aged 79) Philadelphia, PA |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 97 |
| Wins | 75 |
| Wins by KO | 37 |
| Losses | 19 |
| Draws | 3 |
| No contests | 0 |
Bob Montgomery (February 10, 1919 – August 25, 1998) was an American lightweight boxer who took the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) World Lightweight Championship in May 1943, and again in March 1944. His managers included Frankie Thomas, and Joe Gramby.
Montgomery was born on February 10, 1919 in Sumter, South Carolina. He came to Philadelphia in 1934 during the depression and found a job as a "puller" in a laundry where he pulled clothes out of large industrial laundering machines. He began amateur boxing and training at the "Slaughterhouse", a gym on Philadelphia's Eighth Street and Girard Avenue.
He went undefeated in his first 23 fights, with a record of 22-0-1 and won the Pennsylvania State Lightweight Title in a bout against Mike Evens on October 24, 1939 in Philadelphia.
On September 16, 1940, Montgomery lost to Lew Jenkins in a ten round unanimous decision before a crowd of 12,900 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Jenkins was down in the third round for a count of nine. The United Press gave Jenkins five rounds to four for Montgomery, though ring officials gave Jenkins a somewhat wider margin.
Montgomery beat Julie Kogon three times. Their first fight was at the Broadway Arena in Brooklyn on January 28, 1941, and Montgomery won by decision. They fought again on October 24 that year, at the Chicago Coliseum, with Montgomery again winning by decision. The two squared off for the last time on June 2, 1947 in Kogon's hometown at the New Haven Arena, and Montgomery had another decision win.
Montgomery lost to former lightweight champ Sammy Angott by split decision at Shibe Park on July 7, 1942.
In 1942 Montgomery had two battles with Maxie Shapiro. In the first fight Montgomery lost by decision in Philadelphia, but he won the rematch two months later by unanimous decision in the same arena.
Montgomery won recognition by New York state as Lightweight Champion of the World after beating Beau Jack by a fifteen-round unanimous decision on May 21, 1943. Jack won the first round by a wide margin with a flurry of uppercuts and his signature free-wheeling, constant punching from many angles. But Montgomery quickly settled down and scored frequently with a strong straight right that at times had Jack close to a knockout and against which he could find no adequate defense. Jack's eyes were virtually closed during much of the bout, but Montgomery's injuries were restricted to a cut above one eye. A right to the chin briefly knocked Jack to his knees in the eleventh round and he struggled in the remaining rounds. One ringside reporter gave Montgomery eleven rounds to only four for Jack.
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