Lightweight · United States
Bob Montgomery 75-19-3 37 KO · 1938–1950
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Bob Montgomery was a lightweight boxer from United States, born Feb 10, 1919. Record 75-19-3 with 37 knockouts over 1938–1950. Bob Montgomery last fought Eddie Giosa on Mar 27, 1950 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Also: باب مونتگومری · بوب مونتغومري · बॉब मोंटगोमरी +5 more બોબ મોન્ટગોમરી · ボブ・モンゴメリー · 밥 몽고메리 · Bobcat · Philadelphia Bobcat
Born Feb 10, 1919
Died Aug 25, 1998
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 173 cm
Reach 178 cm
Nickname The Philadelphia Bobcat · Bobcat
Debut Oct 13, 1938
Career 1938–1950
Rounds boxed 740
KO share 49%
Born in Sumter, South Carolina, US
Titles NYSAC lightweight title 1946
Boxerbook rating 1495 ± 331 · inactive since Mar 1950Why here › Confirmed bouts 13 of 97
Career record Record
75-19-3, 37 KOs · 1938–1950
Last result L
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
The record 97 bouts, 1938–1950, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 75-18-3 · Giosa —
L
Don Williams
UD 10/10 · Mechanics Hall, Worcester, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 75-17-3 · Williams —
L
UD 10/10 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Montgomery 75-16-3 · Greco —
L
Aldo Minelli
PTS 10/10 · Uline Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 75-15-3 · Minelli —
L
Joey Angelo
MD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 75-14-3 · Angelo —
L
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 75-13-3 · Minelli —
L
For NBA lightweight title TKO 6/15 · Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 75-12-3 · Williams 83-10-4
W
Frankie Cordino
PTS 10/10 · Century Stadium, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 74-12-3 · Cordino —
W
PTS 10/10 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 73-12-3 · Kogon —
W
George LaRover
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 72-12-3 · LaRover —
W
Jesse Flores
KO 3/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 71-12-3 · Flores —
W
Joey Barnum
TKO 7/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 70-12-3 · Barnum —
L
Tony Pellone
UD 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 70-11-3 · Pellone —
W
TKO 5/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 69-11-3 · Giosa —
W
Retained NYSAC lightweight title KO 8/15 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 68-11-3 · Mouzon —
L
KO 2/12 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 68-10-3 · Mouzon —
W
George LaRover
UD 10/10 · Century Stadium, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 67-10-3 · LaRover —
W
Allie Stolz
Retained NYSAC lightweight title KO 13/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 66-10-3 · Stolz —
W
Ernie Petrone
KO 4/10 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 65-10-3 · Petrone —
W
Tony Pellone
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 64-10-3 · Pellone —
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SD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 63-10-3 · Rodak —
W
Billy Parsons
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 62-10-3 · Parsons —
W
Nick Moran
SD 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 61-10-3 · Moran —
L
Nick Moran
MD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 61-9-3 · Moran —
W
Genaro Rojo
TKO 8/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 60-9-3 · Rojo —
W
Cecil Hudson
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 59-9-3 · Hudson —
L
MD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 59-8-3 · Jack 60-9-3
W
Joey Peralta
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 58-8-3 · Peralta —
W
Won NYSAC lightweight title SD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 57-8-3 · Jack 58-8-3
L
TKO 1/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 57-7-3 · Davis —
W
KO 12/12 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 56-7-3 · Williams 44-4-2
W
Joey Peralta
UD 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 55-7-3 · Peralta —
L
Lost NYSAC lightweight title UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 55-6-3 · Jack 55-8-2
W
TKO 6/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 54-6-3 · Scalzo 90-14-6
W
UD 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 53-6-3 · Zivic 131-38-7
W
Frankie Wills
UD 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 52-6-3 · Wills —
W
Al Reasoner
KO 6/10 · Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 51-6-3 · Reasoner —
W
Won NYSAC lightweight title UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 50-6-3 · Jack 53-6-2
W
Henry Vasquez
PTS 8/8 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 49-6-3 · Vasquez —
W
Gene Johnson
UD 10/10 · Watres Armory, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 48-6-3 · Johnson —
W
Roman Alvarez
KO 4/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 47-6-3 · Alvarez —
W
Lulu Costantino
UD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 46-6-3 · Costantino —
W
Chester Rico
TKO 7/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 45-6-3 · Rico —
W
Maxie Shapiro
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 44-6-3 · Shapiro —
L
Maxie Shapiro
MD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 44-5-3 · Shapiro —
W
