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Bob Armstrong

1512 KOs
105 KOs
4Draws
No contest: 2
Last six: L-?-W-W-W-L
Career
division
Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
31
rounds
213
KO %
80%
KO wins
12
KO losses
5
career
1895–1904
debut
1895-07-15
last fight
1904-12-26
Profile
sex
M
height
6′ 3″ / 191cm
nationality
United States
origin
Rogersville, TN, USA
city / state / zip
Washington, District of Columbia
dob
1873-09-04
death
1933-01-05

Latest news

Bob Armstrong: Tennessee's Jim Crow Era boxing champion
2024-02-29 · WBIR.com

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Dec 26
Walter Johnson
2 6 3
L-KO
Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States
4
Event →
Apr 18
Walter Johnson
2 5 3
W-KO
Haverhill A.C., Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States
2 of 12
Event →
Sep 23
Black Fitzsimmons
0 0 0
W-KO
Saunderstown, Rhode Island, United States
1
Event →
Jun 10
Denver Martin
7 1 0
W-KO
Tammany A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, United States
3 of 12
Referee: Dan Donnelly
Event →
Dec 10
Denver Martin
7 1 0
?-ND
Pennsylvania A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Martin defends world 'colored' heavyweight title
6 of 6
Event →
Jul 25
Denver Martin
6 1 0
L-PTS
London, United Kingdom
Martin defends world 'colored' heavyweight title
15 of 15x3
Event →
Mar 23
Denver Martin
3 1 0
?-ND
Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6
Event →
Nov 27
Jim Jeffords
1 0 0
W-KO
Hercules A.C., Brooklyn, New York, United States
3 of 25
Event →
Nov 14
Ed Dunkhorst
9 2 3
L-PTS
Syracuse, New York, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jul 21
Stockings Conroy
5 5 2
W-PTS
Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York, United States
20 of 20
Referee: Johnny White
Event →
Jun 6
Denver Martin
0 0 0
W-KO
Lenox A.C., New York, New York, United States
2 of 20 · 190 lbs
Event →
Mar 4
Frank Childs
19 3 2
L-TKO
Stag A.C., Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Colored World Heavyweight Title
6 of 10
Event →
Dec 9
Mexican Everett
23 4 0
W-TKO
Wheel Club, Denver, Colorado, United States
14 of 15
Event →
Dec 4
Ed Dunkhorst
7 1 1
D-PTS
Syracuse, New York, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Aug 29
Joe Goddard
26 4 6
D-NWS
Arena A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Aug 5
James Jeffries
6 0 0
L-PTS
Lenox A.C., New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 187 / 212 lbs
Event →
Jul 4
Mexican Everett
21 4 0
L-KO
United States
5
Referee: George Jordan
Event →
Jun 10
Stockings Conroy
3 2 1
W-PTS
Arena A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
May 27
Joe Butler
4 1 1
W-KO
Ahern A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
3
Event →
Apr 25
Ed Dunkhorst
3 0 0
D-PTS
Central City A.C., Syracuse, New York, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Mar 25
Charley Strong
1 3 2
W-NWS
Arena A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Jan 29
Frank Childs
12 2 1
L-KO
Chicago A.A., Chicago, Illinois, United States
2
Event →
Jun 1
Joe Sheehy
2 1 2
L-PTS
Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Mar 7
Frank Childs
8 2 1
L-PTS
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Mar 6
Joe Butler
4 0 1
W-TKO
Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York, United States
6
Referee: Dick Roche
Event →
Jan 1
Joe Butler
3 0 1
L-KO
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
2
Event →
Dec 21
Charley Strong
1 0 2
W-KO
Broadway A.C., New York, New York, United States
Billed for the vacant 'colored' Heavyweight title
19 of 20
Event →
Nov 23
Frank Paddy Slavin
17 2 1
W-TKO
Union Park A.C., New York, New York, United States
4 of 20 · 185 / 178 lbs
Event →
Aug 31
Tommy Forrest
0 0 0
W-TKO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
2
Event →
Nov 5
Frank Paddy Slavin
17 0 1
W-KO
Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
10
Event →
Jul 15
Walter Johnson
0 0 1
D-PTS
Union Park Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
10 of 10
Event →