Bobby Watts

Bobby "Boogaloo" Watts (born November 11, 1949)^[1] 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,^[2] 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.^[1] 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.

Professional boxing record[]

38 Wins (20 knockouts, 18 decisions), 7 Losses (6 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	21-0	Mark Kaylor	TKO	4	03/05/1983	Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom	Referee stopped the bout at 0:57 of the fourth round.
Win	4-2-1		KO	5	02/09/1982	Hershey Sports Arena, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	5-14-1		KO	6	13/02/1982	Camden, South Carolina, United States
Win	2-6		KO	1	26/12/1981	, Camden, South Carolina, United States	Wilcox knocked out at 1:21 of the first round.
Win	5-9		KO	7	10/11/1981	Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Loss	47-2-2	Marvelous Marvin Hagler	TKO	2	19/04/1980	Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine, United States
Win	12-4		KO	3	01/02/1980	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Johnson knocked out at 2:45 of the third round.
Win	6-9-1		TKO	3	30/10/1979	, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:10 of the third round.
Win	21-6-5		PTS	8	02/12/1978	, Marsala, Italy
Loss	15-1-2	Mustafa Hamsho	TKO	6	21/09/1978	Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Win	13-9		PTS	10	03/06/1978	Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Loss	28-12		TKO	4	27/03/1977	Randolph AFB, San Antonio, Texas, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:41 of the fourth round.
Win	--	Reggie Ford	UD	10	22/01/1977	, Pensacola, Florida, United States
Win	7-3-3		TKO	7	14/07/1976	Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	13-26-1		TKO	2	10/05/1976	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:48 of the second round.
Win	25-0-1	Marvelous Marvin Hagler	MD	10	13/01/1976	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	46-46, 46-44, 48-44.
Win	11-3-1		TKO	9	16/09/1975	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the ninth round.
Win	29-2-1		UD	10	12/11/1974	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	24-3	Eugene "Cyclone" Hart	KO	1	15/07/1974	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Hart knocked out at 2:49 of the first round.
Win	12-3	Mario Rosa	SD	10	17/12/1973	Felt Forum, New York City, United States
Win	32-22-9		TKO	8	08/10/1973	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	60-28-6		UD	10	23/07/1973	Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	21-10-1		KO	3	24/05/1973	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Cobbs knocked out at 2:49 of the third round.
Win	20-23-4		PTS	10	09/04/1973	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	36-17-1		UD	10	05/03/1973	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss	18-8-1		KO	2	20/11/1972	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Watts knocked out at 2:04 of the second round.
Win	31-10-1		UD	10	20/10/1972	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States	8-2, 6-4, 7-3.
Win	23-2-1		TKO	6	20/06/1972	Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Draw	23-2		PTS	10	05/04/1972	, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	22-1		PTS	10	01/12/1971	, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	7-2		TKO	5	08/10/1971	Felt Forum, New York City, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:09 of the fifth round.
Win	17-15-5		PTS	10	21/09/1971	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	8-13-1		KO	5	10/08/1971	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	9-3-1		UD	8	07/06/1971	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	8-4-1		TKO	7	29/04/1971	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	3-1		PTS	6	09/02/1971	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	--		KO	1	24/11/1970	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Robbins knocked out at 2:58 of the first round.
Loss	4-0	Armando Muniz	PTS	6	03/09/1970	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss	10-0-1		TKO	6	25/04/1970	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	--		KO	2	25/03/1970	Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	16-19-4		PTS	6	11/11/1969	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	13-8		PTS	6	14/10/1969	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	0-2		PTS	6	30/09/1969	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	1-0		KO	2	30/06/1969	, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Win	3-1		TKO	4	28/03/1969	, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Win	2-2		PTS	6	13/03/1969	, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Bobby "Bugaloo" Watts". Philly Boxing History. Fairhill Street Productions, LLC. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^ "Bobby Watts". BoxRec. BoxRec. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

External links[]

[pbh-1] "Bobby "Bugaloo" Watts". Philly Boxing History. Fairhill Street Productions, LLC. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

[boxrec-2] "Bobby Watts". BoxRec. BoxRec. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

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