Bobby Ruffin
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 43-5-3 · Ruffin —
L
SD 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 43-4-3 · Angott 67-16-5
W
Carmen Notch
PTS 10/10 · Ice House, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 42-4-3 · Notch —
W
Joey Peralta
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 41-4-3 · Peralta —
L
UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 41-3-3 · Angott 65-16-5
W
Mayon Padlo
KO 8/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 40-3-3 · Padlo —
W
Jimmy Garrison
TKO 4/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 39-3-3 · Garrison —
W
Frankie Wallace
TKO 5/10 · Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 38-3-3 · Wallace —
W
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 37-3-3 · Kogon —
W
Davey Day
KO 1/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 36-3-3 · Day —
W
Mike Kaplan
UD 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 35-3-3 · Kaplan —
W
Slugger White
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 34-3-3 · White —
W
Frankie Wallace
KO 3/10 · Garden Pier, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 33-3-3 · Wallace —
W
Wishy Jones
TKO 4/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 32-3-3 · Jones —
W
Manuel Villa II
KO 1/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 31-3-3 · Villa II —
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 30-3-3 · Jenkins 49-16-5
W
Nick Peters
TKO 3/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 29-3-3 · Peters —
W
George Zengaras
TKO 3/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 28-3-3 · Zengaras —
W
Al Nettlow
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 27-3-3 · Nettlow —
W
PTS 8/8 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 26-3-3 · Kogon —
L
MD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 26-2-3 · Angott 55-15-5
D
Norment Quarles
PTS 10/10 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 26-2-2 · Quarles —
L
UD 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 26-1-2 · Jenkins 46-16-4
W
Jimmy Vaughn
KO 2/10 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 25-1-2 · Vaughn —
W
Al Nettlow
UD 12/12 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 24-1-2 · Nettlow —
W
Al Nettlow
SD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 23-1-2 · Nettlow —
D
Al Nettlow
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 23-1-1 · Nettlow —
W
Mike Evans
KO 1/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 22-1-1 · Evans —
L
Tommy Speigal
Lost USA Pennsylvania State lightweight title UD 10/10 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 22-0-1 · Speigal —
W
Mike Evans
Won USA Pennsylvania State lightweight title UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 21-0-1 · Evans —
W
Charley Gilley
TKO 6/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 20-0-1 · Gilley —
W
Ray Ingram
PTS 10/10 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 19-0-1 · Ingram —
W
Jimmy Murray
TKO 3/6 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 18-0-1 · Murray —
W
Frankie Wallace
PTS 10/10 · Arena Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 17-0-1 · Wallace —
W
Tommy Rawson Jr.
KO 1/8 · Arena Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 16-0-1 · Rawson Jr. —
W
Charley Burns
KO 2/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 15-0-1 · Burns —
W
Norment Quarles
TKO 4/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 14-0-1 · Quarles —
D
George Zengaras
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 14-0-0 · Zengaras —
W
Eddie Guerra
PTS 8/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 13-0-0 · Guerra —
W
Young Raspi
TKO 6/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 12-0-0 · Raspi —
W
Benny Berman
PTS 8/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 11-0-0 · Berman —
W
Frankie Saia
KO 4/8 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 10-0-0 · Saia —
W
Billy Miller
TKO 2/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 9-0-0 · Miller —
W
Jay Macedon
PTS 8/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 8-0-0 · Macedon —
W
Charley Burns
PTS 8/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 7-0-0 · Burns —
W
Harvey Jacobs
KO 1/8 · North Side Boxing Club, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 6-0-0 · Jacobs —
W
Jackie Sheppard
PTS 8/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 5-0-0 · Sheppard —
W
Red Rossi
KO 2/6 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 4-0-0 · Rossi —
W
Joe Beltrante
TKO 3/6 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 3-0-0 · Beltrante —
W
Eddie Stewart
TKO 2/6 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 2-0-0 · Stewart —
W
Pat Patucci
KO 2/6 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 1-0-0 · Patucci —
W
Young Johnny Buff
KO 2/6 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Montgomery 0-0-0 · Buff —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Bob Montgomery's record? Bob Montgomery's professional record is 75-19-3 with 37 knockouts.
Who did Bob Montgomery fight last? Bob Montgomery last fought Eddie Giosa on Mar 27, 1950 and lost by UD over 10 rounds. Sources Boxerbook ID 9427 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/9427 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
